Important Days World Braille Day Important Events 1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1987 – The Read More …
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On This Day 3 January
Important Days – Important Events 1956 – A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated. 1990 – United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces. Read More …
On this Day 2 January
Important Days Ancestry Day (Haiti) Berchtold’s Day (Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Carnival Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis) Important Events A 1975 bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar fatally wounded the then Minister of Railways, Lalit Narayan Mishra. 1680 – Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat Read More …
On this day 1 January
Important Days January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. New Year’s Day Events 153 BC – For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1. 1877 – Queen Victoria of Read More …
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Winner List
Ceremonial Year Recipient Film industry 2018 (66th) Amitabh Bachachan Hindi 2017 (65th) Vinod Khanna Hindi 2016 (64th) Kasinathuni Viswanath Telugu 2015 (63rd) Manoj Kumar Hindi 2014 (62nd) Shashi Kapoor Hindi 2013 (61st) Gulzar Hindi 2012 (60th) Pran Hindi 2011 (59th) Read More …
List of International Awards Recieved by PM Narendra Modi
Sr. No. Award Name Country Date Description Image 1. Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia 3 April 2016 The Order of King Abdulaziz is a Saudi order of merit, considered the highest civilian honor in the Kingdom. It was Read More …
Panchayati Raj
Article 40: The state shall take steps to organize village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government. The Panchayati Raj is the Rural Local Self Read More …
Oscar Awards 2020
Best Picture ‘Parasite’ Leading Actress Renee Zellweger for ‘Judy’ Leading Actor Joaquin Phoenix for ‘Joker’ Best Director Bong Joon Ho for ‘Parasite’ Supporting Actor Brad Pitt for ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Supporting Actress Laura Dern for ‘Marriage Story’ Read More …
Why Pink Ball is preferred over Red Ball for Day-Night Cricket test matches?
Test matches with usual morning to evening schedule are played with a red ball. In case of Day/Night Tests, the visibility factor comes into the picture as they are played under artificial lights, and hence, pink coloured ball is used.The Read More …
Why are EMV Cards more secure than traditional Cards?
It’s that small, Metallic square you’ll see on new Cards. That’s a Computer Chip, and it’s what sets it apart the new generation of Cards. The Magnetic Stripes on traditional Credit and Debit Cards store contain unchanging data. Whoever accesses Read More …