History
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Independence Day 2021: History, significance and interesting facts about tricolour
India | Aug 15, 2021, 12:04 PM ISTDid you know that the existing tricolour is not the first flag that was designed as our national flag? Here are some interesting facts about the tricolour.
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Rajnath approves policy on archiving, declassification of war histories
India | Jun 12, 2021, 02:21 PM ISTDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation of histories of wars and operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021: Theme History & Significance
People | Feb 06, 2021, 07:27 AM ISTInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed every year on 6 February in order to spread awareness and put in more efforts to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation. Introduced in 20003 by the UN, the day is dedicated to amplifying the ways and attempts taken to stop this practice.
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This day, that year: First ever video was uploaded on YouTube 15 years ago (Watch)
Trending | Apr 23, 2020, 11:36 AM ISTThe video titled 'Me at the zoo' is the first video to be uploaded on the popular video streaming platform on April 23, 2005. It was shot by Yakov Lapitsky and it's only 19 seconds long, showing one of YouTube's founders, Jawed Karim, at the San Diego Zoo.
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Charlie Chaplin without moustache to Adolf Hitler at school, 15 rare historical pictures
Lifestyle | Nov 20, 2019, 02:15 PM ISTTo brush up your knowledge about history, we bring to you some rare pictures which shouldn't be missed.
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Janmashtami 2018: History of the Mathura and Vrindavan Temples
News | Sep 04, 2018, 01:46 PM ISTJanmashtami 2018: History of the Mathura and Vrindavan Temples
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Jagannath Rath Yatra 2018: History, Significance and all you need to know
India | Jul 14, 2018, 12:32 PM ISTThe chariot festival began today amid tight security arrangements with lakhs of devotees congregating in the pilgrim town to witness the grand event.
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Aizawl FC create history, become first club from north-east to win I-League
Football | Apr 30, 2017, 11:39 PM ISTAizawl FC on Sunday earned a well-deserved 1-1 draw against Shillong Lajong FC to create history by becoming the first club from the north-east to win the I-League title.
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SpaceX scripts aerospace history with successful launch and landing of used rocket
World | Mar 31, 2017, 04:34 PM ISTElon Musk-owned US space transport services company SpaceX on Friday made history after launching an already-used Falcon 9 rocket back into space for the first time The two-stage rocket, carrying a communications satellite into
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Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra creates history, 1st Indian to win gold in athletics
Other Sports | Jul 24, 2016, 12:11 PM ISTSetting a world record of 86.48m, India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal at the IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday.
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'Extreme granny'! 106-year-old Aida Gemanque becomes oldest torchbearer in Olympic history
Other Sports | Jun 19, 2016, 09:56 AM ISTRio De Janeiro: 106 years old, Aida Gemanque became the oldest Olympic torch bearer on Saturday when she carried the flame in the Amazonian city of Macapa. Gemanque broke the record formerly held by Alexander
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Your browsing history could reveal more than you would like
Lifestyle | Jun 08, 2016, 07:05 PM ISTA recent study has revealed that an individual’s browsing history can help identify the personality of that person.
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A look at past killings of Hezbollah figures
World | May 14, 2016, 10:25 AM ISTBeirut: Top military commander Mustafa Badreddine, who died in an explosion in Damascus, is the latest of a number of senior figures from the Lebanese Shiite guerrilla group to be killed in past years. In
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Sonia Gandhi warns against forces re-writing history
National | Dec 30, 2015, 08:20 PM ISTPambady, Kerala: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today warned against forces which were trying to "re-write history" and denying India's glorious composite heritage.Gandhi while dedicating to the nation the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology at Pambady
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To make India powerful, history needs to be rewritten: Subramanian Swamy
National | Jul 26, 2015, 11:15 PM ISTChandrapur,Maharashtra: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said here on Sunday that history needs to be rewritten with the right perspective to enable India to emerge as a powerful nation."History needs to be rewritten in the right
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5 important history events of 26th June
Who cares | Jun 26, 2015, 03:17 PM ISTHistory is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
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5 important history events of 25th June
Who cares | Jun 25, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTHistory is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
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5 historic events on 23rd June
Who cares | Jun 23, 2015, 04:42 PM ISTHistory is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
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5 important history events of 22nd June
Who cares | Jun 22, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTHistory is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
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5 historic events on 20th June
Who cares | Jun 20, 2015, 04:21 PM ISTHistory is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.In the year