Delhi, Oct. 29
Cartoons are most effective at communicating with human beings. They not only tickle us but are also capable of delivering tough messages in a simple, subtle and riveting manner. Human mind is hard wired to take their messages on board ahead of other forms of communication. A ‘scientoon’ is a cartoon communication based on science. Scientoons are...
Delhi, Oct. 29
With sporting activities being resumed in SAI's National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) across the country, for athletes training for 2024 Olympics, 96 percent of trainees have already reported to their respective SAI NCOEs and Training centres in Aurangabad, Bhopal, Bangalore, Delhi, Lucknow, Rohtak and Sonepat. Earlier when training camps had begun to resume, athletes who have already...
Shimla, Oct. 29 Keekli Bureau
2015
It was announced that China was ending its one-child policy; beginning in 2016, couples could have two children.
1995
Terry Southern, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter for Dr. Strangelove and Easy Rider, died in New York City.
1956
Israel's army attacked Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula in a fight for control of the Suez Canal area.
1950
King Gustav V of Sweden, a...
Moms are the true jacks-of-all-trades. They are the chefs who get meals on the table and lunches packed; the chauffeurs who get kids where they need to be; the doctors who bandage up scrapes; the listeners to problems big and small; the social directors of playdates and parties; and so much more.
With all that they do, moms rarely get...
Feature, Keekli Bureau, Oct, 2020
Whether for escape, enlightenment, or pure joy, books allow us to connect to other places and times. Fortunately for the millions of Americans who have impaired vision or a physical disability, there are braille and talking books from NLS.
NLS is the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the Library of...
Feature, Keekli Bureau, Oct, 2020
With hectic schedules ruling the day, people often underestimate the importance of taking time to relax and recharge—even if for only a few minutes.
To that point, why not do so with a good book? Whether you’re curled up on the couch after work or simply on your lunch break, eReading companies such as Kobo have...
Keekli Bureau/UNI, 29 Oct., 2020
Torry Harris Integration Solutions (THIS) announced the roll out of its 'Legacy to cloud-native kit' at TMForum Digital Transformation World Series (DTWS) 2020. The kit helps enterprises retain their legacy differentiators while methodically transitioning select legacy functionality to a cloud-native setup, accelerated by tools at every step of the process. The cloud-native environment achieved through...
UNI Feature, October, 2020
Adobe Flash Player was one of the most used plug-ins on websites few years back. Flash player was the perfect option to play multimedia content, internet apps, games and streaming content but it has been phased out gradually. Adobe launched flash player in January 1996 and official support for flash player will end in December 2020....
World, Keekli Bureau, 29th Oct, 2010
Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as they race to find new supplies of the key battery elements. The corals were discovered on deep seamounts and ridges in the...
Shimla, Oct. 28
Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur here today launched three new Elementary, Higher and vocational channels of Jio TV. He said that with these channels, one more facility for online studies have been made available to students in the state. In the view of COVID-19 pandemic, the state government started 'Har Ghar Patshala' programme from pre-nursery to 12th standard...
Delhi, Oct. 28
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has underlined the need for long term solutions for management of biomedical waste so as to ease the pressure on Health and Environment, specifically in a pandemic like situation. His message was read out at a recent webinar.
“The need for...
Shimla, Oct, 28 Keekli Bureau
2007
Argentine lawyer and politician Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman elected president of Argentina.
1971
Great Britain launched Prospero, its first Earth satellite.
1967
American actress Julia Roberts, whose deft performances in varied roles helped make her one of the highest-paid and most-influential actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, was born.
1965
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis,...