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HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY
- Pathankot probe team of Pakistan with an ISI official has arrived India today.
- Hospitals must provide a copy of case record to every patient: says IMA
- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Central Ground Water Authority and Delhi Jal Board to fix a procedure for rainwater harvesting system in hotels, hospitals and malls.
- Submerged shrines in Godavari rose after 34 years in Chandori village, 25km from Nashik.
- Uttarakhand Congress rebels knock the door of SC against disqualification order.
- 27 March 1841 The 1st steam fire engine was tested in New York City.
- 27 March 1845 Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, a professor and 1st nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.
- 27 March 1912 The 1st cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, DC. These trees were a gift from Japan.
- Cracks and holes has been developed in Mount Everest after Nepal earthquake.
- No personal knowledge about Ishrat, but I told NIA about LeT link of Ishrat: says Headley
- PM Modi would launch Stand Up India programme in April which will give mandates to each bank branch to give loan to a Dalit and a woman entrepreneur.
- Pakistan and Iran are aiming to boost trade to $5 billion between them.
- Union minister Shripad Naik says that research shows practicing yoga can cure cancer.
- GMR an Infra company would sell 51% in road project to joint venture partners.
- Study claims that Antartic birds like crows, magpies, mockingbirds and brown skuas can recognise individuals.
- 26 March 1885 Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) had produced the 1st commercial motion picture film in Rochester, NY in US.
- 26 March 1898 In South Africa, the world's 1st game reserve, the Sabi Game reserve, was established.
- 26 March 1931 New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-India.
- 26 March 1972 The 1st International Sanskrit Conference was held on this day by President V.V Giri.
- 26 March 1973 Women were allowed for the 1st time on the floor of the London Stock Exchange .
- Mehbooba-led government will take shape and BJP's Nirmal Singh would be deputy CM in Jammu & Kashmir.
- Belgian ministers have offered their resignation over security lapses.
- Fancy Chinese Holi toys is causing 75% loss for Indian manufacturers.
- Parents group have demanded from govt to regulate private school fee structure.
- Gujarat has shortage of more than 13,000 primary teachers in schools.
- I have hatered for India and Indians since childhood, Headley tells to court.
- Jewellers strike against the excise duty is continues for 24th day.
- 25 March 0421 The city of Venice in Italy was founded on this day.
- 25 March 1655 Christian Huygens has discovered Titan. Titan is the Saturn's largest satellite.
- 25 March 1807 The 1st railway passenger service started on this day in England.
- 25 March 1954 The 1st helicopter S-55, with rotary wing, had arrived ferried to Delhi to join The Indian Air Force.
- 25 March 1983 Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' of India launched in services 1st time in the sea.
- 25 March 1989 India's 1st super-computer X-MP-14 made in US was dedicated to the nation services.
- 25-March-1991 1991 census report disclosed that India has 844 million people, 2nd highest in the world.
- "Freedom of expression gives no right to destroy nation": FM Jaitly says.
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) have found All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) responsible for negligence so asked to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to kin of a cardiac patient who died.
- Beer maker Heineken International consolidated its stake in United Breweries (UBL) by acquring 21 lakh shares of Vijay Mallya-led company.
- DU opens a room in Viceregal Lodge, where Bhagat Singh was imprisoned during trial.
- Airlander 10 is the world's longest aircraft, unveiled in England.
- A Brussels hero who is airport worker, who pulled seven people to safety.
- "Back to School", Dell offers affordable laptops for College students.
- About 69,000 students have received research fellowships in 2015-16.
- 24 March 1828 The Philadelphia & Columbia Railway was authorized as the 1st state owned railway in US.
- 24 March 1837 Canada has granted blacks the right to vote.
- 24 March 1855 1st long distance telegram message was started between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
- 24 March 1906 The "Census of the British Empire" revealed that England had ruled 1/5 of the whole world.
- 24 March 1955 The 1st oil drill "Sea-going" Rig in Saudi Arabia by was put into service on this day.
- 24 March 1968 The 2nd Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' was successfully launched from the Thumba station in the space.
- 24 March 1977 Morarji Desai was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India of Janata Dal. This was 1st non-Congress led Government in India.
23 March 2016 Current Affairs
- Delhi is on alert after Belgium attack, Security intensified at IGI airport and metro stations.
- India should counter China’s influence over Nepal without yielding, experts recommend.
