Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 21
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1916 - Emperor Franz Josef, ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire since 1848, died. His attack on Serbia helped to p
At the age of seventy-five my father was a computer wizard. In fact I remember so well dad teaching me the basics of the machine and its technology. He was a man who never slipped into a mode of ‘so much and
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 20
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1917 - A British force including 324 tanks struck at the German lines at Cambrai, the first big battle to involve tanks.
My neighbour who has a habit of poking his nose in my business, stood outside my house, as I dismantled the grill, unscrewed the heavy steel door, and opened the thick wooden shades, “What are you doing?” h
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 19
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1942 - Soviet Red Army troops began a huge counter-offensive against the Germans at Stalingrad in World War Two.
1946 - Th
Despite instructions, warnings and pleading from the government to abstain from lighting firecrackers, this Festival of Lights, the pleas fell largely on deaf ears. Dense smoke and deafening blasts of crackers
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 18
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1905 - Prince Charles of Denmark was elected first king of Norway after the restoration of its independence. He took the old
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[A] What happens when there are Cognizable as well as Non-Cognizable offences committed?
Sometimes, a report or information can disclose the commission of more than one offence, some of
“Yours is one helluva bloody country,” exclaimed my English friend as he walked out of the airport.“On the contrary,” I protested, “we are a very peace loving, non violent people.”“Then why all th
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 17
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1917 - Auguste Rodin, French sculptor of "The Thinker" and "The Kiss", died.
1954 - General Gamal Ab
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The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare many things. Things we have taken for granted, rights we should have fought for, issues that should have been addressed, and things that we were pro
A few days ago, two ex IAS officers spoke on, “Dissent in Democracy’ and since I was on the panel I said, that dissent was not just disagreement but someone stating, “Please listen to me! I too have a vie
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 16
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1933 - The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
1959 - The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 15
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1920 - The first meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations was held in Geneva.
1985 - Irish Prime Minister Garret F
A few years ago I watched astonished as Jeff, my huge, scary German- Shepherd dog, became a little pup and followed my nephew around the room, nuzzling into his ear and behaving as if he’d found a long lost f
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 13
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1903 - Camille Pissarro, prolific painter of the French Impressionist era, died.
1913 - The first modern elasticated brass
“Mama!”“Yes my son?”“The exit polls said, I and that thirty one year old boy would win in Bihar!”“I know my son, but they were wrong! On top of it you lost quite miserably!”“But the exit polls
Following are some of the major events to have occurred on November 12
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1912 - A search party found the remains of British explorer Captain Robert Scott and his companions after their ill-fated Sou
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1916 - Jeannette Rankin becomes first woman elected to U.S. Congress.
1917 - Russian Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin overthrew the provisional government of Alexander Kerensky in Petrograd.
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The quarreling in the house at the end of the road, had been going on throughout the night and finally the neighbours, unable to sleep called the police.“Sir,” said the inspector as he entered the house and