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On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more eventsOn This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The da...
These are the most dangerous cities in 2025Numbeo's mid-year 2025 Crime Index reveals Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Caracas, and Port Moresby as the most unsafe cities globally, reflec...
Sachin Tendulkar at 52: A look back at the Master Blaster's memorable World Cup knocksSachin Tendulkar, the 'God of Cricket', turned 52. He left an indelible mark on cricket with his exquisite batting skills, particularly in ...
INS Trishul visits Durban to mark 30 years of relations with South Africa"At a commemorative event in Pietermaritzburg, the ship's band will play some of the favourite bhajans of Mahatma Gandhi. They will also pa...
Mahatma Gandhi's train ejection commemorated in South AfricaOn the fateful night, while Gandhi was on his way to Pretoria from Durban, a white man objected to his presence in a first-class carriage, ...
South African groups protest racism remarks against Mahatma Gandhi, condemn statue removal from Ghana varsityIndia's former president Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the statue at the University of Ghana in Accra in 2016 as a symbol of ties between the t...
PM Modi arrives in South Africa for BRICS SummitModi will attend the 10th edition of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, during which the grouping's leaders are expected to deliberate on gl...
World looks up to India and South Africa for providing leadership: SwarajSwaraj was the keynote speaker at a banquet at the City Hall here marking the 125th anniversary of the day when on June 7, 1893, Mohandas K...
Sushma Swaraj discusses bilateral ties with South African President Cyril Ramaphosawaraj arrived here yesterday on a five-day visit during which she will attend meetings of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afr...
Sushma Swaraj leaves for SA on 5-day visit; to attend BRICS, IBSASwaraj will also attend a series of events marking the 125th anniversary of the historic incident where a young Mahatma Gandhi was thrown o...
Mahatma Gandhi's eviction 125 years ago: South Africa station, train to wear khadi lookThe Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has got orders of 400 metres of khadi cloth in 40-50 metres of length with width of 36 i...
PM Narendra Modi retraces Mahatma Gandhi's train journey in South AfricaThe incident on June 7, 1893 had strongly influenced Gandhi's decision to fight racial discrimination in South Africa and later the freedom...
Africa visit aimed at enhancing ties with Africa: PM Narendra ModiModi will begin his five-day tour with Mozambique and then travel to South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.
Africa visit aimed at enhancing ties with Africa: PM Narendra Modi"I will have the honour to visit Phoenix Settlement and Pietermaritzburg Station, two places very closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi's ...
PM Narendra Modi to visit four African nations from July 7 to 11In the second leg of his tour from July 8 to 9, Modi will be in South Africa where he will have meetings with President Jacob Zuma and othe...
South African court bars radical leader Phumlani Mfeka from making anti-Indian remarksThe Forum has been very vocal in recent months in its claims that Indians discriminate against and exploit the black community in all spher...
- Participation of Indian-origin girls in Zulu fest sparks row
The King and several local Indian leaders close to him announced after last week's ceremony that the festival would be open to all races in...
- Gandhi bust unveiled in S African coastal city
A bronze bust of the father of the Indian nation Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled at a city north of Durban.
- Sonia cuts short visit to South Africa
Amidst continuing stalemate on the Indo-US nuclear deal with Left allies, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has cut short her four-day visit ...
- Sonia on four-day South Africa visit
Congress President Sonia Gandhi will pay a four-day visit to South Africa next week after a gap of 17 years, during which she will hold mee...