Congress party sold Mining ministry in 1956: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

Oct 06, 2025

Serajuddin and Co., a prominent mining company in the mid-20th century, was particularly known for securing lucrative leases on manganese ore.

3-time gold medallist at 1956 Olympics Bobby Morrow dies at 84

May 31, 2020

Quai Antoine [Monaco], May 31 : American sprinter Bobby Joe Morrow who won three gold medals in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics died at the...

Australian athletics icon John Landy dies aged 91

Feb 26, 2022

Canberra [Australia], February 26 : The 1956 Olympic bronze medallist, former world 1500m and mile record-holder John Landy has died at the age of...

Veteran Malayalam actor, writer and filmmaker Sreenivasan passes away at 69

Dec 20, 2025

Born on April 6, 1956, in Patyam near Thalassery in Kerala's Kannur district, Sreenivasan emerged as one of the most influential voices in Malayalam...

BRO undertakes renovation of twin-tube Jawahar tunnel in J-K; to re-open for public in Dec

Nov 21, 2024

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has carried out extensive renovations of the 1956-built 2.5 km-long twin-tube Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir (J-K).

UGC cautions students, parents against university providing degree courses in violation of UGC Act, 1956

May 27, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 27 : The University Grants Commission on Friday observed that the All India Institute of Public and Physical Health Sciences...