Tag: History
This Day in History
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...
This Day in History
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 inaugurates the New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 – Virtual Edition
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...
This Day in History
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...
This Day in History
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...
This Day in History
Shimla, Feb.
2016
Egyptian scholar and statesman Boutros Boutros-Ghali—who, as UN secretary-general (1992–96), vigorously supported UN mediation in post-Cold War strife and oversaw lengthy and difficult peacekeeping operations in several war-torn countries—died at...
This Day in History
2008
More than five months after his single-engine airplane went missing in Nevada, American adventurer Steve Fossett was legally declared dead; his body was recovered later in the year.
1989
Under President Mikhail Gorbachev,...
This Day in History
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...
This Day in History
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...
This Day in History
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...
Child Labour Institutes
Delhi, Feb 10 - The Government is implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme for rehabilitation of child labour in the country. Survey for identification of working children is the...