Today’s Motto: ‘A loving heart is the truest wisdom’

This is Your Day-TODAY: Take a Determined Step Forward and Make History! 

‘Time cannot be stored; use it or waste it’

On this day, May 26………

1739 – Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah (pic credit-worldatlas.com).

1993 – The Centre decides to implement the Mandal Commission recommendation to provide 27% reservation for the socially and educationally backward classes in the Central Services from 15th June.

1999 – India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

2009 – North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community.

2014 – The Nigerian government announces that it has located the 270-plus girls abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram, but it cannot rescue the girls yet due to fears that the abductors will kill them if the military attempts a direct confrontation.

2014 – Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister of India.

2015 – Hackers steal personal data for about 100,000 taxpayers after breaking into a U.S. Internal Revenue Service system that allows taxpayers to retrieve previous tax returns; the data can be used to file tax refund claims and commit identity theft.

2022 – A Hindi novel “Tomb of Sand”, written by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell, wins the International Booker Prize for the first time.

Born…. 11907 – Mahadevi Varma, A most popular Chhayavadi, Khadi Boli  and Hindi writer, poet, novelist and veteran Freedom Fighter. She wrote Adhunik Meera, Deepshikha, Saraswati etc. She was awarded Padma Vibhushan,  Jnanpeeth  Award and  Sahitya  Akademy Fellowship.

1954 – Murali, Malyalam actor, producer, and politician. Who made films Akashadoodhu, Ulladkkam, Dhanam, Shesham etc.  Won 4 State film awards Was CPI (M) leader as well (pic credit-ar.inspiredpencil.com).

RIP….  1908 – Mirzā Ghulām Ahmad, was an Indian religious leader and thefounder of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam. He was born in Qadian near Gurdaspur and his followers are also known as Qadianees. As of 2016 the Community has been established in 209 countries and territories of the world with concentrations in South Asia, West Africa, East Africa and Indonesia. Estimated population is 15 to 20 million (pic credit-Wikipedia).

You may have known….  Despite being the largest animal on earth the blue whale cannot swallow anything bigger than a beach ball.                                                                                                                  2.  In ancient Rome,  aged urine was used to clean clothes and dye fabrics. Some people even used it as toothpaste. At the time, collecting human urine was a common practice in order to take advantage of its cleaning properties. One Roman emperor, Vespasian, even taxed the stuff.

   {Compiled by Lt. Ge. (R) Raj Kadyan}