The day of 7 January and December is known for many important events in the country and the world. Let us know what is special in the history of this day
In 2020, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launched the Vajra platform to make payments faster and secure. The platform is based on blockchain technology. In 2020, Ravindra Nath Mahato was unanimously elected Speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly. In 2020, Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ written on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2020, the Central Government presented the first ‘International Yoga Day Media Award’ to several media houses. The purpose of this honor is to underline the contribution of media in spreading the message of Yoga. In 2010, an almost 22-hour long encounter between terrorists holed up in a hotel and security forces at the historic Lal Chowk in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir ended with the killing of two terrorists. In 2009, Ramalengam Raju, chairman of IT company Satyam, resigned from his post. In 2008, President Pratibha Patil administered the oath of office to Vinod Rai as the Comptroller and Auditor General. In 1987, Kapil Dev completed three hundred wickets in Test cricket. Indira Gandhi returned to power in 1980 with an overwhelming majority. In 1929, Mother Teresa reached Calcutta and started medical work for the poor and sick people. In 1859, trial was started against Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar (II) in the case of his involvement in the Sepoy Mutiny. In 1761, Afghan ruler Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat.
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1981 – Krishnan Sasikiran – a well-known Indian chess player. 1979 – Bipasha Basu – an actress of Hindi films. 1967 – Irrfan Khan – was a famous actor of Indian Hindi cinema and television. 1961 – Supriya Pathak, Indian actress 1957 – Reena Roy – Hindi film actress 1955 – Mamta Shankar – Indian film actress. 1950 – Shanta Sinha – Internationally renowned Indian anti-child labor activist. 1947 – Shobha De, Indian writer 1935 – Shashikala Kakodkar – was the former second Chief Minister of Goa. 1934 – Suresh Chandra Gupta – Indian scientist. 1932 – Ubaid Siddiqui – Indian National Research Professor and founder-director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. 1922 – Pierre Rampal, French flautist. 1917 – R. Of. Bijapure – was an Indian classical instrumentalist. 1893 – Janaki Devi Bajaj – was a staunch supporter of the Gandhian lifestyle. 1851 – George Abraham Grierson – famous historian, English litterateur and explorer.
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2018 – Baldev Vanshi – was a contemporary poet and writer. 2017 – Mario Soares – Former President of Portugal 2016 – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed – Former ninth Chief Minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. 1966 – Bimal Roy – a great film director of Hindi films.