1960: Gujarat State and Maharashtra State are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation Act. 1 May is declared as ‘Maharashtra Divas’, i.e., Maharashtra Day Yashwantrao Chavan took oath as the 1st Chief Minister…
1960: Gujarat State and Maharashtra State are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation Act. 1 May is declared as ‘Maharashtra Divas’, i.e., Maharashtra Day Yashwantrao Chavan took oath as the 1st Chief Minister…
In 1947, at the time of India’s independence, there were 12 states in the newly formed Indian Union. These were Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Bombay, Central India, Central Provinces, Madras, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Rajputana, and United Provinces. Punjab is the state with no National Parks Madras…
1971 3–16 December Third war with Pakistan, culminating in the creation of Bangladesh Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18th Indian state A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, in Orissa State in India, kills 10,000. 16 December – Victory Day…
World The United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Hungarian presidency Bulgaria and Romania complete the process of joining the Schengen Area, lifting…
তোমাদের কিছু খাতা দেখছিলাম। বিষয় ছিল নাগরিক জীবনে বিজ্ঞাপনের প্রভাব। লেখাতে বেশিরভাগই একটা সীমার বাইরে যেতে পারছো না। চিন্তাভাবনা শুধু শহরের হোর্ডিং এই আটকে থাকছে। তাই ভাবলাম ভোর ভোর কলম চালাই। একবারে কোনো এডিট না করে যে লেখাটা লিখলাম সেটাই শেয়ার করছি।…
The first mobile phone call in India was made on July 31, 1995. The phone used was a Nokia handset on the Modi Telstra network (India’s first mobile network), which operated in Kolkata (then Calcutta). The first call was made by Jyoti…
The EVM was designed by a team led by A.G. Rao and Ravi Poovaiah, professors at IIT Bombay. The system was developed for the Election Commission of India by state-owned Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL). Starting in…
Contrary to popular belief, the first train in India was the Red Hill Railway, which ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in 1837. Sir Arthur Cotton was credited with building the train, which was mainly used for transporting granite. However, India’s…
2000 US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. India marks the birth of its billionth citizen. Miss India Lara Dutta crowned Miss Universe 2000 in Cyprus. Pen Power, an Encyclopedia of published letters to…
Saptarshi Nag Just imagine a movie produced by the Columbia Pictures, starring the great Marlon Brando and Peter Sellers. And who is behind the camera directing the film on a story written by himself? None other than the maestro Satyajit Ray. Yes,…
