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  • TODAY in HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 23
    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
  • Swimming Pool In A Church..!
    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
  • TODAY in HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 22
    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
  • Law in Motion - 13: Executive Magistrates
    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
  • Today in History September 21
    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
  • Mission Accomplished Sir..!
    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
  • Today in History September 20
    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
  • Today in History September 19
    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 -
  • Zoom Calls and Saying It Simply..!
    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
  • TODAY in HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 18
    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
  • Arrest and Judicial Custody (Jail) and Preventive Detention
    1. Arrest: Usually restraint of liberty by police and is a temporary measure. After arrest, the person is sent to the custody of the magistrate/court - judicial custody. Perhaps a special form of judicial
  • Changing my Security..!
    The watchman outside my gate was fast asleep. He was old, and wanting to return to his village, “We need to change the watchman!” I said as I glanced wearily from my window at his sleeping form.“What?”
  • TODAY in HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 17
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 17 Reuters 1935 - Manuel Quezon y Molina was elected first president of the Philippine Commonwealth, established under U.S. tutelage.
  • What’s the World Saying?
    A few days ago, I was asked to be a moderator on the new National Education Policy. The debate was conducted by the Atomic Energy Junior College in Tarapore. Much of the debate was on the three language formula
  • TODAY in HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 16
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 16 Reuters 1940 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Service Bill, making all American men between 21 and 35 liable
  • Life: Success and Happiness
    Chongboi Singson Kohima  Do you spend your time thinking about life? Do you ever try to find out its meaning and what it is all about? Apparently, it is my favorite thing to do though it is the thing t
  • Today in History September 15
    Reuters 1916 - Military tanks, originated by Sir Ernest Swinton, went into action for the first time as part of the Allied offensive at the Battle of the Somme. 1949 - Konrad Adenauer was elected first ch
  • And the Award Goes to..!
    And finally, the vaccine came out and every single person was given the antidote against the dreaded virus, and the world went back to business, and games, and politics and parties and weddings, just like the w
  • Anuradha Roy finds solitude in the Kumaon Himalayas
    Vishnu Makhijani  IANS Living far from the madding crowds in the cantonment town of Ranikhet in the Kumaon Himalayas that provides her solitude, "it's hard to believe" the number of dista
  • Today in History September 14
    Reuters 1901 - U.S. President William McKinley died from his wounds after being shot by an assassin on September 6. He was succeeded in office by Theodore Roosevelt. 1937 - Thomas Masaryk, Czech revolutio
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