Chipko activists demand Bharat Ratna for Gaura Devi

An organisation of Chipko activists of Tuesday demanded the Bharat Ratna for Gaura Devi, a tribal woman from Uttarakhand acclaimed for her pioneering role in the unique movement of the 1970s for......

What led the British to Leave India?

Attlee said Great Britain had concluded that the Indian element of the army was no longer reliable and that Netaji's Indian National Army had demonstrated that.That had shaken the foundation on......

Jaitley: 'First satyagrahi' against Emergency

IMAGE: Arun Jaitley, third from right, after being elected Delhi University Students' Union president in 1974 in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo On June 26, 1975, the morning after the Emergency......

Cycles banned from major routes in Kolkata

A fresh notification prohibiting cycles and other forms of non-motorised transport along 174 major thoroughfares of the city has been issued by the Kolkata police. Last year, the police had issued......

Wrestlers were warned for creating ruckus: Police FIR

IMAGE: Wrestler Sangeeta Phogat is taken forcibly in police van. Photograph: PTI Protesting wrestlers ignored police warning that creating a ruckus during the opening of the new Parliament......