Congress made amendments to shield those in power: FM SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman initiated the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha. She accused Congress of amending the Constitution to ...
17 Dec, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Physicist Robert J Oppenheimer's connection to India revealed in new biography amidst renewed interestAccording to Dadabhoy's extensive 723-page work, there existed a cordial and intellectual camaraderie between Oppenheimer and Homi Jehangir...
25 Jul, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
Savarkar made 'important contribution' in history of India: UP Deputy CM Brajesh PathakThe biography of Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar has been included in Uttar Pradesh's school curriculum, along with biographies of other l...
24 Jun, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
UP adds biographies of 11 leaders, including Nehru, Savarkar, to curriculum for classes 9-12Surya namaskar, asanas, mudras and pranayama have been included in the class 9 curriculum. Along with this, Ashtanga yoga has also been exp...
23 Jun, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Caste consciousness is greater today than in 1950s: Shashi TharoorThere is greater consciousness of caste in Indian society today compared to the decade after independence, Congress MP and author Shashi Th...
12 Nov, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Sardar Patel was okay with J&K joining Pakistan: Congress spokesman Jairam RameshJairam Ramesh said in a post on Twitter, "Sheikh Abdullah championed accession to India entirely because of his friendship with and admirat...
12 Oct, 2022, 12.24 AM IST
PM again 'whitewashed' real history: Congress slams Narendra Modi for 'criticism' of Nehru on KashmirAddressing a rally in Gujarat's Anand district on Monday, the prime minister stated that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel deftly resolved issues re...
11 Oct, 2022, 08.55 PM IST
BJP targets Congress over National Herald case, citing late UP CM's biographyAddressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, citing Gupta's biography, said the late Congre...
03 Sep, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
There would have been no Pakistan if Savarkar was PM: Uddhav Thackeray"I'd have called Nehru as Veer (brave) if he had survived jail for 14 minutes against Savarkar who stayed in prison for 14 long years," Tha...
18 Sep, 2019, 02.06 PM IST
Pakistan new President Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentistAlvi, a close ally of PM Imran Khan and one of the founding members of the PTI party, was elected as the new President of Pakistan Tuesday.
05 Sep, 2018, 10.37 AM IST
MJ Akbar, from being a Congress MP to PM Narendra Modi's ministerAn eminent editor and author of several well-received books, including a biography of Jawaharlal Nehru, he debuted in politics in 80s.
05 Jul, 2016, 01.18 PM IST
Soon, digitalised unpublished version of Jawaharlal Nehru's handwritten autographyPeople across the globe would soon be able to read the unpublished handwritten autography of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru titled `...
14 Nov, 2015, 12.07 PM IST
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru laid foundation of India's development: Vijay Bahuguna"It was Nehru who spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violence across the world through the NAM (Non Aligned Movement)," he said.
14 Nov, 2013, 05.48 PM IST
Wrong on part of India's right to use Patel: Shyam BenegalRajmohan Gandhi's meticulously researched biography is last word on the subject, says principal advisor of biopic on Patel.
06 Nov, 2013, 08.44 AM IST
Article 370 row: Advani hits back at Omar AbdullahAdvani said even the Congress party - other than Jawaharlal Nehru and a few other leaders were strongly opposed to giving a special status ...
29 Jun, 2013, 04.49 AM IST
- India now lacks thinking politicians: Ramachandra Guha
India has been lucky to have a continuous political tradition of high quality original, noted historian and writer Ramachandra Guha has sai...
26 Oct, 2010, 10.24 AM IST
- NCERT replaces book on Buddha by Nehru's 'Discovery of India'
The NCERT has replaced a book on the life and activity of Gautam Buddha with Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Discovery of India'.
20 Jun, 2008, 06.25 PM IST