On this day: 1961: The trial of Adolf Eichmann, one of the main organizers of the holocaust, begins Born on this day: 1869: Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi, born in Gujarat Gone on this day: 2007: Kurt Vonnegut, American author
On this day: 1815: Mount Tambora explodes in one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history 1998: Negotiators in Northern Ireland reach a historic peace deal, the Good Friday Agreement Born on this day: 1880: Mohammed Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan (1929-33), born in Dehra Dun 1894: Ghanshyam Das Read more…
On this day: 1783: Tippu Sahib drives out British from Bednore, India 1860: The world’s first recording of the human voice is created by French inventor Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville Born on this day: 1948: Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician, born in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Gone on this day: Read more…
On this day: 1759: British troops chase French out of Masulipatnam India 1929: Indian Independence Movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest 1959: One of the first modern programming languages, COBOL, is created 1985: India files suit against Union Read more…
On this day: 1934: Mahatma Gandhi suspends his campaign of civil disobedience 1948: The World Health Organization (WHO) is established 1969: The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) awarded a contract to build a precursor of today’s world wide web to BBN Technologies. Born on this day: 1920: Ravi Shankar, Indian Read more…
On this day: 1896: The first modern Olympic Games are opened in Athens 1966: Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka & India Born on this day: 1928: James Watson, American biologist, geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate Gone on this day: 1992: Isaac Asimov, American chemist, author
On this day: 1998: The world’s largest suspension bridge, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan, opens to traffic Born on this day: 1908: Jagjivan Ram, Indian independence activist and politician, born in Chandwa, Bhojpur, Bihar Gone on this day: 1994: Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter, guitarist
On this day: 1905: Earthquake in Kangra kills 20,000 1949: 12 nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty to establish NATO 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated 1975: Bill Gates and Paul Allen establish Microsoft Born on this day: 1979: Heath Ledger, Australian actor, director 1928: Maya Angelou, American author, Read more…
1. Economy Updates on New Rates on PPF and Small Savings Scheme The government had declared a reduction of 40-110 base points in the interest of Small Savings Scheme like PPF, and National Savings Certificate. Other schemes in this category are Sukanya Samridhi Account Scheme, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and Read more…
On this day: 1984: Soyuz T-11 carries 3 cosmonauts, including Indian cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma, as part of Interkosmos programme 1973: The first public mobile telephone call is placed Born on this day: 1958: Jaya Prada, Indian actress and politician, born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh Gone on this day: 1680: Chhatrapati Read more…