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Did You Know? A person born on February 29 may be called a "leapling" or a "leap year baby". In non-leap years, some leaplings celebrate their birthday on either February 28 or March 1, while others only observe birthdays on the authentic date every 4 years. Famously born on the 29th in 1692, John Byrom (shown), was an English poet and the inventor of a revolutionary system of shorthand.

National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery, Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

On February 28 1928, Sir C.V. Raman announced the discovery of the Raman Effect. For this, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. The Raman Effect led to the growth of a new discipline, Raman Spectroscopy, which has now become a powerful tool for a wide range of scientific investigations and industrial applications

Airtel has started the countdown to the nationwide launch of its mobile wallet solution. Airtel Money, launched in January 2011 as a pilot in Chennai and Delhi/ NCR, has opened its doors to Airtel customers all across India, ahead of the official launch of the service tomorrow. Registration for the Express account is free and enables the user to make utility payments and purchase rail/ flight tickets on various portals online. An Express account comes with a daily limit as well as maximum account balance of Rs. 10,000. A customer can upgrade to a Power account by paying Rs. 50 as a processing fee and filling the necessary paperwork at the nearest authorized Airtel money outlet or Airtel relationship centre. Power accounts get enhanced privileges like ability to pay for movie tickets, shopping and other extras like insurance premium, subscriptions & donations. Power accounts can also transfer money to other Airtel Money customers as well any bank account via NEFT transfer. Power acc

a list of the 14 ministers of the First Cabinet,[2][3][4][5] Name Portfolio Comments Jawaharlal Nehru External Affairs, Commonwealth Relations, Scientific Research Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel Home, Information and Broadcasting, States Dr. Rajendra Prasad Food and Agriculture President Maulana Abul kalam Azad Education Muslim John Mathai Railways and Transport Christian Sardar Baldev Singh defence Sikh Babu Jagajivan Ram Labour Born in " Dalit" Cast Cooverji Hormusji Bhabha Commerce Member of Parsi community Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Communication Muslim Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Health First woman in Indian Cabinet, Christian Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Law Born in " Dalit" Cast, Known Adversary of Congress.[1] R. K. Shanmukham Chetty Finance Known Adversary of Congress.[1] Syama Prasad Mookerjee Industries and Supplies Known Adversary of Congress.[1] N.V. Gadgil Works, Mines and Power

Venues The annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Program since 2003 has been organized in the following cities: 2003 1st Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2004 2nd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2005 3rd Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Mumbai 2006 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Hyderabad 2007 5th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2008 6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2009 7th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Chennai 2010 8th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2011 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas New Delhi 2012 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Jaipur

mi·ca (m k ) n. Any of a group of chemically and physically related aluminum silicate minerals, common in igneous and metamorphic rocks, characteristically splitting into flexible sheets used in insulation and electrical equipment.