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Motto for Today: ‘Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather.’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Nov. 26..........
1703 - During the "Great Storm" more than 8,000 people perished and the first Eddystone lighthouse - 14 miles south of Plymouth,…
Asim Munir named as Pak’s new army chief
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has nominated Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the count
ry's new chief of army staff, the information minister said on Thursday.
The prime minister exercised his constitutional…
Kabul mosque faces deadly shooting, 5 killed
Kabul: Five members of a family were shot dead and another was injured in a shooting inside a mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran said.
An armed man carrying a pistol opened fire on…
Britain to send SL asylum seekers to Rwanda
Colombo: Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean controlled by Britain, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office has said.
More than 200 Sri…
Morality Police: Two prominent Iranian actresses arrested
Tehran: Two prominent Iranian actresses have been arrested for publicly supporting mass anti-government protests.
Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi are accused of collusion and acting against Iran's authorities, the BBC quoted Irna news…
TN opener Jagadeeshan hits 15 sixes to break several world records
Bengaluru: Tamil Nadu batsman Narayan Jagadeesan on Monday shattered all major world records in men's list A cricket during his innings of 277 off 141 balls against Arunachal Pradesh at Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday.
He broke the…
Nepal elections: Brisk polling reported for Parliament and States assemblies on Sunday
Kathmandu: Voting has started in Nepal on Sunday to elect new House of Representatives of the federal parliament and seven provincial assemblies.
Voters were seen lining up at some polling stations as the voting began at 7:00 am local…
Ashwin retorts to Shastri’s comments, says ‘everyone needs break’
New Delhi: Taking on former India coach Ravi Shastri for his cryptic remarks on coach Rahul Dravid and senior players taking frequent breaks, Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday bluntly said everyone needs a break and things can be interpreted…
Ayatollah Khomeini’s ancestral home set on fine by protesters in Iran
Tehran: Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of Khomein being set ablaze, BBC…
Motto for Today: ‘Not knowing is not a shame; not asking is’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Nov. 19...........
1850 - The first U.S. patent for magic lantern slides made of glass plate was issued to their inventor Frederick Langenheim of…
Lebanese MPs fail to elect president for 6th time
Beirut: Lebanese lawmakers have failed to elect the country's president for the sixth time, as none of the candidates secured enough votes, media reported on Thursday.
According to the Lebanese constitution, a presidential candidate must…
Tehran court awards death sentence to a rioter, protestor
Tehran: A Tehran court on Sunday issued a death sentence linked to "riots," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said.
Iran has been rocked by nationwide protests since the death of Jina Mahsa Amini in police custody. The 22-year-old woman…
Mamata: Those who don’t like Bengal are conspiring and trying to malign the State
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said those who don’t like Bengal are conspiring and trying to malign the State.
" They keep looking for ways how to malign Trinamool Congress. When I was the Railways Minister,…
Motto for Today: ‘Go confidently in the direction of your dreams’
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Nov.14........
1666 - The English physician, Samuel Pepys, made a record in his diary describing Richard Lower making the first documented blood…
Benjamin Netanyahu to form next govt in Israel
Israeli forces detain 5 terror suspects in West Bank
Blast in central Istanbul kills 6 people, injures 81
Ankara: The Sunday explosion in central Istanbul left four people dead and 38 injured, the governor of the Turkish capital, Ali Yerlikaya, said.
The blast occurred on the pedestrian tourist street Istiklal on Sunday afternoon.
"According…
Nihal Baig, an Aerospace engineer takes IRONMAN 70.3 Goa title
Panaji: Nihal Baig (28), Pune-based aerospace engineer beat the defending champion Bisworjit Saikhom of the Indian Army to win the second edition of IRONMAN 70.3 Goa held here on Sunday.
The event saw a total of 1,450 triathletes take part…
Pak parleys: Senior most officer to be new Army chief
London: After meetings between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif here, it has been decided to appoint the military’s senior-most officer as the next army chief, Geo News reported on Saturday.
The…
18 persons die in minibus crash in North Egypt
Cairo: At least 18 people died and six more sustained injuries after a minibus crashed in the province of Dakahlia in Egypt's north, the country's ministry of social solidarity said on Saturday.
According to the authorities, the vehicle…
Motto for Today: ‘Confidence comes not from always being right, but not fearing to be…
This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History!
On this day, Nov.13........
1851 - The first public message was sent on the submarine telegraph cable under the English Channel between Dover, England and Calais,…