- India, one of the world's largest consumer electronics market, has attracted over Rs 1.28 lakh crore in electronics manufacturing sector.
- BigBasket has $150m fund-raised and $50-million investment it has received from The Abraaj Group of Dubai.
- Ticket-less traveller not ready to pay Rs 260 fine, demands to catch Mallya first who is a big loan frauder.
- Maruti Suzuki is ready to deliver "Vitara Brezza" from Mar 25th, bookings already crossed 20K.
- 23 March 1351 Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of King Muhammad Tughluq, succeeded as emperor of Delhi.
- 23 March 1839 The 1st recorded printed use of "OK" [oll korrect] was occurred in Boston's Morning Post in US.
- 23 March 1840 The 1st successful photo of Moon was taken on this day.
- 23 March 1861 London's 1st tramcars were started its operations.
- 23 March 1903 The Wright brothers had obtained their airplane patent on this day.
- 23 March 1940 All India Muslim League were passed resolution to make Pakistan as Muslim homeland.
- In August, NDA may get the better of Congress-led bloc in Rajya Sabha.
- Police complaint was lodge against Amitabh Bachchan for singing ‘incorrect' national anthem in Kolkata before the India-Pak match at Eden Gardens.
- 4 Pathankot attackers photos were released by NIA and offers Rs 1 lakh reward.
- In TN and Kerala Rs 13 cr black money was seized ahead of state polls.
- Odd-even part 2 will start from April 15, Delhi govt would monitor the air pollution in Noida and Ghaziabad.
- 1 lakh driving licenses were seized in Delhi, since then violations are dropped by 30% in the last two months.
- Rare flying snake was spotted in Coimbatore.
- 22 March 1709 It is believed that Goswami Tulsidas had started writing great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' on this day in Samvat 1631.
- 22 March 1793 Lord Cornwallis had fixed the revenue amounts in Bengal and Bihar to be paid by the zamindars every year.
- 22 March 1902 Great Britain and Persia were agreed to link Europe and India by telegraph.
- 22 March 1949 SSC, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination system in India was started.
- 22 March 1963 $ 67 mil. loan World Bank has given to India to improve its railways.
- US President Obama visits Cuba today, this is a ‘historic visit’ of Obama became he is the first US president to visit the island in almost 90 years.
- $181 billion Indian black money is in tax havens across the world.
- Jewellers' strike across India now 18 days have caused Rs.70,000 crore loss: Association reports.
- WHO suspends TB drugs from an Indian company Svizera Labs on quality fears.
- UNESCO added 20 more new sites to list of biosphere reserves, Spain is with the largest number of registered reserves.
- Twitter will keep 140-character limit for tweets: CEO Jack Dorsey says.
- 21 March 1857 An earthquake hit Tokyo with killing about 107,000 people.
- 21 March 1973 Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, the great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
- 21 March 1982 Nadmuri Tarak Rama Rao NTR, formed Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh on this day.
- 21 March 1992 India's 2nd submarine 'Shankul' joined the Indian Navy.
- 21 March 1993 The 68 km of Mangalore-Udupi stretch of the West Coast Konkan railway was opened by the PM.
- 21 March 1966 Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar sun-synchronous orbit to study of X-ray Astronomy.
- Free speech and nationality can co-exist and there is no duality in that: FM Jaitley says.
- China is shunned by watching that exiled Tibetans can vote for govt in India.
- Hinduja brothers are on top Britain’s ‘Asian Rich List’ which includes LN Mittle and Anil Agarwal too.
- Rahul Sinha and Rupa Ganguly are among 194 BJP candidates in West Bengal polls.
- almost 33% of all central university posts are vacant: HRDreport says.
- Air India will buy more wide-body planes for its expansion of global network.
- New golden frog species were discovered in high Andes mountains in South America.
- 20 March 1602 United East India Company of Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was created on this day.
- 20 March 1739 In India, Nadir Shah of Persia seized Delhi and took possession of the famous Peacock throne.
- 20 March 1792 In Paris, the Legislative Assembly had approved the use of the guillotine.
- 20 March 1920 Usha Mehta, Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded Radio and started telecast to motivate people of India.
- 20 March 1947 A blue whale of weight 180-metric tons was caught in the South Atlantic sea.
