by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 18, 2021 | Persons in the News
Indian-origin American Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest-ever chess grandmaster in the world at 12 years, four months and 25 days. He broke the long-standing record, held by Sergey Karjakin, who was 12 years and seven months old when he attained the title. India’s...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 5, 2021 | Persons in the News
On June 18, 2021, iconic sprinter Milkha Singh, popularly known flying sikh, breathed his last at the age of 91 in the presence of his family members and several dignitaries. He was cremated with full state honours. His death marks the end of an era in which his...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 1, 2021 | Persons in the News
Noted Malayalam writer U.A. Khader, died of cancer in Kozhikode on December 12, 2020. He was 85. He is known for his progressive and secular outlook on life and literature. He was deeply interested in writing as well as painting even during his school days. His early...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 1, 2021 | Persons in the News
Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American, is one of the 18 astronauts selected by NASA and European Space Agency to serve as crew commander for SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He became the fourth person of Indian origin to go to...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 22, 2021 | Persons in the News
The gold medallist Olympian, Anju Bobby George, has made a wonderful revelation that she achieved all her sporting success with a single functional kidney, despite having a family history of allergy to medicines. She made history by winning the bronze medal in long...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 22, 2021 | Persons in the News
An Indian-American kid of just 15, Gitanjali Rao, was selected from more than 5,000 American nominees, aged 8 to 16, as TIME’s first ever Kid of the Year on December 3, 2020, for her “astonishing work using technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated...
