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On This Day, June 5: D-Day, Operation Blue Star, RFK assassination, AIDS epidemic, Marshall Plan and other key eventsOn This Day, June 5, history witnessed several defining moments across war, politics and social change. The date is associated with the D-D...
Congress to hold convention against Centre’s move to replace MGNREGAThe All India Congress Committee will hold a convention on Thursday. Workers and activists linked to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empl...
Ex-Chile President receives Indira Gandhi Peace Prize from Sonia Gandhi: What the award means and why she was chosenFormer Chilean President Michelle Bachelet received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. Sonia Gandhi praised Ba...
Barenboim and Awwad win Indira Gandhi Peace prize for Israel-Palestine conflict resolution effortsBarenboim is renowned for performing with and directing some of the leading orchestras in the world. Apart from his musical achievements, h...
Explosive Kissinger comments make it back to headlines following his deathIn July 2005, the US Department of State declassified the said recorded communications between former US President Richard Nixon and Kissin...
Covid warriors given Indira Gandhi Peace PrizeLauding the role of doctors, paramedics and others, she said, "They battled a disease of which nothing was known, a virus that respected no...
Women's World Boxing C'ships: Lovlina Borgohain adds fourth gold to India's tallyShe defeated Australian boxer Caitlin Parker 5-2 to take the top prize in the 75 kg category and win her first-ever World Championship gold...
NGO Pratham awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and DevelopmentSet up in 1995 in Mumbai by Madhav Chavan and Farida Lambay, Pratham has sought to give practical shape to its belief that every child shou...
British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize at online eventThe award consists of a monetary prize of Rs 25 lakh along with a citation.
Read Rushdie's book to know about Nehru-Gandhis: BJP on Savarkar bookThe book "Veer Savarkar, Kitne 'Veer'?" questioned Savarkar's patriotism and claimed that he and Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse w...
Former PM Manmohan Singh to get Indira Gandhi peace prizeAccording to a statement from the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, Singh was unanimously chosen for the award by an international jury chaired...
Manmohan Singh presents Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2015 to UNHRCSingh, who is trustee of IGMT, gave the prize to UNHCR India Chief of Mission, Yasuko Shimizu, in the presence of the trust's Chairperson S...
S A V Satya Murty appointed as new IGCAR DirectorNoted scientist S A V Satya Murty has been appointed as Director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam.
Murli Deora, the trusted loyalist of the GandhisIn a career that spanned three decades, Deora ruled over the Congress’s apparatus in Mumbai with velvet gloves if not an iron fist.
ISRO chosen for Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmamentISRO has shown how Indian scientists and talents can be harnessed with more advanced nations in a highly technical and sophisticated field.
- Mahatma Gandhi University bags Indira Gandhi award
The award carrying a cash prize of Rs two lakhs, citation and a memento will be distributed by President, Pranab Mukherjee, on Nov 19 at a ...
Indira Gandhi Prize for Nobel laureate Ellen Johnson SirleafNobel laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will be conferred the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
Ready to discuss all issues in Parliament: PM on chopper scamIt has also claimed that the government had kept Parliament in the dark over the internal probe being carried out by the Defence Ministry o...
- India should spend more on health: Bill Gates
"The Indian government must accelerate its progress toward its health spending targets, so that innovations benefit the poor people who rea...
- Mathai awarded Indira Gandhi peace prize
Nobel laureate Wangari Mathai was on Monday awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development at a function at Rashtra...