- 20 March 1977 6th General Election of India was ended today. First time ever Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
- Interest rate on Public Provident Fund (PPF)is lowered to 8.1% from 8.7%
- EU and Turkey are negotiating a breakthrough deal on migrants.
- Indian scientists have found Ocean acidification in Arabian Sea as it is observed in recent samples.
- Govt incubation centre are welcoming entries to help electronics startups.
- Twitter is still a child as it will turn 10 on March 21, Twitter has base of monthly active users at 320 millions.
- No building plans are needed for small plots in Delhi new bylaws guidelines says.
- Self-driven cars reality: Google, Apple, BMW and Mercedes have battle for the brain.
- The ‘world’s first’ pizza delivery robot, a battery-powered, use on-board sensors and can deliver within 20-kilometre radius is introduced by Dominos.
- 19 March 1644 200 members of the Peking imperial family/court of Ming dynasty committed suicide.
- 19 March 1831 The 1st bank robbery in America was happened in The City Bank of New York City, of the amount $245,000.
- 19 March 1915 Pluto, the farthest planet was photographed for the 1st time. However, it was not known as a planet at that time.
- 19 March 1944 Azad Hind Fauj had hoisted the National Flag for the 1st time in North East India. On this very event Bimal Roy had produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
- 19 March 1994 In Yokohama, Japan, the largest omelet in history with 160,000 eggs was made on this day.
- 19 March 2015 Apple Inc. replaced AT&T in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- Aadhaar bill is strongest ever, but we need ‘larger privacy bill’, there is possibility of misuse of biometric and other data collected during Aadhaar scheme.
- 2 out of 3 Indians consume milk laced with detergent, urea and paint. Union minister Harsh Vardhan says over 68% of the milk sold do not meet to standards by FSSAI, India’s food regulator.
- Regulator is all set to ban more 1,200 drugs, chemists are warn of shortage.
- North Korea fires recently ballistic missile into sea, South Korea's defence ministry confirms the news.
- CBI suspect 3 lakh Kingfisher bank transactions of Rs 7,000 crore banks loan for money laundering of which 60% were foreign transections.
- IIT panel has approve 3-fold fee hike, it may cost from 90k to Rs 3 lakh per year.
- Homosexuality shouldn’t be considered as a criminal offence: RSS says.
- 18 March 1818 - The U.S. Congress had approved the 1st pensions for government service.
- 18 March 1915 Indian Security Act was approved by British Government to have greater control on the Indian people.
- 18 March 1919 Rowlatt Act, passed under Lord Chelmsford during the war. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act.
- 18 March 1948 Socialist Party of India (SPI)in India disassociates itself from the Congress party.
- 18 March 1972 1st Indian Book Fair was operated by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
- SBI will auction Mallya's Kingfisher House in Bengaluru today, the base price is set at Rs 150 cr.
- ‘Internet star’ PM Modi is featured on Time’s most influential people again who often uses modern day social media to “conduct diplomacy”.
- Defaulting homebuyers will be penalise, would get one-year jail under new realty law.
- Forget privacy people!! Aadhaar Bill gives too much power to the executive, all your details including biometric details are with them.
- Indian-origin Lilly Singh in Canada and PM Modi among Time’s most influential people in the world.
- Crocin Cold and Flu, D-cold Total, Dolo Cold etc are also banned in India.
- EC have recovered Rs 11 cr illegal cash in poll-bound states, Tamil Nadu tops the list.
- 17 March 1769 To establish English Mill's Cloth, East Indian Company had imposed various restriction on weavers of Bengal and destroy the Indian cloth and 'malmal' industry.
- 17 March 1782 "Salby Teaty" was singed between Anderson (British) of East India Company and Scindia for the Maratha.
- 17 March 1955 Indian Standard's Institute started operational to control the quality of Indian products and ISI mark was issued as benchmark to quality products.
- 17 March 1988 1st operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok.
- 17 March 1959 Dalai Lama XIV had escaped from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet on this day.
- Shaktiman, Police horse would possibly lose decade-long police job after limb injury.
- United Nations has suspended Maria Sharapova’s role as goodwill ambassador after she failed drug test.
- John Grisham best seller writer of many books like Future Shock, Third Wave etc. discusses futuristic cancer treatment in his latest book.
- With the jewellers’ strike of 14th day, Govt assures jewellers for hassle-free compliance.
- CBSE students class 12th demand retest of math board paper after ‘unexpectedly tough’ paper in the exam.
