Teachers' Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country's first Vice President (1952-1962) who went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967), a scholar, philosopher, Bharat Ratna awardee, Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch of Britain passed away at the age of 96. She reigned for 70 years and 7 months to be exact, which is longer than any other monarch in British history.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the West Bengal government to pay Rs 3,500 crore as 'compensation' for violating the norms for the management of solid and liquid waste.