Sunday, November 16, 2014

Sachin Tendulkar - Last Day in Test Cricket - 16 November 2013



16  November 2013 was the last day of the India - West Indies 2 Test of 2013-14 series. The match was played for 3 days (14 - 16 November 2014) with India winning by an innings and 126 days.

Sachin came to bat in the first innings of India on the first day, carried it to the second day and made 74 runs.  16 was the last day of test and last day of Sachin Tendulkar's test cricket career.


Sachin's Farewell Speech on 16 November 2013

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Sunday, October 5, 2014

5 October - Day in History of India and Importance



National Housing Day


1676 - East India Company got authority to mint Indian rupees and paise
1864 - Cyclone in Calcutta - 50,000 people died.
1989 - Dalai Lama got Nobel Prize


Birthdays
1939 - Dr. Ram Prakash - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member


October


                                                      Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday  2 October
                                                                   Picture source:           http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2006/jan06/photofeature20060127/photofeature20060127.asp

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31

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6 October - Day in History of India and Importance




1862 - Indian Penal Code was notified.
1927 - First independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory was set up in Bombay.
1983 - President's Rule imposed in Punjab.
1949 - Foundation stone for NDA was laid.
1954 - National Health Scheme for the entire country was declared.



Birthdays

1893 - Meghnad Saha
1946 - Vinod Khanna

October


                                                      Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday  2 October
                                                                   Picture source:           http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2006/jan06/photofeature20060127/photofeature20060127.asp

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31

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20 January - Day in History of India and Importance



1562 - Marriage of Akbar and Amber Princess Hira Kunwari (more popular as Jodha Bai). Her muslim name was Mariam uz-Zamani. She is the mother of Jahangir the next Mughal Emperor.


2012

Gujarat govt appealed in  SC against HC order on Lokayukta appointment

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-narendra-modi-lokayukta-appointment-supreme-court/1/169653.html


SC  ruled PIL on Army chief's age row not maintainable
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/age-row-pil-on-army-chief-gen-v-k-singh-dismissed/1/169703.html


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012/1/20/archivelist/year-2012,month-1,starttime-40928.cms

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/20-1-2012/online.html


2013
Acceptance Speech of Rahul Gandhi - Vice President of Congress Party
http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jan/20_rahul_gandhi_Jaipur_Speech.pdf

This Day in India History - Index Page for the Year

Saturday, October 4, 2014

4 October - Day in History of India and Importance



National Integration Day


1907 Riots in Calcutta
1977 - Atal Behari Vajpayee addressed UN Gen Assembly in Hindi
1986 - Helicopter Corporation of India was established
1997 - J&K Assembly passed Ladakh Hill Council Bill.


Birthdays
1857 - Shyamji Krishna Varma (India House)
1943 - Dr. Bhushanlal Jhangde - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member


October


                                                      Mahatma Gandhi - Birthday  2 October
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31

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9 October - Day in History of India and Importance


Postal Day

1931 - Airforce was established
1942 - Bibi Amar Kaur hoisted National Flag a Jail gate, Lahore
1945 - British troops occupy Andaman
1949 - Territorial Army of India was inaugurated
1964 - K.M. George established Kerala Congress Party
1970 - Production Uranium 233 started at BARC
1976 - International Dialing Telephone services started between Mumbai and London
1987 - Official Language Rules, 1976 amended
1992 - Sukha and Jinda, assasins of former Army Chief A.K. Vaidya hanged in Pune Jail.
2000 - RBI issued bank notes in the denomination Rs. 1000.
2000 Special court convicted former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalita in Tansi land deal case.


Birthdays
1927 - K. Parasaran - 2012 Rajya Sabha Member
Bappi Lahiri

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