Quote of the Day by F. W. de Klerk: 'Above all, we owe it to the children of the world…' —Inspiring quotes by South Africa's last apartheid presidentQuote of the Day: F. W. de Klerk, a pivotal figure in ending apartheid, is remembered for his call to prioritize children's futures by halt...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
Nelson Mandela: Johannesburg home deteriorates into ghost house. All you should know about itThe house of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg has turned into a ghost house. The once-elegant Houghton home w...
04 Dec, 2023, 08.11 PM IST
Move to posthumously award US Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma GandhiThe Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honour given by the US Congress and very few foreigners have been recipients of this a...
02 Oct, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
From Bill Clinton to Nelson Mandela, world leaders who cheated on their wivesMandela divorced Evelyn Mase in 1958 after she caught him with a mystery woman who would walk into his bedroom.
04 Oct, 2016, 01.43 PM IST
Babasaheb Ambedkar should get Nobel Prize, says Ram Vilas PaswanPaswan said his party workers will undertake a campaign to ensure public awareness and participation in the campaign to bestow Nobel Prize ...
26 Mar, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
Congress refuses to wear PM Modi glasses to see a Mandela in CM Parkash Singh BadalCongress has reacted sharply to the Prime Minister's comments and contested the comparison saying Mandela's life was marked by a prolonged ...
12 Oct, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
Amarinder Singh takes a swipe at Narendra Modi for lauding Parkash Singh Badal as 'Nelson Mandela of India'"Who says our Prime Minister does not have a sense of humour?... Either it is a tongue in cheek comment by the Prime Minister and he really...
11 Oct, 2015, 08.24 PM IST
Mahatma Gandhi's statue in London's Parliament Square to be ready soonMahatma Gandhi's statue would be ready in London's Parliament Square in the next few months, UK's culture secretary Sajid Javid said.
15 Oct, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
AP Assembly pays homage to Nelson MandelaAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly today paid tributes to former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, who died last week.
12 Dec, 2013, 12.12 PM IST
Obama, Castro handshake was not pre-planned: White HouseUS President's cordial handshake with Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela's memorial service in South Africa was not "pre-planned", says Rhodes.
11 Dec, 2013, 01.39 PM IST
South Africa begins preparations to bid adieu to Nelson MandelaSouth Africa today began preparations to host leaders from across the world set to converge on the country to pay respect to Nelson Mandela.
07 Dec, 2013, 04.59 PM IST
For Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi was an anti-apartheid icon: Abdul KalamNelson Mandela always considered Mahatma Gandhi as pioneer of apartheid movement in South Africa, recalls former President A P J Abdul Kala...
06 Dec, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
BJP should apologize over Babri Masjid demolition: SPObserving two decades since the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya today, Samajwadi Party MPs attacked the BJP seeking their apology ove...
06 Dec, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
Mandela's death comes a week after release of film on his lifeThe movie 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' on the 95-year- old leader has been setting box office records in its first week in South Africa,...
06 Dec, 2013, 11.29 AM IST
US election results: Barack Obama had invoked Mahatma Gandhi while seeking re-electionObama had invoked the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela while appealing to donors for help in seeking a second term.
07 Nov, 2012, 04.48 PM IST
- South Africa: Journey to freedom
Once the most infamous symbol of the era of segregation under Apartheid era, today the black township of Soweto is the soul of a reborn Sou...
31 Mar, 2011, 07.43 AM IST
- Mandela exalted in SAfrica media on 90th birthday
South Africa's media highlighted the love and awe the country felt for Nelson Mandela on his 90th birthday, as some bemoaned what has becom...
18 Jul, 2008, 02.42 PM IST