Justice Judith Prakash has served on the Supreme Court Bench for more than 30 years and Ravi Menon was the longest-serving managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore. SINGAPORE (TIP): Two prominent Indian-origin professionals, Justice […]
New Delhi (TIP)- On the eve of 75th Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, January 25, approved gallantry awards for 80 personnel, including 74 from the three services, one from the Central Armed Police […]
New Delhi (TIP) – Former vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, yesteryear stalwart Vyjayanthimala, Sulabh founder Bindheshwar Pathak, and Bharatnatyam exponent Padma Subrahmanyam are the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honor, […]
The trajectory of India’s development in health and well-being from 1947 to 2023 showcases a remarkable evolution. The nation’s endeavours to tackle some of the deadliest diseases and enhance the quality of life for its […]
13 MAY 1905 Birth of former President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. 1952 The first session of Parliament was called in independent India. 1962 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan became the second President of the country. 1978 The […]
22 APRIL 1921 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Indian Civil Service in 1921. 1970 Earth Day was celebrated for the first time in the world. 1958 Admiral RD Katari became the first chief […]
15 APRIL 1469 Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born in 1469. 1976 India announces sending its envoy to Beijing for the first time in 15 years. 1980 Six non-government banks were nationalized. Earlier […]
08 APRIL 1857 On the day of 1857, Mangal Pandey, a soldier of the Barrackpore Regiment of British India, was hanged for the crime of breaching military discipline and murder. 1894 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the […]
25 MARCH 1788 First advertisement of Indian language Bangla published in the newspaper ‘Calcutta Gadget’. 1898 Swami Vivekananda gave initiation of celibacy to Sister Nivedita. 1954 The country’s first helicopter “S-55” was launched in 1954 […]
18 MARCH 1910 On 18 March 1910, Gopal Krishna Gokhale proposed before the British Legislative Council for the provision of free and compulsory primary education. 1944 On 18 March 1944, Azad Hind Fauj of Netaji […]
Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs’ Day is observed on March 23 every year throughout the country. It marks the death anniversary of young freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru. On March 23 in […]
11 MARCH 1399 Taimur Lung crossed the Indus River in 1399, after committing a rampage in North India including Delhi. 1999 Infosys Company is the first Indian company to appear on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ) International […]
04 MARCH 1879 Bethune College of Calcutta was established in 1879. 1906 Hakim Abdul Majeed started the Hamdard dispensary in Delhi in 1906. 1924 In 1924, Shyam Lal Gupta composed the song Raising the Flag. […]
25 February 1894: Meher Baba, Indian mystic, was born 1948 – Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor, was born 1974 – Divya Bharti, Indian actress, was born 1981 – Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor, was born 2008 – […]
18 FEBRUARY 2007 68 people were killed in the Samjhauta Express going from Delhi to Lahore. 1905 Shyamji Krishnavarma founded the India Home Rule Society in London in 1905. 1911 The world’s first official airmail […]
Vasant Panchami day is dedicated to Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. Goddess Saraswati is worshipped on Vasant Panchami day. Vasant Panchami is also known as Shri Panchami and Saraswati Panchami. […]
28 JANUARY 2009 Calcutta Medical College started in West Bengal. 1928 Raja Ramanna, the leading physicist of the country, was born. 1930 The classical singer Pandit Jasraj, who belonged to Mewati Gharana, was born. 1999 […]
In India, five days are declared as Martyrs Day in honour of those who laid down their lives for the nation. Of these, the first falls on January 30, the day when Mahatma Gandhi was […]
At independence, the government had taken 49 percent stake and then full ownership in 1953 through nationalisation. The clock has turned a full circle and much more promises are in the air. The initial baby […]
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ’s life is a story of struggle. It is the story of a young dreamer that tells the saga of consciousness, struggle and success in every eye; one who has the […]
21 JANUARY 2008 India successfully launched a spy satellite of Israel and installed it in Polar Arbit. 1958 Copyright Act enacted. 1945 Renowned lawyer and freedom fighter Ras Bihari Bose died. 22 JANUARY 1965 Steel […]
On Prime Minister Narendra’s Announcement of repeal of farm laws After remaining adamant for more than a year on not repealing the farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged in his address to the […]
Family rejects offer of compensation; demands punishment to the guilty November 16, 2021 3.45 PM I.S. Saluja SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Kamani Bhandari, an 85-year-old lady who is a US Citizen and an OCI card holder […]
NEW YORK (TIP): Little would have this NRI living in the US known that singing a Hindi song on a New York Street would get him so much fame. Gaurang Rakholia was randomly stopped by […]
HOUSTON (TIP):“Since my son was taken from our family in a senseless act of violence, we have received an outpouring of support and love from the greater Houston community.” These were the words of Pyara […]
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