- Coming soon: A Fish-inspired contact lenses which can auto focus on its own.
- Uber and Ola cabs are losing sheen in India as driver incomes are falling.
- 16 March 1521 Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese navigator, reached Philippines on this day but he was killed next month by natives.
- 16 March 1926 Physicist Robert H. Goddard had launched the 1st liquid-fuel rocket, on this theory present day rockets are working.
- 16 March 1992 Satyajit Ray, Bengali film producer and director, received the honorary Oscar by a 3 member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
- 16 March 1993 Central government introduces the pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers in India.
- 16 March 1997 The 1st batch of 3 Russian-made Sukhoi-30, a combat aircraft reached India.
- After cough syrups Corex, 500 more drugs, from Pharma giants, including antibiotics and anti-diabetic drugs, may face ban.
- Russian President Putin orders to start withdrawal of Russian forces' from Syria.
- India have never lost at their opening game of Cricket in World T20s.
- Downfall of the king: Vijay Mallya was King of Good Times from 1983 to 2016.
- Vicks Action 500 Extra sale is stopped by P&G in India after ban.
- CBSE Class 12 exams are rescheduled in WB and Assam due to clash of poll dates.
- More than 80% of Syria children were harmed by ongoing war: UNICEF.
- 'Neerja', Biopic of Neerja Bhanot, declared tax free in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
- 15 March 1831 1st Marathi Almanac (Panchang) was started by Ganpat Krishnaji on this day.
- 15 March 1877 The 1st cricket test was played between Australia and England in Melbourne. Australia won the match by 45 runs.
- 15 March 1907 In Finland, woman won their 1st seats in the Finnish Parliament.
- 15 March 1919 Osmania University was established and started in Hyderabad.
- 15 March 1969 Indian Navy's 1st Helicopter Squadron was commissioned on this day in Goa.
- Sri Sri Ravishanker says he would pay Rs 5 crore as ‘compensation’, but not fine on AoL event on Yamuna bank.
- ABVP has filed police complaint against JNU professor for Kashmir remark.
- SEBI has debarred almost 1,000 companies from the capital markets for misusing stock exchange platforms for tax evasion for more than Rs 15,000 crore.
- Tirupur of Tamil Nadu is the best jobseekers city with 44% of population employed.
- The new Oil & Gas policy would include various hydrocarbons (oil, gas and coal-bed methane) under a common licensing regime for enhanced flexibility to explorers.
- Smartphones are responsible for "myopic" among Indian kids, numbers are doubled in a decade.
- Jewellers’ strike country wide creating probles in survival of artisans.
- The Pangolin, a prehistoric ant-eater with a scaly back which can withstand a tiger attack or blows from an axe. They are near extinction in India.
- 14 March 1489 - Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus, had sold her kingdom to Venice of Italy. She was the last ruler of the Lusignan dynasty.
- 14 March 1910 Dalai Lama from Tibet made a rare state visit to the Viceroy of Calcutta.
- 14 March 1931 1st Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara', Directed by Ardeshir Irani, was released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. The film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and received censored No. 10043 on March 11.
- 14 March 1990 Akash', is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air, missile was tested successfully.
- SEBI chairman U K Sinha says no complaint would be pending for more than 2 years.
- Niti Aayog would change the law to increase women workforce.
- Indians may be deported from UK if they are not earning £35,000 a year.
- ONGC is planning to invest $5 bn on Krishna Godavari (KG) basin oil and gas block.
- Yisrael Kristal, Israeli Holocaust survivor, born in 1903 officially named world’s oldest man.
- NASA has found giant 'bite mark' on farthest planet Pluto's surface.
- Students will exchange school books to preserve trees and promote green enviornment.
- 13 March 0607 Halley's Comet, 12th recorded passage was occurred on this day.
- 13 March 1938 Hitler, before WWII, has merged Austria in Germany.
- 13 March 1940 Michael O' Dyer, of Jaliawala incident, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall, in a large gathering in London.
- 13 March 1947 Lord Louis Mountbatten was taken charge as Viceroy of British India. He was on the post untill 14th August, 1947.
- 13 March 1963 'Arjun Awards' was announced by Indian Govenment to promote various sports personalities.
- IMF chief Christine Lagarde says India’s star is shining bright amid of global challenges.
- Jaipur railway station would run on Solar power now.
