Amlan Borgohain, who already is the national record-holders at 200m, now has the national record-holder at 100m as well. The 24-year-old from Assam broke the six-year old national record for 100m (10.26s by Amiya Kumar Mallick) by running 10.25 seconds (wind +1.8, legal) at 87th all-India inter-Railway athletics championships in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. Borgohain’s […]
The Ambubachi Mela is one of the largest gatherings in eastern India, the most significant annual festival of the Kamakhya temple, which is held every June. It is more of a ritual of austerity, although Shakti rites will be taking place. The belief is Kamakhya is the mother cult, the Shakti. The event of Ambubachi
India had a successful outing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning a total of 61 medals: India rank 4th place in the Commonwealth Games 2022. Gold Medal Winners Athlete(s) Sport/Category Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting – Women’s 49kg Jeremy Lalrinnunga Weightlifting – Men’s 67kg Achinta Sheuli Weightlifting – Men’s 73kg PV Sindhu Badminton – Women’s Singles
The Constitution of India succeeded the Government of India Act (1935) on January 26, 1950, and became India’s governing document. The Constitution proclaimed India a fully independent republic within the Commonwealth of Nations after over 200 years of foreign control. The Constitution of India made the President of India the head of the Indian Union.
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The Simon Commission, created by the British Government in 1927 to assess the 1919 Government of India Act for constitutional progress in India, was completely British, which led to widespread protests and illustrated India’s great opposition to colonialism that decided their future without Indian presence or voice in the matter. This article will study the
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia between eight member states: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The organization was established in Dhaka, on 8 December, 1985, and is headquartered in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is aimed at
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