Tag: History

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...

Shimla, Oct. 25 2002 Irish actor Richard Harris—who was notable not only for his formidable talent in portraying the intense, volatile, and rebellious hell-raising characters that established his image but also for conducting...

Shimla, Oct. 10 Keekli Bureau 2010 The Netherlands Antilles—formerly an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of a group of five islands in the Caribbean Sea—was officially dissolved. 1985 American filmmaker Orson...

Shimla, Keekli Bureau Oct.6 2000 Near Sakaiminato, Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck, the most powerful earthquake since the devastating Kōbe earthquake of 1995, but damage and casualties were relatively low because...

Shimla, Oct. 1 Keekli Bureau 2017 From his hotel room in Las Vegas, 64-year-old gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on a music festival, killing 58 people and wounding hundreds before taking his own...

Delhi, Oct PIB Scientists have uncovered an important clue on how the dark ages of the Universe ended and how the first extreme-UV light appeared. India's first multi-wavelength satellite, AstroSat, has detected extreme-UV...

Shimla, Sept. 28 Keekli Bureau 2016 Polish-born Israeli statesman Shimon Peres—who served as prime minister (1984–86 and 1995–96) and president (2007–14) of Israel and shared the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994 for...

Shimla, Sept. 26 Keekli Bureau 2019 French politician Jacques Chirac, who served as president of France from 1995 to 2007, died at age 86. 2008 American actor Paul Newman, whose striking good looks and compelling...

Shimla, Sept. 24 Keekli Bureau 2015 According to Saudi officials, 769 people died in a stampede during the hajj to Mecca; however, other estimates claim that more than 2,400 were killed, making it...

Delhi, Sept. 22 DIKSHA has been leveraged to deliver online courses to teachers on multiple competencies. Till now, 6 states, NCERT and CBSE have already started their programs and have uploaded more...

Shimla, Sept. 22 Keekli Bureau 2015 American baseball player, manager, and coach Yogi Berra, who won a record 10 World Series while a catcher with the New York Yankees and was known for...

Shimla, Sept. 20 Keekli Bureau 2017 Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, causing more than $90 billion in damages and, according to government officials, nearly 3,000 deaths. 2011 Don't Ask, Don't Tell—a U.S. military policy that...