- Mallya of UB group has left India on diplomatic passport on March 2nd.
- India home to 21L HIV positive and 3rd highest in world after South Africa (68 lakh) and Nigeria (34 lakh).
- BJP would field Netaji’s grandnephew against CM Mamata Banerji in recent Bengal polls.
- Free injectable contraceptives is all set to release in India.
- Gujarat's few brands are the most trusted in India like Amul, Zydus Cadila, Symphony, Nirma and Rasna.
- 12 March 1755 In North Arlington, NJ, in US, the steam engine was used for the 1st time.
- 12 March 1894 Coca-Cola was sold in the bottles for the 1st time.
- 12 March 1923 Dr. Lee DeForest had demonstrated phonofilm, his technique for adding sound on motion picture film.
- 12-March-1930 Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi March of 375 km in 26 days with 78 followers from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi to break salt law.
- 12-March-1954 "Sahitya Academy" of Indian National Academy was inaugurated by President Dr. Radhakrishna.
- 12-March-1988 After 58 years of Dandi March, PM Rajiv Gandhi had performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
- Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh and Avani Chaturvedi are the 3 IAF rider for first women fighter trainees. Rule says No pregnancy for 4 years.
- US agency says there is 50% chance of La Niña this year. La Niña, known as anti-El Niño, which may bring average to above average rains in India this year.
- Government will bring new policies as "global models" to unlock $37 billion oil and gas reserves in India.
- CBI has ignored immigration alert on Vijay Mallya that eases his flee from India on March 2.
- India's new real estate bill passed by RS has brought hope for homebuyers.
- Sensex again gained over 50 point, after RS real estate Bill now all eyes on IIP data.
- 11 March 1399 Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town on return to his country.
- 11 March 1689 Shivaji's successor, Sambhaji, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan on this day.
- 11 March 1702 "The Daily Courant", the 1st regular English newspaper was published, it was 1st British daily news paper, later it was merged with the Daily Gazetteer in 1735.
- 11 March 1881 Ashley Eden inaugrated the Town Hall in Calcutta, the1st statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
- 11 March 1963 1st Railway Engine was produced in India by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
- Banks will recover every penny of the loan from Mallya, Fin Minister Jaitley says in RS.
- Heavy rains has pause Abu Dhabi flights and Emirates schools are closed.
- 11% of job seekers have discrepancy in their resumes: Report says.
- A Bengaluru based computer programmer, Anand Prakash was awarded Rs 10 lakh for finding bug that could hack FB accounts
- Archaeology experts have found an agent that is a mix of hemp with clay and lime plaster which have prevented the famous Ellora caves from degrading over 1,500 years.
- 10 March 1897 Savitri Bai Phule, taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables, passed away on this day.
- 10 March 1912 China became a republic country after they overthrow the Manchu Ch'ing Dynasty.
- 10 March 1922 Gandhiji was arrested 1st time in Bombay on the charges of Sedition at Sabarmati.
- 10 March 1971 The U.S. Senate had approved an amendment for voting age to lower to 18 from 21.
- 10 March 1999 Lok Sabha approves for 1st time the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote.
- Khadi cloths may become the Friday dressing in govt offices, a report says.
- Today morning India witnessed the Solar Eclipse until 6.45 am in many parts of country. The total eclipse darkens swathe of Indonesia.
- 83,000 applicants will appear for 300 LMRC (Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation) jobs.
- Harsha Chavda-Shah, the Mumbai's 1st test-tube baby, has given birth to a baby on 7th March.
- Aadarsh Mishra,19, a Lucknow boy, has become the youngest Indian to be the Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society(RAS), London.
- IIT Hyderabad would soon offer a course on business analytics.
- Uber has installed alcohalbooths with breathalyzers which will discourage drunk driving.
- 09 March 1454 Amerigo Vespucci, American continent was named in his honor, was born in Florence, Italy.
- 09 March 1500 Pedro Cabral with 13 ships departs from Portugal to India.
- 09 March 1822 Charles M. Graham in US received the 1st patent for artificial teeth.
- 09 March 1905 The royal tombs of Tua and Yua, In Egypt, U.S. archaeologist Davies had discovered on this day.
- 09 March 1959 Mattel Inc. introduced the Barbie Doll at the annual Toy Fair in New York.
HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY
- India will see its 1st batch of female fighter pilots on June 18.
