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2019 More than 1.5 million students participated in climate change protests around the world as part of Fridays for Future, a movement started by Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. 2011 Antigovernment protests were held...

Shimla, March 2015 American architect and designer Michael Graves, who was one of the principal figures of the postmodernist movement, died at age 80. 2009 American hedge-fund investment manager Bernie Madoff pled guilty to various...

Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 – Virtual Edition today. Addressing on the occasion, the Minister appreciated that ‘National Education Policy-2020’ is the...

2009 President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated by government soldiers, following years of unrest between Vieira and the military. 1999 British singer Dusty Springfield—who made her mark during the 1960s beat boom...

2001 -- Australian cricketer Don Bradman, one of the greatest run scorers in the history of the game and often judged the greatest player of the 20th century, died at the...

Shimla, Feb Today Today is Valentine's Day, the feast day of St. Valentine, a priest and physician who was martyred about 270 ce in Rome, and the tradition of exchanging greetings of love...

Shimla, Feb 2016 American jurist Antonin Scalia—who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming well known for his strong legal conservatism—died in Shafter, Texas. 2008 Australian Prime Minister...

Shimla, Feb 2012 American rhythm-and-blues singer Whitney Houston—who emerged as a pop superstar in the 1980s, especially known for her soaring voice—died at age 48. 2011 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after nearly 30...

Delhi, Feb. - The Department of Social Justice &Empowerment implements the following major Pre and Post Matric Scholarship Schemes: Pre Matric Scholarship scheme forSC Students Post Matric Scholarship Scheme forSC Students Pre...

Shimla, Jan   2011 California became the first state to celebrate Fred Korematsu Day, which honoured the Japanese American activist who was convicted in 1942 of violating an exclusion order requiring him to relocate;...

Shimla, Jan. 25 2017 American actress Mary Tyler Moore, who helped redefine the portrayal of women on TV with her roles in the comedies The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66) and The Mary...

Shimla, Jan 2017 After an unexpected victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, Republican Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. 2001 Amid a corruption scandal that...