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Girish Raghunath Karnad, popularly known as Girish Karnad, is a well-known figure who has lived a multifaceted life. He was a well-known Kannada actor who had a wide range of hobbies and accomplishments. He was a scholar, director, academician, and Jnanpith ...

International Nurses' Day is observed on May 12, every year, all over the world to honour the contributions of nurses. Florence Nightingale, the English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing, was born on this day. Every year, ICN commemorates ...

Every year on May 1st, Maharashtra Day is celebrated to honor the creation of the state of Maharashtra in India. Following the linguistic separation of the bilingual Bombay State into Maharashtra and Gujarat, the state of Maharashtra was established on this ...

Every year on March 23, Shaheed Diwas commemorates the deaths of Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar. The three were hanged by Britishers in the Lahore Central Jail in British India (now Pakistan) on March 23, 1931. ...

With the ongoing war taking place between Russia and Ukraine, a substantial number of Ukrainian citizens have fled to neighbouring nations. In the meantime, a variety of issues concerning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelenskyy are being debated. A number of videos ...

Shane Warne, the renowned Australian leg-spinner who achieved every major and minor milestone during his career, died on Friday at the age of 52. Shane Warne, who was designated one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Century, suffered a suspected heart ...

Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, who later became known as Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, was born on February 18, 1836, into an impoverished Brahmin family from Kamarpukur village in West Bengal's Hooghly district. According to most sources, the saint's Vedantic guru, Totapuri, a naked monk ...

Martyrs' Day is observed to honour those freedom fighters who have sacrificed their lives in the service of their country. On seven different days throughout the year, Martyrs' Day is observed, that is, January 30, March 23, May 19, October 21, ...

Lala Lajpat Rai, widely known as the "Punjab Kesari" or "Lion of Punjab" was a strong orator, author, revolutionary, lawyer, journalist, and politician in India's independence movement. Rai's life went from being an average student to a spectator of the Indian ...

The Indian Air Force (IAF) stated on Wednesday, December 8 evening that Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. He was one of 14 people on board, which included his ...

Every year, on December 3rd, the birth anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India's first President is being observed. This year commemorates the 136th birth anniversary of Prasad. The great scholar was also a freedom fighter, a teacher, and a lawyer, apart ...

Since 2008, November 11 has been observed as National Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin, India's first education minister. He was the education minister of independent India for over ten years, from 1947 to 1958, ...

In his two-decade-long career, Puneeth Rajkumar, also known as Appu and Power Star, has appeared in numerous blockbuster films. In the Kannada film industry, he had a massive fan base. Unfortunately, the actor died this morning while working out in the ...

Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister, whose birth anniversary is on October 2, was regarded as a statesman par excellence for his contributions to the country's aspirations for self-sufficiency and independence. Shastri was a frail and soft-spoken man who was ...