- Unions and employees are opposing merger of 27 Public Sector Banks into 6.
- ITI course of Two-year may soon be equivalent to Class 12, report says..
- CBI probes has identifies Rs 1000 crore alleged fraud in Syndicate Bank.
- Iran conducts fresh ballistic missile tests recently: Govt media of Iran.
- Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge finally launched at Rs 48,900 and Rs 56,900 in India.
- 4.5% of budget on plans for women is not enough feels India.
- WordPress has plugin which turns posts into Facebook Instant Articles.
- 08 March 1618 Johann Kepler has discovered the 3rd Law of Planetary Motion.
- 08 March 1910 The King of Spain had authorized women to attend universities on this day.
- 08 March 1911 International Women's Day, in Europe, was celebrated for the 1st time.
- 08 March 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience movement in India on this day.
- 08 March 1948 Air India International had started its overseas services.
- 08 March 1985 Indian Airlines became the 1st IATA Airline in the world to operate an all women crew flight in 1985.
- Terror alert on MahaShivratri: Heavy security is deployed at Somnath and Kashi Vishwanath temple.
- Government is planning to merge 27 public sector banks into just 6.
- ED has registered money laundering case against Vijay Mallya.
- On Women’s Day corporates should come out with some substantial projects for fair gender not just flowers.
- MCI has given notice to 65 Bihar medical colleges over irregular admissions.
- Flipkart would be getting Rs 450 crore loan from HDFC Bank.
- Google sign up with telecom operators to set up its internet balloon project in India.
- BMW has its 100th birthday, planning for its future with driverless cars.
- 07 March 0322 BC Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, was died on this day.
- 07 March 1906 Finland has given women the right to vote.
- 07 March 1934 Nariman Jamshedji Contractor "Nari", famous cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat.
- 07 March 1952 Parmahansa Yogananda, modern great saint, social reformer and writer, died in Los Angles.
- 07 March 1956 A gigantic Steel Tube Plant was started in Jamshedpur, Bihar. It was the 1st of its kind in India.
- "Bad phrasing" in budget speech by minister caused the confusion on EPF tax proposal.
- AI 173: World’s longest all-women operated flight by Air India is ready to take off on March 06 from Delhi.
- Stanford University will run a quality check for Indian ‘desi’ engineers soon.
- Gujarat is on high alert after 5 abandoned boats were found in last 3 months.
- Japan will relaxe visa rules for Indians, as India gives visa-on-arrival to the Japanese.
- Minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha says PSU banks are wasting public money.
- Health dept would rename the accident relief scheme after Harish of Karnataka.
- Priyanka Chopra's new records: her Twitter account reaches 13million mark.
- 06 March 1508 Emperor Humayun, son of Babar and father of Akbar was born in Kabul.
- 06 March 1808 At Harvard University, the 1st college "Orchestra" was established on this day.
- 06 March 1834 The city of York in Upper Canada was founded and renamed as Toronto.
- 06 March 1886 "The Nightingale" was 1st published on this day. This was the 1st magazine for nurses.
- 06 March 1961 'The Economic Times', India's 1st Financial daily started its publication from Bombay.
- 06 March 1971 Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar at Port-of-Spain in India vs West Indies took place.
- 06 March 1997 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II launched the 1st official royal Web site on this day.
- Over temporary work visas, India has file trade complaint against US.
- Marshalls Islands may open the nuclear arms battle against India, Pak and UK.
- Tax on EPF withdawal: People may be just not invest in properties or real estate.
- China facing slowdown and downgrades its growth aim to 6.5% in next 5 years.
- IGNOU, the central Open University would restart its eGyankosh portal.
- China’s population may grow by 45 million in next 5 years, report says.
- Delhi cops to get leave on wedding anniversary and their children’s birthdays.
- 05 March 1699 Maharaja Jaisingh-II was crowned as King of Jaipur kingdom and sat on Amber throne in Jaipur.
- 05 March 1851 Geological Survey of India was setup in Calcutta.
- 05 March 1918 The Soviets moved the capital of Russia on this day from Petrograd to Moscow.
- 05 March 1931 Mahatma Gandh & Lord Irwin, British viceroy, signed a pact referred in Indian History as "Gandhi-Irwin Pact", on this day.
- 05 March 1976 - The British Pound fell below the equivalent of $2 for the 1st time in history.
