Birth Anniversary of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh: Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar recently paid tributes on the 138th birth anniversary of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh(1886-1979), a visionary nationalist. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was born on 1st December 1886, in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. He was a freedom fighter, revolutionary, writer, social reformer, and internationalist
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Raja Raja Chola I : Birth Anniversary
Raja Raja Chola I : Birth Anniversary The birth anniversary of the legendary Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I is celebrated every year during the Sadhaya Vizha in Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu. Raja Raja Chola I was born as Arulmozhi Varman in 947 CE, he rose to become one of history’s most illustrious and visionary […]
Operation Tamarisk The Cold War’s Secret Garbage War
Operation Tamarisk The Cold War’s Secret Garbage War: Operation Tamarisk was a covert intelligence operation that took place during the Cold War, a period marked by fierce rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. In a bid to gain any advantage, intelligence agents resorted to unconventional means to gather information. One of the […]
Constitution Museum
Constitution Museum: India’s first Constitution Museum was inaugurated at OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat, Haryana, to commemorate and celebrate the drafting, principles, and evolution of the Indian Constitution.
St. Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier: The decennial exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier in Goa, a 45-day spiritual and cultural event, draws millions of pilgrims and tourists. St. Francis Xavier also called “Goencho Saib” (Lord of Goa). Arrived in 1542 as a Spanish Jesuit missionary under the order of King John III of Portugal. […]
Balfour Declaration
Balfour Declaration: The Balfour Declaration completed 107 years which was issued on 2nd November, 1917.The Balfour Declaration (named after Arthur James Balfour, British Foreign Secretary) was a public statement issued by the British government during World War I. It supported the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine which was then […]
Who Was Ralengnao Bob Khathing?
Who Was Ralengnao Bob Khathing? Defence Minister inaugurated the Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khathing Museum of Valour at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. Ranenglao ‘Bob’ Khathing was born on February 28, 1912, in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. He was a Tangkhul Naga. During World War II he became the first Manipuri to get the King’s Commission. He was […]
200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava
200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava: On the 200th anniversary of Kittur Vijayotsava a commemorative Postage stamp was released at the historic Kittur Rani Channamma Stage, Kittur Fort Premises. She was born in Kakati, a small village in today’s Belagavi district of Karnataka. She became queen of Kitturu (now in Karnataka) when she married Raja Mallasarja […]
Vijayanagara Kingdom : Copper Plates Discovered
Vijayanagara Kingdom : Copper Plates Discovered A collection of copper plate inscriptions featuring two leaves from the 16th Century CE was discovered at the Sri Singeeswarar temple in Mappedu village, Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. The two leaves of the copper plates strung together using a ring featuring the seal of the Vijayanagara Kingdom. The […]
Hibakusha
Hibakusha: Nihon Hidankyo, the organisation that worked for the welfare of the survivors of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki—called the hibakusha—has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024. Hibakusha is the Japanese word for survivors of the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6, 1945, the United States […]
