General Affairs

8-February-1785:Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India. 8-February-1872:Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands. 8-February-1881:Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was bo…

7-February-1273:Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. 7-February-1687:Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end. 7-February-1795:Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. 7…

Sl No Union Territories 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2 Chandigarh 3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 4 National Capital Territory of Delhi 5 Jammu and Kashmir 6 Lakshadweep 7 Ladakh 8 Puducherry

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established in memory of former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often considered Asia's Nobel Prize. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Roc…

Sl No Name Tenure 1 Sukumar Sen 21 March 1950-19 December 1958 2 K.V.K. Sundaram 20 December 1958-30 September 1967 3 S.P. Sen Verma 01 October 1967-30 September 1972 4 Dr Nagendra Singh 01 October 1972-6 February 1973 5 T. Swaminathan 07 Februa…

Sl No Name Tenure 1 Gulzari Lal Nanda 17 February 1953 to 21 September 1963 2 V.T. Krishnamachari 17 February 1953 to 21 June 1960 3 C.M. Trivedi 22 September 1963 to 2 December 1963 4 Ashok Mehta 3 December 1963 to 1 September 1967 5 D.R. Gadgi…

1 Jawaharlal Nehru August 15, 1947 - May 27, 1964 2 Gulzari Lal Nanda(Acting) May 27, 1964 - June 9, 1964 3 Lal Bahadur Shastri June 09, 1964 - January 11, 1966 4 Gulzari Lal Nanda(Acting) January 11, 1966 - January 24, 1966 5 Indira Gandhi Janua…

In 1970 the International Hockey Association decided to organize the first world cup in 1971 and the venue being Pakistan, but due to some controversial issues between India and Pakistan, the venue had been changed to Spain. International Hockey Ass…

Sl No Name 1 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 2 C. Rajagopalachari 3 Kailash Nath Katju 4 G. B. Pant 8 Lal Bahadur Shastri 9 Gulzarilal Nanda 10 Yashwantrao Chavan 11 Indira Gandhi 12 Uma Shankar Dikshit 13 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 14 Charan Singh …

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal …

1962: Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR); formed by the Department of Atomic Energy, and work on establishing Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) near Trivandrum began.  1963: First sounding rocket launched from TER…

Sl No Year Laureates 1 1954 C. Rajagopalachari 2 1954 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 3 1954 C. V. Raman 4 1955 Bhagwan Das 5 1955 M. Visvesvaraya 6 1955 Jawaharlal Nehru 7 1957 Govind Ballabh Pant 8 1958 Dhondo Keshav Karve 9 1961 Bidhan Chandra R…

The Bharat Ratna (or, very roughly translated, "Jewel of India") is India's supreme decoration and honor, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievement, as well…

From 1912 to 1947, the following Indian soldiers were awarded the Victoria Cross: 4050 Sepoy Khuda Dad Khan, 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis - 31 October 1914 - Hollebeke, Belgium/Franc Jemadar Mir Dost, I.O.M., Bahadur, 55th Coke…

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. It is also…

Members of No.28 Sqn First Supersonics pose in front of one of the captured F-86 Sabres of the PAF No.14 Sqn at PAF Tezgaon. Lt. General Niazi, signs the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Lt. General Aurora(Left, seated). Standing from left i…

Awarded to military personnel for services outside of India. Personnel assigned to diplomatic missions are excluded from awards. In many cases, the clasps are awarded either for service with the United Nations or other multi-national missions or for d…

Awarded for special service at high altituides along India's norther border. For police recipients, these medals have not normally been officially manufactured and issued, but were, instead, made locally by independent manufacturers and the police…

Awarded for service during the 1971/72 war with Pakistan. The medal could be given to all categories of personnel who served in the military, paramilitary forces, police, and civilians in service in the operational areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, …