- PA Sangma, Former Lok Sabha Speaker, passes away. Lok Sabha adjourned till March 8 for paying tribute to him.
- Sensex after budget, adds to gains on funds inflows, today Nifty touches 7,500.
- Lucknow teacher, Dheeraj Mehrotra, has developed more than 100 educational apps for students.
- Karnataka Govt would sets up special task forces to track for overstaying foreigners.
- Families of 12 flyers on Flight MH370 file lawsuits, The MH370 disappeared two years ago.
- Amazon is likely to set up its second largest global delivery centre in Hyderabad soon.
- 04 March 1826 The 1st railroad in the U.S. was started. It was the Granite Railway in Quincy, US.
- 04 March 1906 Hakim Abdul Majid started a medical dispensary with the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
- 04 March 1908 The New York board of education had banned the act of whipping students in schools.
- 04 March 1924 Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the famous song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
- 04 March 1951 11 countries and 489 male and female athletes were participated in the 1st Asian Games in New Delhi at National Stadium.
- Pakistan gives shelter to Afganistan Taliban leaders, says Sartaj Aziz adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on foreign affairs.
- Debris may be belonging to MH370 was found off Mozambique coast near east Africa. Australia would test debris.
- British woman would become one of the 1st cancer patients to receive injection with new tumour-destroying vaccine.
- SBI wants Vijay Mallya’s arrest in the Kingfisher loan default case.
- Prashant Kishor, Strategist, meets Rahul Gandhi to craft the Cong’s UP strategy for coming election.
- Shilpi Tiwari, a close aide to Irani is the latest to face the JNU heat.
- Mathura CBSE exams: Mass cheating during board exams was caught on camera.
- 03 March 78 Shaliwahan Shaka of Hindu Calender was started on this day.
- 03 March 1791 To create the US Mint, the U.S. Congress had passed a resolution on this day.
- 03 March 1857 Britain and France were declared war on China.
- 03 March 1982 Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", the great writer, nationalist and Urdu poet, died on this day.
- 03 March 1996 Haryana govt. had ban liquor vends and bars in rural areas
- India has taken its first step to tax the digital economy, Online ads of B2B would attract 6% ‘Google tax’.
- SC is keen to have a test for law graduates before they receive licence.
- Sensex have gain 400 points today in early trade on the expectation of RBI rate cut.
- Delhi govt wants to ban fatty food in school canteens on the health issues.
- Former bureaucrat claims that he was tortured and asked to sign on Ishrat affidavit.
- Forbes’ 2016 list: Bill Gates is still world’s richest man and Mukesh Ambani ranks 36th on the list.
- Documents show Osama has left $29 million wealth, he was scared of drones.
- Tata Motors has renamed its new hatchback Zica as Tiago after outbreak of Zika virus.
- 02 March 1568 Meerabai, saint poet, devotee of Krishna was passed away.
- 02 March 1903 The Martha Washington Hotel was opened for business in New York City on this day. It had 416 rooms and was the 1st hotel for women exclusively.
- 02 March 1952 Sindri Fertilizer Factory in Bihar, formally started by Nehru. It was the 1st Government owned company.
- 02 March 1994 Autonomous Hill Council for Leh in Laddakh was set up.
- 02 March 1997 Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar of Bangalore had developed India's 1st indigenously made HIV detection kit.
- FM Jaitley’s rural favour: Budget 2016 focuses on agriculture and social sectors.
- Petrol price cut by Rs 3 per litre where diesel price will go up by Rs 1.47.
- Nation wide academic sector feels that this budget will accelerate job creation.
- Infrastructure cess burdens on automakers so car prices may go up by Rs 1 lakh.
- 60% of EPF deposits would be taxed on withdrawal from after April 1st.
- CBSE exams started from today. In Jharkhand 60 students were caught using unfair means in exam.
- Nasa report says "Asteroid 2013 TX68" may impact Earth in 2017.
- 01 March 1498 Vasco de Gama landed in Mozambique in East Africa, on his way to India on this day.
- 01 March 1908 Tata Iron & Steel Company is the 1st steel company was established in India in Tatanagar.
- 01 March 1950 The population figure for India after independence was announced as 347,340,000.
- 1-March-1962 Gaya University in Bihar was renamed as Magadh University.
- 1-March-1998 Bharat Ratna was awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, expert of Carnatic musician on this day.
