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However, the new Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly, was mandated to take effect on 26 January 1950, to commemorate the 1930 declaration. On that day in 1950, India became a republic. 26 January is now celebrated as Republic Day of India every year.
World Hindi Day (10 January) Hindi Day ( Hindi : हिन्दी दिवस , romanized : hindī divas ) is celebrated in some parts of India to commemorate the date 14 September 1949 on which a compromise was reached—during the drafting of the Constitution of India —on the languages that were to have official status in the Republic of ...
April – May: Buddha Purnima: Floating Buddhist festival that celebrates Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism (c. 563-483 BC). It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Buddhist calendar. [6] April 14: Ambedkar Jayanti: Fixed Honors B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), the father of Indian Constitution, who was born on April 14 ...
Nagaland Day: 1 December Statehood (1963) 1963 – Statehood given by State of Nagaland Act, 1962 [19] Odisha: Odisha Day: 1 April Formation (1936) 1912 – Founded as Province of Bihar and Orissa; 1936 – Divided to form Province of Orissa by Government of India Act 1935; 2011 – Renamed as Odisha by Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011 [20 ...
The adoption of English as official language along with Hindi was heavily criticized by pro-Hindi politicians like Jana Sangh's founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who demanded that Hindi should be made National language. [48] Soon after the Constitution was adopted on 26 January 1950, efforts were made to propagate Hindi for official usage.
The crash sent the taxi careening onto the sidewalk, where the vehicle hit the 51-year-old woman and two men, 44 and 49. The woman was “pinned” against a fence by the vehicle, a police source said
The Welsh-born Roberts, who served as Houston’s bodyguard from 1988 to 1995, spoke to the outlet ahead of the publication of his memoir Protecting Whitney, which is set to be released in January ...
Democratic political strategist James Carville, who has been openly critical of the Harris campaign since Democrats’ 2024 election losses, reflected on his failed prediction that Vice President ...