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  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 19
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 19   Reuters 1955 - Encircled by revolutionary forces, President Juan Peron of Argentina resigned and fled into exile.  
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 17
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 17 Reuters 1935 - Manuel Quezon y Molina was elected first president of the Philippine Commonwealth, established under U.S. tutelage. &
  • Curriculum and employability skills: A Siamese twin?
    By: K. Zubemo Humtsoe Director, Department of Business Administration,  St. Joseph’s College Autonomous, Jakhama With the rise in the number of educated population in Nagaland State, the State
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 16
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 16     Reuters 1940 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Service Bill, making all American men between 21
  • Today in History September 14
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 14:   1901 - U.S. President William McKinley died from his wounds after being shot by an assassin on September 6. He was
  • TODAY IN HISTORY
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 13   Reuters 1955 - The Soviet Union and West Germany agreed to establish diplomatic relations. 1993 - Israel and the Pale
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 12
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 12   Reuters 1940 - Four teenagers followed their dog when it disappeared down a hole near Lascaux, France, and discovered 17,000-ye
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 11
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 11   Reuters 1922 - A British mandate was proclaimed in Palestine. It came into effect at the end of the month, despite Arab prote
  • Is Ladakh part of Buddhist ring encircling China?
    Saeed Naqvi  IANS  Hardline Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have celebrated the creation of a new Buddhist entity in Ladakh. It is an optical illusion that Jammu and Kashmir has been neatly divide
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 10
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 10   Reuters 1945 - Vidkun Quisling, head of the puppet government set up by the Nazis in Norway in World War Two, was found guilt
  • The Past, Present and Future
    “The world of today, no one wants to fail and be defeated but many fail Failing to Recognised, on how to succeed and be victorious in these ages of cut-throat competition”   R. Hingba Paul A
  • Today in History September 7
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 7:   1901 - The Boxer Rebellion, which attempted to drive all foreigners out of China, officially ended with the signing of the Pe
  • Today in History – September 6
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 6: (REUTERS)   1901 - U.S. president William McKinley was shot by the anarchist Leon Czolgosz while attending the Pan American
  • Package and Practices of Sesame (Sesamum Indicum L.)
    T. Jamir, LK Baishya, N Walling,  LJ Bordoloi & DJ Rajkhowa   Introduction Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is the oldest indigenous oilseed crop, with longest history of cultivation in India.
  • Weather based integrated agro advisory for the month of September
    Agro Met Field Unit ICAR, Jharnapani  
  • Eat pumpkin, stay healthy
    Dr. N.Khumdemo Ezung Senior Scientist and head (i/c) KVK (ICAR), Kiphire The word “Pumpkin” is derived from the Greek word “Pepon” which means “large melon”. The French changed the word “pe
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 05
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Sept 05   Reuters 1905 - The Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire) was signed, ending the Russo-Japanese War. Russia ceded Port Arthur t
  • India's human traffickers escaping punishment as data shows few convictions
    Anuradha Nagaraj Thomson Reuters Foundation Less than 1% of Indians charged with slavery offences during the past decade were convicted, research showed on Tuesday, as anti-slavery campaigners called fo
  • On the front lines of climate change in world's northernmost town
    Alex Fraser Reuters Icebergs float liked doomed islands past the small boat as it makes its way through a fjord filled with the slush of a melting glacier. Occasionally, as the warming waters dissolve t
  • TODAY in HISTORY: September 04
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 04   Reuters 1914 - Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope, becoming Benedict XV.   1925 - The U.S. dirigi