Allahabad at 82.5º east (of Greenwich Meridian) longitude was picked as the central meridian for India‚ corresponding to a single time zone for the country at 5 hours and 30 minutes in advance of GMT. This went into force on January 1‚ 1906. However‚ Calcutta time was officially maintained as a separate time zone until 1948. Bombay time was maintained but only informally until about 1955. After independence and the partition of British India‚ Pakistan stayed on Indian Standard Time for three years
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In 1600‚ the East India Company acquired a charter from Queen Elizabeth I‚ granting it the sole right to trade with the East. The royal charter‚ however‚ could not prevent other European powers from entering the Eastern markets. By the time the first English ships sailed down the west coast of Africa‚ round the Cape of Good Hope‚ and crossed the Indian Ocean‚ the Portuguese had already established their presence in the western coast of India‚ and had their base in Goa. In fact‚ it was Vasco da Gama
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Repressive Colonial Policies The British had conquered India to promote their own political interest so followed many repressive policies. These policies become major barrier to India’s development. Some of these policies‚ especially those followed by Lord Lytton gave birth to nationalism. Lord Lytton was Viceroy from 1876-1880. The resentment against the British rule increased because of repressive measures. 1. In 1877 he organised a Grand Delhi Durbar to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress
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mutineers were captured‚ they were often killed on the spot. And many were executed in dramatic fashion. Formation Of INC The foundations of the Indian National Movement were laid by Suredranath Banerjee with the formation of Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876. The aim of the Association was to represent the views of the educated middle class‚ inspire the Indian community to take the value of united action. The Indian National Congress‚ was founded‚ with the help of A.O. Hume‚ a retired British
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When first reading Cervantes’ Don Quixote‚ one may easily assume Don Quixote had lost his sanity. He dreamed of traveling Spain‚ saving maidens from harm and bringing justice to all corners of the land. However‚ Don Quixote’s relatives‚ friends‚ and any people he encounters quickly conclude that Don Quixote can no longer form intelligent thoughts. Even the reader may fall into this misconception‚ however‚ beneath Don Quixote’s seemingly simple character lies a man with an ambition like many other
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Training Employment Pass (TEP) application process. TEP in F & B and Hotel industry TEP contract will be for 6 months‚ but extendable for another 6 months (No guarantee will be approved) Good quality candidates work in 4-5 stars hotel like Marriot‚ Conrad‚ Hilton‚ etc. Average quality candidates work in fast food joint like Long John‚ Burger King‚ etc. * Our net fee is $2300‚ market is selling in India at around $3000 * Salary - $700 SGD per month * Accommodation provided
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exceeding three months. Explicitly‚ the working conditions in the tea plantations were extremely bad. Accordingly‚ the workers were entirely helpless in the face of the organized and powerful European planters. In 1905‚ the printers’ Union at Calcutta and in 1907‚ the Postal Union at Bombay was established. In 1922‚ the indentured labor system involving migration of India Labor to other countries on contract basis was abolished as a result of a strong
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Introduction The first wheel may have been used for transport about 4‚000 years ago in India in the civilization of Harappa Mohenjo-Daro‚ it is said‚ but it was the 18th Century before the first horseless carriage actually hit the roads. Powered vehicles‚ however have been experimented with from as early as the 14th Century‚ several Italians having tried out wind driven cars‚ Leonardo da Vinci being one among them. It was after James Watt’s steam engine in 1705 that a powered vehicle was looked
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Group Bhansali was born in a jute trader’s house in Calcutta. After obtaining a degree in commerce‚ Bhansali became Chartered Accountant in 1980. In the same year‚ he started a financial consultancy firm‚ CRB Consultancy. CRB Consultancy soon managed to secure the business of providing issue management services to a few well-known companies in Calcutta. Though he made a lot of money‚ Bhansali found it difficult to find recognition in Calcutta. Bhansali then established ’CRB Consultants’‚ a private
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mortgage in favour of Brahmo Dutt‚ a money-lender carrying on business at Calcutta and elsewhere‚ to secure the repayment of Rs. 20‚000 at 12 per cent interest on some houses belonging to the respondent. The amount actually advanced is in dispute. At that time the respondent was an infant; and he did not attain twenty-one until the month of September following. Throughout the transaction Brahmo Dutt was absent from Calcutta‚ and the whole business was carried through for him by his attorney‚ Kedar
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