Muslim party: Know how Rahul Gandhi stepped on a political landmine“If BJP says Cong is a party of Muslims, it is fine, because Muslims are weak and we stand with the weak."
17 Jul, 2018, 09.00 PM IST
Mughalsarai renaming loss of railway heritage, erasure of public memory: ExpertsThe Uttar Pradesh government recently issued a notification saying the station, a major railway junction in northern India on the Delhi-How...
10 Jun, 2018, 01.04 PM IST
'Bleeding money', ICHR special projects face early closure“These projects have been running for long without any outcome so far and have been bleeding the Council’s money,” ICHR member-secretary Ra...
01 Nov, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Amit Shah doesn't have right to decide what is anti-national: Irfan HabibReferring to controversial one-day ban on NDTV India by the Modi government, Habib said a number of news channels and mediapersons had the ...
06 Nov, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
India is stronger than RSS, won’t allow intolerance, says Irfan HabibHistorian Irfan Habib on Sunday said the India as a nation is much stronger than the RSS and it will never allow the intolerance in the nam...
28 Dec, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Attempts made to negate Jawaharlal Nehru's role: Irfan HabibHabib took a dig at detractors of Jawaharlal Nehru saying people whose ideological ancestors had no role in the national movement are tryin...
06 Nov, 2015, 07.55 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan talented patriot, says Union telecom ministerUnion telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has praised Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan as a "proud Indian with extraordinary talent".
05 Nov, 2015, 04.07 AM IST
Irfan Habib stands by remark, says RSS as idiotic as ISHabib explained his comparison of ISIS with RSS ought to be seen in the context of extremism in the name of religion and the ignorance exhi...
04 Nov, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Congress' think-tank RGICS to host Left scholars at conclave on liberal valuesRGICS is hosting the conference, which would have an eclectic mix of historians, writers, journalists, activists and plain and simple Congr...
03 Nov, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Under RSS, India is becoming mirror image of Pakistan, says Irfan HabibHabib said he was concerned that religious and caste minorities are being persecuted and India is turning into a mirror image of Pakistan u...
31 Oct, 2015, 02.14 PM IST
HRD ministry to probe charges of malpractices in ICHR from 1970sHRD ministry has instituted an inquiry into allegations of malpractices going back to 1970s in the ICHR and also sought a review of its fun...
25 Jul, 2015, 12.34 PM IST
Professor Gopinath Ravindran had free hand, but he lacked basic decency: Y Sudershan RaoGopinath Ravindran had enjoyed unlimited freedom in administration, finances and academic activities, says Y Sudershan Rao.
26 Jun, 2015, 03.41 AM IST
I wouldn’t have 80% of current ICHR members, says dissenter Gopinath RavindranAs first reported by ET on May 16, the member-secretary had opposed this decision during the meeting of the editorial board of the journal.
24 Jun, 2015, 03.56 AM IST
ICHR dissolves advisory panel comprising Romila Thapar & Irfan HabibICHR has disbanded the advisory committee of its journal comprising 21 eminent historians from around the world, including Romila Thapar an...
16 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Criticism of Mahatma Gandhi not based on history: Irfan HabibNoted historian Irfan Habib has rubbished critics of Mahatma Gandhi, including some western authors, saying their criticism is not based on...
30 Mar, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Babri not Hindu-Mislum fight, but secularism-communalism confrontation: Irfan HabibEminent historian Irfan Habib today called upon "all secular forces irrespective of political affiliations" to join hands and unitedly face...
07 Dec, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
Babri mosque: Temple excavation report far from foolproof?The crucial evidence that came in the ASI report was the suggestion of a chamber near Ram Chabutra and 11 pillar bases.
01 Oct, 2010, 12.07 PM IST