As fair play evolved and even warfare rules changed from barbaric methods to slightly more civilized ways, certain unsporting practices were frowned on, and finally declared as foul. In sports, one of them, was
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Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 28 Reuters 1902 - The French novelist Emile Zola died. 1939 - Warsaw, Poland surrenders to Germans after weeks of resistance. 1-
Hutuzo Lohe Department of History, Phek Govt College COVID -19 is a novel coronavirus they said, so the solution for this awful problem will take time. With the outbreak of the unprecedented COVID-19 the wo
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Reuters 1917 - Hilaire-Germaine-Edgar Degas, French artist known as one of the greatest 19th century French artists, died. 1922 - King Constantine I of Greece abdicated. He was king from 1913-17 and from
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Reuters 1907 - New Zealand becomes dominion within British Empire. 1937 - American blues singer Bessie Smith died after a car crash. 1997 - Mafia boss Salvatore Riina and 23 of his closest associates w
And as cricket our passionate, frenzied, national sport starts, I know soon there will be an Indo-Pak match to get all our Covid frustration anger out. To most fans, spectators and their countrymen, an Indo-Pak-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 25 Reuters 1926 - Slavery Convention signed by 20 states at League of Nations. 1932 - The Spanish region of Catalonia was granted
It was early one morning the people of New York, some of them anyway heard the Statue of Liberty had been speaking to someone down below, the previous night. A drunk, who had made his home on the same island, t-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 24 Reuters 1932 - Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi agrees Poona Pact to end fast. 1988 - Canadian Ben Johnson set a 100 metres world
And as I heard about the building collapse in Mumbai, with sixteen dead and counting, and other concrete structures crumbling during the rains, I hear knowing voices asking, “Why do they stay in such building-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 23 Reuters 1896 - Queen Victoria becomes longest-reigning British monarch. 1912 - Silent film director Mack Sennett's first &q
The busy architect picked up his ringing phone, ““Yes Father?” he asked, “What can I do for you?”“I am in a fix,” said the worried voice of the priest.“Why? Has your church collapsed? Is the roo-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 22 Reuters 1914 - German U-boats sank the British cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy in the North Sea in World War One, killing mo
Rupin Sharma, IPS As per the Criminal Procedure Code, the allocation of magisterial functions is divided into two categories of Magistrates - “Judicial Magistrates” under the control of High Cour-
Reuters 1939 - In Romania, Prime Minister Armand Calinescu was murdered by the fascist Iron Guard. 1964 - Malta became independent after 164 years of British rule. 1976 - Former Chilean cabinet ministe
And as I hear about our brave soldiers fighting for the country in the cold heights against a brutal Chinese army, I am reminded of a young Indian army officer serving in the dangerous Jammu and Kashmir region-
Reuters 1928 - The Grand Fascist Council became Italy's supreme legislative body, replacing the Chamber of Deputies. 1979 - Emperor Bokassa of the Central African Empire was deposed by former Presiden
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Reuters 1955 - Encircled by revolutionary forces, President Juan Peron of Argentina resigned and fled into exile. 1961 - Jamaica voted in a referendum to secede from the West Indies Federation. 1985 -
With so many Zoom calls being made and many people wanting to speak on different subjects I find quite a few speakers trying to impress their audience with the kind of language they use, especially in using hig-
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 18 Reuters 1961 - Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish statesman and Secretary-General of the United Nations, was killed in a plane crash in what
