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The Japan angle behind August 15 as date of India's Independence DayIndia's Independence Day: On August 15, 1947, India declared independence, a date chosen by Lord Mountbatten due to its link to his WWII tr...
Former UK PM Attlee believed Bengal may opt to be separate country in 1947: Declassified documentsAttlee told Ambassador Douglas he wanted elected representatives from Punjab and Bengal to decide which of the two major dominions these pr...
Joseph Stalin was instrumental in killing Netaji: Subramanian SwamyAddressing an event organized by Sanskritik Gaurav Sangstha at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhavan here, Swamy said that Bose had sought shelter ...
BSF food row: Military's gripe over meals is nothing new; here's what history tells usArmies march on their stomachs, said Napoleon Bonaparte (his actual words were ‘C’est le soupe qui fait le soldat’ or ‘it’s the soup that m...
Review 'Abode Under the Dome': Marvellously produced, a weighty addition to libraryPresident Pranab Mukherjee is arguably the most political president India has had, excluding neither Rajendra Prasad nor Giani Zail Singh.
Parliamentary system 'ill-suited' for India: Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor said that it was difficult for Parliamentary system to work in a country as populous and as diverse as India.
'Nehru letter' calling Bose war criminal starts Congress-BJP rowCongress spokesperson Anand Sharma angrily called the letter "fake and mischievous" and aimed at maligning the party.
Congress indulging in petty politics, ignored Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's contribution: BJPBJP today accused Congress of doing "petty politics" over the issue of making public files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and deman...
British Raj analysed how to treat Bose, five days after air crashFull five days after Subhas Chandra Bose was reported killed in a 1945 air crash, a top official of the British Raj had weighed the pros an...
Disruption in RS will cost the country heavily: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley said if the Upper House repeatedly overrules the directly elected Lok Sabha, it will hurt the will of the people.
How Winston Churchill, the war time hero failed in peaceIndian independence rode on a huge win for the British Labour Party in 1945, where Winston Churchill failed as a peace time politician.
Comparisons of Narendra Modi to world leaders inevitable; but he is here to stamp his own personalityParallels between personalities across space and time are often expressions of visceral emotions, likes and dislikes felt by observers.
MPs vote Margaret Thatcher best UK PM in surveyIron lady Margaret Thatcher has been voted the most successful post-war British Prime Minister by lawmakers in a survey in which Winston Ch...
Problem-solving top bosses can become redundant after crises: StudyExtraordinary situations demand extraordinary leadership. But once the situation is diffused, the very remarkable traits in a leader can at...
It will be the same charitable culture after Ratan Tata retires: Lord BhattacharyyaLord Bhattacharyya, who was a member of panel that chose Mistry as chairman of Tata group, says same culture will continue in the company.
- ‘It wasn’t easy getting help from government departments to study Subhash Chandra Bose’
Tapan Chattopadhyay spoke about how Netaji shook up the British Raj, the Indian National Army (INA) - and why many remain ignorant of Bose`...
- Client weds Agency: To have and to hold
Is it still possible to enjoy a long and happy client-agency marriage?