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Google Doodle pays tribute to Dr Bhupen Hazarika
Search engine giant Google honored Dr Bhupen Hazarika on his 96th birth anniversary (8 September 1926) with a doodle on its webpage. The doodle has been created by Mumbai-based guest artist Rutuja Mali. About Bhupen Hazarika Born in 1926 in ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Fact Box: Sushma Swaraj
Former Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi. She was 67, She had started her political career under Janata Party and was elected to the Haryana assembly in 1977 and became ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Justice (Retd) Permod Kohli sworn in as Chairman of CAT
Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli was sworn in as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He succeeded Justice Syed Rafat Alam and will have tenure of 5 years with effect from the date of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016
Music Legend David Bowie passes away
Music Legend David Bowie passed away on 10 January 2016 in New York, United States following a battle with liver cancer. He was 69. He was one of the most influential musicians of 1970s and was famously known for his ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Former England fast bowler Frank Tyson passes away
Former England fast bowler Frank Tyson passed away in Australia. He was 85. He was renowned as one of the quickest to have ever played in the game of cricket. He was nicknamed as ‘Typhoon’ for his extreme pace. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Sitaram Yechury unanimously elected as General Secretary of CPI (M)
Sitaram Yechury was unanimously elected as the general secretary Communist Party of India (Marxist) on 19 April 2015. He is the fifth general secretary of the 50 year old party which was formed in 1964. He was unanimously elected by ..