What causes that growling sound in the stomach ??

 If the stomach growls after having meal, it is a good sign !!!

Once food reaches the stomach and small intestine, persists waves helps to churn and push the food forward, mixing it with digestive juices.

This process produces natural noises as gases and liquids move around.  If we eat more air when swallowing the food, we can notice it more  !!!

When we think or smell food, we can hear these noises.  This is because our brain releases hunger hormone , which stimulates  stomach and intestine to contract.

We hear growling noises little louder at night just because the environment is quiet   !!!

Stomach growling is nothing to worry about unless one has excessive gas, persistent stomach pain or blood in stools.

Countries with best New Year Eve fireworks

 As the year ends, cities across the world light up their skies to welcome the new year.

Here is the list of countries known for hosting world's most popular New Year Eve fireworks.

1.  Brazil ,  Copacabana beach 

2.  Indonesia,  Bali

3.  Singapore,  Marina bay

4.  United Arab Emirates,  Burj Khalefa 

5.  Taiwan,  Taipei 

6.  Thailand,  Bangkok 

7.  Australia ,  Sydney 

8.  Scotland ,  Edinburgh 

9.   USA , Times square 

Which is the country to welcome new year first ??

 This question was asked on  Koun Banega Karodpati program.

Question 

Which is the country to welcome the new year  first ???

1.  Vanautu 

2.  Tonga

3.  Kiribati 

4. Samoa

Answer 

Usually these type of questions are always asked in quiz program.

So I knew the answer !!!!

But what all I searched on web, I was getting different answers.

All the options given were the answers to the question  !!!!

True, the above mentioned countries, all of them, witness new year before to other countries.

But out of them which one is the first ??!!!

My thorough searching yielded this result....

1.  Kiribati 

2.  Vanautu 

3.  Samoa

4.  Tonga

They all situated near international timeline.

In few seconds apart, these countries welcome new year  !!!!

The place celebrating first is indeed,

                                        Kiribati     !!!!!

India's only state without single railway station

 Sikkim is the only station in India which does not have a railway station yet  !!!

Passengers who wish to reach Sikkim through rail network, must stop their rail journey in Siliguri, West Bengal.

Sikkim's Himalayan geography made railway construction difficult.

Sikkim long relied on road and air transport.

Well developed roads, air connectivity, cable cars and flexible local transport have met most of the travel needs.

Somaliland

 Somaliland is currently making global headlines due to a major diplomatic breakthrough and a historic election that has reshaped its quest for international recognition.

Somaliland is located in the Horn of Africa that is the Eastern most part of African continent.

We can think of it as the top part of map of Somalia.

While it is internationally considered by most countries and the UN to be a part of Federal Republic of Somalia, it has operated as a self governing, independent state with its own borders, army and currency since 1991.

On December 26, 2025 Israel became the first UN member state to formally recognize Somaliland as a sovereign and independent nation.

The recognition is seen as a way for Israel to secure a foothold in Horn of Africa.

So that it can monitor Red Sea shipping and counter Houthi influence in Yemen.

The recognition has triggered a global backlash and massive diplomatic fallout.