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Shimla, Nov. 9 Keekli Bureau 2004 Swedish writer and activist Stieg Larsson died from a heart attack in Stockholm, a year before The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the first installment in his internationally acclaimed Millennium series, was published. 1996 Evander Holyfield scored a technical knockout of Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing championship for a third time. 1985 Garry Kasparov, who was 22...
कीकली ब्यूरो, 08 नवंबर, 2020 अखिल भारतीय राष्ट्रीय शैक्षिक महासंघ की दो दिवसीय अखिल भारतीय कार्यकारिणी एवं साधारण सभा बैठक दिनांक 7-8 नवंबर 2020 को सम्पन्न हुई। इस बैठक में प्रमुख रूप से तीन प्रस्ताव पारित किए गए- 1. नई राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा नीति का क्रियान्वयन सुनिश्चित किया जाए। 2. कोरोना काल की चुनौतियों का सामना मिलजुल कर करें। 3.शिक्षा और शिक्षकीय समस्याओं का...
Shimla, Nov 8 Keekli Bureau 2016 Despite trailing in most polls, Republican Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, though his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million. 1994 In the U.S. midterm elections, the Republicans won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the first time in 40 years;...
Delhi, Nov. 6 The National Testing Agency (NTA) would be conducting the All India Sainik Schools Entrance Examination-2021 (AISSEE) on 10 Jan 2021 (Sunday) for admissions to Classes VI and IX in 33 Sainik Schools spread across 23 States and one Union Territory. The process of online applications which started on 20 October 2020 will close on 19 November 2020....
New Delhi, Nov. 6 The Sports Ministry has approved six centres as the Khelo India Centre of Excellence (KISCE) and they will now be upgraded at a consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore for FY 2020-21 and subsequent four years in an effort to identify and groom Olympic level talent. The centers identified in each state and the financial support...
Delhi, Nov 6. eSanjeevani, the national telemedicine service set up by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has completed 7 lakh consultations today. The last one lakh consultations have come up in 11 days. This novel digital modality to deliver OPD services virtually has been rapidly gaining popularity. With over 10,000 consultations being recorded on eSanjeevani...
Shimla, Nov 7. Keekli Bureau 2016 American Attorney and public official Janet Reno, who was the first female attorney general (1993–2001) of the United States, died at age 78. 2000 American politician Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first first lady to win elective office. 1996 NASA launched Mars Global Surveyor, a robotic spacecraft designed to carry out a long-term study...
New Delhi, Nov. 6 Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology, and Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) inaugurated the 360o video-immersive experience in circular dome and Digital Exhibits on Mahatma Gandhi installed at Gandhi Darshan, Rajghat, in New Delhi today. This was part of two-year long commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma...
Delhi, Nov 6 In an endeavor to skill and upskill the youth in relevant new age skills, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has urged the Indian states to further expand the new age courses across their respective training centers.  The aim is to keep in pace with the changing digital technology age towards building ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ by...
New Delhi, Nov. 6 Minister for Environment, Forest and climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar has said, the Central Government has been working constantly on all the frontstowards mitigation of Air Pollution. Expressing concern over the pollution level in the northern parts of the country especially national capital Delhi, the Minister said that the government is working towards abatement of Air Pollution...
Delhi, Nov 6 Gov-Tech-Thon 2020, a 36 hours, pan-India virtual hackathon organized by IEEE, National Informatics Centre (NIC)and Oracle, under the aegis of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, witnessed a successful conclusion on 1st November, 2020. The virtual hackathon received registrations from over 1300 aspirants forming 390 teams. The hackathon webpage witnessed over 15,000 visitors...
Shimla, Nov. 6 Keekli Bureau 2012 American politician Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, became the first openly gay person to be elected to the U.S. Senate. 2000 American environmentalist David Brower, who spent nearly 70 years working to protect wilderness areas in the United States and was an influential member of the Sierra Club, died at age 88. 1995 Art Modell, the owner of...