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Vikrant Massey Announced Retirement from Acting in 2025
24-12-02
  • Vikrant Massey, 37, announces his retirement after two decades in the entertainment industry.
  • Known for acclaimed performances in 12th Fail, The Sabarmati Report, and Sector 36.
  • Shared an Instagram note expressing gratitude, citing personal priorities as a husband, father, and son.
  • Will complete two final films set for release in 2025 before retiring.
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Allu Arjun’s wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Dubai unveiled
24-03-30
  • The actor got his own wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Dubai.
  • The wax statue is dressed in his iconic red jacket from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo while pulling off the ‘thaggede le’ gesture from Pushpa.
  • He is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema.
  • He has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014.
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Know about: PV Narasimha Rao
24-02-09
  • Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was an Indian lawyer and politician.
  • He served as the 9th prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996.
  • He is known for introducing Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation (LPG) reforms to India's economy.
  • He was the 1st person from south India to become PM of India.
  • He was a freedom fighter, took part in Hyderabad's Vande Mataram movement in 1930s.
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Know about: Chaudhary Charan Singh
24-02-09
  • Chaudhary Charan Singh was an Indian politician & freedom fighter.
  • He served as the 5th prime minister of India & 5th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
  • Charan Singh followed Mahatma Gandhi in non-violent struggle for independence & was imprisoned in 1930 for breaking salt laws.
  • He was again imprisoned in 1940 for Individual Satyagraha.
  • He is referred to as the "Champion of India's peasants"
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Know about: Dr. MS Swaminathan
24-02-09
  • Dr. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian agricultural scientist and plant geneticist.
  • He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for introducing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
  • He received:
    1. Padma Shri (1967)
    2. Ramon Magsaysay Award (1971)
    3. Padma Bhushan (1972)
    4. World Food Prize (1987)
    5. Padma Vibhushan (1989)
    6. Bharat Ratna (2024)
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Person in News: Zakir Hussain
24-02-08
  • Ustad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor.
  • He was awarded Padma Shri in 1988, Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Vibhushan in 2023.
  • He won the Grammy in the Contemporary World Music Album category in 2024 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1990.
  • President Murmu paid floral tributes to Dr Zakir Hussain on his birth anniversary.
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Shri Sanjay Verma
24-02-02
  • Shri Sanjay Verma was sworn in as a Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
  • He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 1990 batch.
  • He has served as India's Ambassador to Spain, Andorra, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and the African Union, among other positions.
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Satnam Singh Sandhu
24-02-01
  • President Droupadi Murmu nominated Chandigarh University Chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu to the Rajya Sabha.
  • Satnam Singh Sandhu is a noted educationist and social worker who has been serving people at the grassroots level.
  • He is known for his philanthropic work and efforts towards promoting national integration and working extensively with the Indian diaspora abroad.
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3rd January: 294th birth anniversary of Rani Velu Nachiyar
24-01-03
  • Queen Rani Velu Nachiyar of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, known as "Veeramangai", was the first Indian queen to confront the East India Company.
  • She trained in combat, mastered several languages, and led after her husband was killed in battle against the East India Company.
  • With Hyder Ali's support and a broader coalition, she fought the British after eight years of strategic planning.
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IPS Anand Mishra resigned, aims for freedom and social service
23-12-29
  • IPS officer Anand Mishra, part of the SIT on Manipur ethnic clash, resigns to pursue a life of "freedom and independence."
  • Mishra, dubbed "Assam's Singham" on social media, submitted his resignation letter to the chief secretary on December 18.
  • The 2011 batch IPS officer expressed his desire to work for the betterment of people in his native village in Bihar.
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Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul retired on 25th December
23-12-27
  • Sanjay Kishan Kaul served as SC judge from 2017 to 2023 and as ex officio executive chairman of NALSA.
  • He was Chief Justice of Madras High Court and Punjab and Haryana High Court, as well as a judge of the Delhi High Court.
  • Kaul delivered notable judgments, including ruling affirming Privacy as a Fundamental Right, and upholding Freedom of Speech in a case involving artist M F Husain.
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December 27, 2023: 200th birthday of Louis Pasteur
23-12-27
  • December 27 commemorates the 200th birthday of Louis Pasteur.
  • Louis Pasteur is renowned for his breakthroughs in the principle of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.
  • He invented pasteurization, a process of heating beverages like milk and wine to between 60 and 100 °C to kill most bacteria and molds.
  • Pasteur’s last major work was developing the first vaccine for rabies.
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Charan Singh: The Kisan Leader and Champion of Land Reforms
23-12-23
  • Charan Singh served as India's PM from 1979-1980.
  • His commitment to land reforms and fight against the exploitation by affluent landowners, or zamindars, highlighted profound issues within India's rural economy.
  • Through publications such as 'Abolition of Zamindari' and 'India's Poverty and its Solution', Singh sought to shed light on the essential issues faced by farmers.
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Women’s rights champion Dr. Mohini Giri passed away at 86.
23-12-23
  • Dr. Mohini Giri, a women's rights activist who served as Chair of the National Commission for Women has passed away at the age of 86.
  • She founded the War Widows Association in 1972, drawing national and international attention to the often overlooked issues faced by widows.
  • Her multifaceted contributions and relentless pursuit of women's empowerment earned her the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
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Death Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: 15th December
23-12-15
  • PM Modi has paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his Punya Tithi.
  • Sardar Patel was an Indian independence nationalist who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India.
  • He organised Kheda, Borsad and Bardoli non-violent civil disobedience satyagraha against the British Raj.
  • His work towards national integration made him recognized as the "Iron Man of India"
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Birth Anniversary of Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India
23-12-11
  • The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to Shri Pranab Mukherjee on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
  • Pranab Mukherjee was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017.
  • He was born in 11th December 1935.
  • He was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 2019.
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4th December: Birth anniversary of former president R. Venkataraman
23-12-04
  • Ramaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India.
  • He was born in Rajamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.
  • He was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement.
  • He also served as Union Finance Minister and Defence Minister.
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3rd December: Birth anniversary of former president Rajendra Prasad
23-12-04
  • Rajendra Prasad served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962, the only president to serve two consecutive full terms.
  • In Indian independence movement, he was detained during Salt Satyagraha and Quit India movement.
  • A key figure in drafting India's Constitution, Prasad served as President of the Constituent Assembly.
  • In 1947, he was India's first Minister of Food & Agriculture.
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Shital Mahajan: First Woman to Skydive from 21,500 ft Near Mt Everest
23-11-15
  • Indian skydiver Shital Mahajan jumped off a helicopter from the height of 21,500 ft in front of the world's highest peak, Mt Everest.
  • She became the first woman to do so. Mahajan landed at Kalapatthar peak at an altitude 17,444ft. 
  • Mahajan is a well-known Indian skydiver who holds several skydiving records and is the recipient of the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2001.
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'Snakeman of India' Romulus Whitaker's memoir to release in January
23-11-13
  • Wildlife conservationist Romulus Whitaker will come out with his memoirs in January in which he talks about how his love affair with 'fierce creatures' began at a tender age when he kept a pet python in a tin trunk under his bed in boarding school.
  • "Snakes, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll" is the name of his memoir.
  • The book is being published by HarperCollins India.
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