Rashmi Saksena recalls the scenes of horror and revelries she witnessed after Bangladesh won its Independence from Pakistani rule. She writes about cheering as well as the people in Khulna who seemed to be carved in stone...
Several organisations of the seven tribes have also issued separate diktats asking their community members to resign from the posts they are holding in political parties.
The Bihar government on Tuesday approved a proposal to release certain categories of prisoners serving sentences in various jails of the state
While there are over 100 cities and towns which have been renamed or respelled after Indian Independence in 1947, we look at a few of the famous ones.
Bhagwant Mann, Punjab's Chief Minister, announced on Saturday that the state would have 500 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' by January 27.
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Saturday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be gheraoed if the JD(U) chief fails to fulfill his promise of providing "10 lakh government jobs" to youths of the...
As the island nation struggles with an economic crisis, State Minister V Muraleedharan will pay a two-day visit to Sri Lanka beginning Friday.
A large number of DU students, research scholars, teachers, non-teaching staff and alumni have registered for the run. About 50 differently-abled students will also participate in this run, for whom a special run circuit has...
Unveiling the logo, theme and website of India's G20 presidency during an online event on Monday, PM Narendra Modi said, 'India's upcoming presidency of the...
The border guarding forces of India and Pakistan rountinely exchange sweets and wishes on various religious festivals such as Eid and Diwali, and also on their...
Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court is hearing three petitions challenging the release of the men, who walked free on Independence Day.
A disturbing commentary made the rounds that the rapists belonging to the virtuous caste and kinship would not have committed the crime
Lady Justice needs to take off her blindfold and see the injustice all around in her name
Teachers' Day: Priya Gopalen and Sandhya Rajan started their own programme, named Great Goals, in 2013 to offer lessons in football, basketball and multi-sport...
Teachers' Day: The Book Club: Saquib Ahmed and other youth in Kishanganj district of Bihar are setting up public libraries and holding book fairs to motivate...
Teachers' Day: Meet Premchandra Ram, Competitive Exam Coach and the man behind Bihar's Super-30 coaching centre.
Teachers' Day: Uttam Teron's Parijat Academy offers courses on computer learning, sewing, sports, dance, etc. to currently 700 kids from low-income groups who...
Teachers' Day: Founded by Surabhi Yadav, Sajhe Sapne is a Madhya Pradesh-based women-driven social enterprise committed to upskilling and providing modern jobs...
Punjabi cuisine today is a mélange of Indo-Mughal-Persian-Afghani nuances. With the fleeing Punjabis from the North West Frontier region came the tandoor, and...
From a man who saved Gandhi's life to an elderly woman who faced bullets on her forehead in her bid to unfurl the Tricolour at a police station, there were...
During India’s freedom struggle, there were a few Englishmen who also raised their voices against the colonial atrocities against Indians.
Esmail Daimary was instrumental in creating the 56k bigha Gethsamane Joint Reserve Forest, which drastically reduced the decades-old man-elephant conflict in...
In Britain, floral and musical tributes punctuated a show of solidarity as Ukraine commemorated its 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
Dr Shahid Rasool took over as scientist-in-charge of the CSIR field station in 2020. For the past many years, he has been on a mission to popularise lavender...
Sonipat-born hockey player Neha Goyal turned her sleepless nights into medal heights. This is her story.
