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4 days ago · Param Vir Chakra. The Bharat Ratna ( Hindi pronunciation: [bʰaːɾət̪ rət̪nə]; Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.
1 day ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ." [3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom ...
2 days ago · Beechdean. Best finish. DNF ( 2010) Class wins. 0. Nigel Ernest James Mansell, CBE ( / ˈmænsəl /; born 8 August 1953) is a British retired racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship ( 1992) and the CART Indy Car World Series ( 1993 ). Mansell was the reigning F1 champion when he moved to CART, becoming the first person to ...
2 days ago · Google Translate is a web-based free-to-user translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [11] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation service. [11] The input text had to be translated into English first before ...
2 days ago · Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian multinational telecommunications services company based in New Delhi. It operates in 18 countries across South Asia and Africa, as well as the Channel Islands. Currently, Airtel provides 5G, 4G and LTE Advanced services throughout India. Currently offered services include fixed-line ...
2 days ago · Mary Therese Winifred Robinson ( Irish: Máire Mhic Róibín; [2] née Bourke; born 21 May 1944) is an Irish politician who served as the seventh president of Ireland, holding the office from December 1990 to September 1997. She was the country's first female president. Robinson had previously served as a senator in Seanad Éireann from 1969 to ...
Apr 28, 2024 · Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918. His actual first name was Rolihlahla, but because he attended school, the teacher gave him an English name to make it easier. She gave him “Nelson”, and it stuck with him. He was born in Transkei, which at the time was part of South Africa. Nelson was born into Thimbu royal family, and his father ...
