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By Srikant Mohanty: The vast nationhood of India has time and again seen the reincarnation of female power in politics at the time when the country passes through severe political turmoil and national crisis. Especially, when the dark cloud…

New Delhi, Jan 26: It was a somewhat different experience for thousands of people who braved the early morning chill to witness the parade on Rajpath on the 67th Republic Day. The parade was shorter compared to previous years and…

For the year 2016, the President of India has approved conferment of Padma Awards to 112 persons as per the list below. The list comprises of 10 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 83 Padma Shri Awardees. 19 of the awardees are women and…

* The specific letter being circulated on social media is fake and it has been there for the last 6 months. The exact letter is not part of declassified documents. * But, the declassified documents feature an affidavit given by Nehru's…

Vasudev Lokhande is the beneficiary of an ambitious Maharashtra government programme to permanently transform the lives of farmers devastated by a record-setting drought, but he is unhappy about its benefits. In an agrarian eastern…

It was one of those rare wintery nights last week when a friend walked in, rubbing his hands vigorously to keep warm. He kept looking over his shoulders nervously, like he had seen an apparition. “How did you know?” he asked, pointing a…

One hundred and nineteen years ago, on January 23, was born one of India's most iconic political figures - Subhas Chandra Bose. Forty four years later, in 1941, he left the country never to return, dying in a controversial aircrash on…

The western intervention in Afghanistan was flawed from the very start in its rationale, goals and implementation, which accounts for why their over a decade long military involvement ended without securing peace in the country, and may…

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory, reported India’s lowest infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) and under-five mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 children) among 13 states and two union territories for which…

Jolpa (Rajasthan), Jan 21: In Rajasthan's stark desert hinterland, Jolpa, a small village inhabited by a poor farming community, has been the home to a uniquely architectured historic temple for more than 800 years. It was only when their…