Stock market makes history, Sensex up 2,200 points
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Sensex and Nifty logged their biggest ever single day gains on Friday after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an unprecedented move, …
Ballot papers are history now: CEC Arora
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Rejecting Maharashtra opposition parties’ demand against use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) …
Rajnath Singh’s nod to document history of India’s borders
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has formally approved a project to compile the history of India’s borders. The decision was taken …
Megan Schutt scripts history with maiden ODI hat-trick
Antigua, Sep 12 (IANS) Right-arm pacer Megan Schutt has scripted history as she became the only woman cricketer from Australia to claim a hat-trick in …
Ashes: England play for pride, Paine’s men eye history
London, Sep 11 (IANS) After suffering from a heart-wrenching defeat in Manchester and relinquishing the urn, England will aim to draw the five-match Ashes series …
Revisiting East India Company’s history to flag corporate power perils of abuse (IANS Exclusive)
September 9 Sep 9 (IANSlife) Historian and award-winning author William Dalrymple is all set to release his most ambitious and remarkable history book to date, …
Malinga takes four wickets in four balls, repeats history
Pallekele (Sri Lanka), Sep 6 (IANS) Veteran Sri Lanka pacer and captain Lasith Malinga on Friday took four wickets in four balls during their third …
Vikram Gujjar has history of breaking jails
Mahendragarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Vikram Gujjar alias Papla, the most wanted gangster of Haryana, who escaped from the Behror police station lockup in Alwar district …
After ‘Hyderabad’, now ‘Andhra’ to slip into banking history
Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) After Hyderabad, it is now the turn of Andhra Pradesh to disappear from the list of public sector banks, depriving both …
Bumrah enters history books with hat-trick
Kingston, Sep 1 (IANS) Jasprit Bumrah became the third Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket after he dismissed Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks …
Mahindra takes on Imran’s poor knowledge of history, geography
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) Several politicians are known to make major gaffe when they, probably, get emotional or try extempore public speaking ignoring the speech …
History maker Sindhu dominates Worlds like no other
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 25 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu did not break down, but she had tears in her eyes when the national anthem was being played …
Sindhu creates history, wins World Championships
Basel (Switzerland), Aug 25 (IANS) Ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara …
Mumbai to witness slice of history in British-era bunker
Mumbai, Aug 25 (IANS) A slice of history in the form of a British-era underground bunker, discovered in the sprawling Maharashtra Raj Bhavan premises three …
‘Man Vs Wild’ featuring Prime Minister Modi creates history
Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) The special edition of “Man Vs Wild” featuring Prime Minister Modi with survivalist and adventurer, Bear Grylls, created history by garnering …
Jagan family & TDP have history of bitter rivalry
Hyderabad, Aug 22 (IANS) The ruling YSRCP and main Opposition TDP, which are at loggerheads in Andhra Pradesh as the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy government is …
Mumbai girl makes aviation history with solo Pacific flight
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Mumbai girl Aarohi Pandit, currently on a global flight in a small plane, on Wednesday created history by becoming the first …
Danni Wyatt scripts history with a ton in WCSL
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Danni Wyatt has scripted history as she became the first ever English player to score a ton in the Women’s …
Labuschagne becomes 1st ‘concussion substitute’ in Test history
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Australia’s top order batsman Marnus Labuschagne on Sunday became the first like-for-like substitute in the 142-year history of Test cricket after …
Last narrow gauge line in Central India to chug into history
Nagpur, Aug 18 (IANS) The old world magic and excitement of travelling leisurely by trains on narrow gauge railway lines, is fast becoming a thing …
‘The Kashmir Files’ to present unreported history of Kashmiri Hindus
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri says he wants to present the unreported history of Kashmiri Hindus in his upcoming film, “The Kashmir Files”. …
Aishwarya Pissay scripts history, annexes FIM World Cup
Varpalota (Hungary), Aug 12 (IANS) Aishwarya Pissay, the 23-year old from Bengaluru, created history by annexing the FIM World Cup in the women’s category post …
Azam Khan to be declared ‘history sheeter’
Rampur, Aug 12 (IANS) The UP police are now preparing to open a ‘history sheet’ of Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan and formally declare …
History-sheeter, family attack cops with chilli powder
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Two police constables who had gone to arrest a 31-year-old history-sheeter, had chilli powder thrown at them by the man …
A history of Himalayas and Tibetans rebuilding life (IANS Books This Weekend)
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Go beyond defining mountains only by their height, though the summit of a peak is nothing more than the point …
Delhi Archives to record oral history of city in 2 years
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi Archives, in collaboration with Ambedkar University, on Monday launched the Delhi government’s ‘Oral History Programme’ and plans to …
Bernal set to make history as first Colombian to win Tour de France
Val Thorens (France), July 28 (IANS) Egan Bernal is poised to make history in more ways than one at this year’s Tour de France, with …
Of journalism in a new India, discover the history and architecture of India’s churches, day-to-day knocks taken with a dollop of humour (IANS Books This Weekend)
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Despite the breadth and scope of the Indian media, there is little meaningful literature available about journalism practised in the …
Not allergic to history but don’t bury others: BJP MP
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel on Friday urged the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to include monuments pre-dating …
MP lawmakers create history by working for over 22 hours
Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh lawmakers have created history by working for over 22 hours through the weekend. The proceedings of the Legislative …
It’s time new and old Canadians truly own our history
Pradip Rodrigues A recent poll from the Association for Canadian Studies that found Canadians take pride in their present day rather than Canada’s history is …
History of Jadhav case; ICJ to deliver verdict
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its judgement on Wednesday evening in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan …
Small UK village celebrates centenary role in aviation history
London, July 14 (IANS) A village in the UK with a population of less than 1,000 was marking on Saturday the centenary of its part …
Bengal govt to review history textbook for linking Khudiram Bose with terrorism
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to a review a Class VIII history textbook of the state secondary education board which …
Chile seeking piece of Copa America history: Vidal
Porto Alegre (Brazil), July 2 (IANS) Defending champions Chile are focused on securing a slice of history as they prepare for Wednesday’s Copa America semifinal …
Now, auto-delete location history on Google
San Francisco, June 27 (IANS) To make it easier for users to manage their data, Google has announced rolling out auto-delete controls for location history …
History stands with mercurial Pakistan this World Cup
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) If one goes by history, Pakistan will emerge as the champions of the ongoing World Cup. Hard to believe? But …
BJP leaders calls Emergency ‘darkest chapter’ of Indian history
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) On the 44th anniversary of the Emergency, top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday criticized the 19 month-long period …
US exhibition explores European fireworks’ history
Washington, June 24 (IANS) How important were fireworks for European public events in the 17-18th centuries? An exhibition here answers this question with its collection …
27-year-old WC history in-between England and semis spot
London, June 22 (IANS) Coming into the 2019 edition of the World Cup, England were considered one of the favourites to lift the title. But …
Women’s WC: Marta creates history with record 17th goal
Valenciennes (France), June 19 (IANS) Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men’s tournament, after scoring her 17th …