January 27, 2025 10:53 am
The sole Muslim woman member of the Constituent Assembly, Begum Rasul opposed religion-based reservation and spoke up against conventions, like the purdah, that shackled women like her.
August 16, 2024 8:20 pm
Between August 16 to August 19, 1946, Calcutta witnessed one of the worst episodes of Hindu-Muslim communal violence, which left between 5,000 to 10,000 dead, and some 15,000 wounded.
June 19, 2023 6:15 pm
Congress general secretary-in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh had on Sunday alleged that the decision to honour Gita Press with the Gandhi Peace Prize is a "travesty" and "it's like awarding Savarkar and Godse”.
September 03, 2019 7:14 am
On September 2, 1946, the Congress party formed the government. On September 23, the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) ratified the Congress Working Committee’s decision.
April 05, 2019 4:56 pm
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister was apparently referring to the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which is a long-time member of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, equating it with the pre-Partition Muslim League.
May 08, 2015 12:32 am
The Opposition prevented the introduction of the MISA (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) bill in Parliament.
May 02, 2015 7:50 pm
Earlier last week, three activists of the Revolutionary Democratic Front, suspected to be a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist), were arrested.
April 22, 2014 12:23 am
If he becomes PM, Pak policy will define his room for manoeuvre at home and abroad.
January 09, 2014 9:40 pm
Maya Tudor,a lecturer in government and public policy at Oxford University,recently published The Promise of Power,investigating the origins of India and Pakistans regime divergence in the aftermath of independence.
January 09, 2014 5:48 pm
Karunanidhi congratulated AAP for winning a considerable number of seats in Delhi Assembly polls.


