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On this Day Idi Amin, former Ugandan President known for his brutality fled the country in 1979. Apollo 13 was launched from Florida however the mission was aborted due to the explosion of an oxygen tank in 1970. The trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann started which led to his death sentence in 1961. Daily […]
HOD In a boost for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) recognised it as a national party on Monday. Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on Monday met Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma – the first senior […]
On this Day Morarji Desai, an Indian politician and fourth Prime Minister of India passed away in 1995. The Netherlands passed a bill permitting euthanasia in 2001, the first such national law in the world. Astronomers released the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019 which is in the centre of the massive galaxy […]
News Headlines-10th April Two Indian-origin candidates are lined up to go head-to-head for the post of Leicester Mayor in the local elections coming up in the UK early next month. Israeli Jets hit Syrian military targets on Sunday in response to rockets launched towards Israeli-controlled territory overnight, Israel’s military said, as violence flared again following […]
On this Day NASA launched the Mars Odyssey spacecraft in 2001 which transmitted photos and other data of Mars back to Earth. World Health Organisation, a specialised agency of the UN was established in 1948. Henry Ford, an American industrialist and founder of Ford Motors passed away in 1947. GK QUIZ Daily Quiz How many […]
Headlines of the Day After raising the repo rate in six consecutive policies, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in a surprise move, decided to pause its rate hike cycle on Thursday amid rising concerns over global financial stability. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recommended a CBI probe into Oxfam India for […]
Daily Quiz In which city Apple Inc is set to open its first official retail store in India? Mumbai Which Indian company has raised $5 billion, the largest syndicated loan in India’s corporate history? Relaince Industries and its telecom arm Reliance Jio Who is the current President of World Athletics? Sebastian Coe Who is the […]
Headlines of the Day Cutting across party lines, Opposition leaders and education ministers in non-BJP states, criticised key deletions in NCERT textbooks including passages on Mahatma Gandhi and his assassin Nathuram Godse. Israeli Police entered Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque in force before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with worshippers, drawing condemnation from Arab countries and a […]
On this Day Kurt Cobain, an American rockstar and leader of the band Nirvana committed suicide in 1994. Chile emerged victorious over Spain in the battle of Maipu in 1818 during its independence movement. India recorded over 100,000 new daily COVID cases for the first time in 2021. Daily Quiz Which two countries have blocked […]
Headlines of the Day Former US President Donald Trump was on Tuesday arrested as he arrived to surrender at the Manhattan criminal court for his arraignment on history-making criminal charges related to paying hush money to a pornstar before the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence. Slower consumption growth and challenging external conditions […]