The James Webb Space telescope is a space telescope scheduled to be launched this decade. It has been designed to study the first formed galaxies. It would be able to see objects lying up to 1.5 × 106 km away from the earth. A sun shield will protect the telescope from the heat of the …
K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam, premiered in April 2006 in Lahore broke the five-decade long ban on screening of Indian films in Pakistan. The movie is based on the doomed love story of the Mughal prince Salim (Jahangir) and Anarkali, a slave girl in the palace.
From 1978–1988, an image of Isaac Newton designed by Harry Eccleston appeared on Series D £1 banknotes issued by the Bank of England. Newton was shown on the reverse of the notes holding a book and along with that a telescope, a model of the solar system and a prism were also seen.
During the Quit India Movement, a parallel government was established in Tamluk, West Bengal, called the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar, an independent government. The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar was really active since it set up Police Stations, Military Departments, Courts and even a system for revenue collection. The Government functioned from December 17, 1942 to August 8, 1944. It was dissolved …
In India, after 160 years of the service, the telegram bid farewell on the 15th July, 2013. The origins of the telegram can be traced back to the smoke signals sent out and the light from the lighthouses for help during times of crisis. In 1793 a Frenchman named Claude Chappe devised a system using …
The winners of US open during 1974–1984 (eleven years) were all left-handed. The winners were the following: Jimmy Connors (USA) – 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 Manuel Orantes (Spain) – 1975 Guillermo Vilas (Argentina) – 1977 John McEnroe (USA) – 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984 Right-handed John Newcombe was the champion in 1973 and Ivan Lendl …
