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June 23, 1985: When Air India’s Kanishka jumbo jet was blown up in one of the worst terror attacks in historySubscriber Only
June 25, 2024 16:41 IST
Canada spent many years and an enormous amount of money on the investigation and ultimately botched it up. A total 329 people were killed, and only one man was ever convicted and spent time in prison.
How Sanjay Gandhi led Emergency-era ‘nasbandi’ campaignSubscriber Only
June 29, 2024 06:44 IST
Among the excesses of the Emergency, the Sanjay Gandhi-led campaign of forced mass vasectomies might be the most infamous. Forty nine years after the Emergency was declared, here is a quick recall.
Birsa Munda’s 124th death anniversary: Significance of the tribal leader’s contributionsSubscriber Only
June 19, 2024 17:03 IST
Birsa Munda achieved a God-like status among his followers and led one of the earliest tribal struggles against British rule. Here is a brief look at his life.
Explained: 131 years ago, Gandhi’s first satyagrahaSubscriber Only
June 7, 2024 20:08 IST
Gandhi spent 21 years in South Africa, during which time he formulated his ideas on non violent resistance against oppression
10 years of Telangana state: A brief look at how India’s youngest state was formedSubscriber Only
June 3, 2024 12:06 IST
Telangana has a complex history and the conception of Telangana as a separate entity can be traced back to before Indian independence. What was its journey towards statehood? On its formation day, we explain.
In the second Congress-led UPA term, how pro-public policies gave way to corruption allegationsSubscriber Only
May 31, 2024 19:31 IST
While UPA’s first term was full of several pro-people policies, such as the Right to Information Act, the second term was marred by conflict and confusion in the government, as well as allegations of several corruption scandals. Read more in part 15 of our series on the history of India's Lok Sabha elections.
Pakistan’s ‘fault’, says Nawaz Sharif: How Pervez Musharraf’s Kargil misadventure undid historic Lahore DeclarationSubscriber Only
May 30, 2024 10:52 IST
Under the premierships of Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India and Pakistan seemed poised to put aside their differences. Then the Kargil War happened.
With 303 seats for NDA in 1999 elections, how the first full term BJP-led government faredSubscriber Only
May 29, 2024 20:42 IST
By 1999, the next generation of BJP leaders had emerged. Vajpayee's last tenure as PM saw the NDA pull out a trump card with A P J Abdul Kalam nominated for the President's post. However, it also saw Gujarat being ravaged by communal riots in 2002. Read more in part 13 of our series on the history of India's Lok Sabha elections.
Portion of Hampi’s Virupaksha temple collapses: What is its history and the threats it faces today?Subscriber Only
May 26, 2024 17:01 IST
A nationally protected monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, here is what to know about the Virupaksha temple, its history, significance, and the restoration work underway.
How Vajpayee lost a no-confidence motion by one vote in the 1998 electionsSubscriber Only
May 28, 2024 22:26 IST
Atal Bihari Vajpayee took the oath of office for the second time on March 20, 1998. However, his government collapsed in 13 months. How did this happen? Here is part 12 of our series on the history of India's Lok Sabha elections.
India hosts the Antarctic Parliament: The history of the Antarctic TreatySubscriber Only
May 24, 2024 19:10 IST
Originally signed by 12 countries on December 1, 1959, the treaty is a framework for peaceful coexistence and scientific cooperation in Antarctica. Here is the story of how it was enacted.
Secret behind construction of Egypt’s pyramids: What a new study revealsSubscriber Only
May 19, 2024 13:25 IST
Scholars have long wondered how ancient Egyptians moved multi-ton blocks of stone through the desert to build the pyramids. A new study has come up with an answer.
Was the Stone Age actually the Age of Wood?Subscriber Only
May 17, 2024 17:26 IST
Wood from the Stone Age rarely survives in the archaeological record. But a recent study suggests that wooden tools played a pivotal role in the daily lives of early humans
Nakba Day: How Palestinian dispossession did not start, end in 1948Subscriber Only
May 16, 2024 12:20 IST
Nakba, literally “catastrophe” in Arabic, refers to the forced displacement of Palestinians to facilitate the creation of Israel. Nakba Day is observed on the day after Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. But the dispossession and displacement of Palestinian people neither began nor ended in 1948. Here is the history.
Once upon a tram: The story of India’s tramwaysSubscriber Only
May 10, 2024 12:09 IST
Bombay’s very first horse-drawn trams began operations 150 years ago. Here is the story of trams in India, from their rise revolutionising urban transport to their eventual demise post-Independence.
What was the Baroda Dynamite Case, in which George Fernandes was sent to Tihar jail?Subscriber Only
May 8, 2024 18:19 IST
The firebrand leader fought the 1977 Lok Sabha election for the Muzaffarpur seat from jail, and won by a huge margin. Here's the story of his arrest and electoral triumph
1977 Lok Sabha elections: Emergency imposition, first non-Congress Govt, and a promise beliedSubscriber Only
May 4, 2024 06:30 IST
In Part 6 of our series on India’s Lok Sabha elections, we take a look at the the first elections post Emergency, where Indira Gandhi and the Congress party lost to the Janata Party coalition.
From Feroze to Rahul: Brief history of Rae Bareli, bastion of Gandhi-Nehru familySubscriber Only
May 3, 2024 20:03 IST
Since India’s first election in 1952, Congress has held the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat for 66 of 72 years. As Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from the seat, a brief history.
On World Press Freedom Day, the story of India’s first newspaper – ‘Hicky’s Bengal Gazette’Subscriber Only
May 3, 2024 21:53 IST
On January 29, 1780, Ireland-born James Augustus Hicky published the first edition of ‘Hicky’s Bengal Gazette’, India's first newspaper. It covered a range of issues and later came under the colonial government’s radar. Here is its story.
Why Theodor Herzl wanted to establish a sovereign Jewish stateSubscriber Only
May 3, 2024 12:34 IST
Theodor Herzl, born on May 2, 1860, is known as ‘the spiritual father of the Jewish State’. Here is why.
50 yrs of portugal’s Carnation Revolution: How Europe’s longest dictatorship was overthrownSubscriber Only
April 26, 2024 11:07 IST
Antonio Oliveira Salazar ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1968, but the regime lasted for a another six years under his successor Marcelo Caetano, finally crumbling on April 25, 1974.
After wars, deaths, political turmoil, how the 1967 Lok Sabha elections saw the Indira Gandhi era beginSubscriber Only
April 24, 2024 06:30 IST
Non-Congress governments came to power for the first time in several states in 1967. Here is part 4 of our series on the history of India's general elections.
The story of Doordarshan’s iconic logo, now in controversy over its colourSubscriber Only
April 24, 2024 10:15 IST
When did DD's 'Eye' start out, and with what colour? Was it ever saffron earlier?
When Election Commission overcame ‘impossible’ challenge, held second Lok Sabha election on timeSubscriber Only
April 17, 2024 09:11 IST
1957 Lok Sabha elections: Constituencies were redrawn after delimitation; new states and boundaries came after reorganisation; a new ballot paper used. Here is Part 2 of our new series on the history of India’s Lok Sabha elections.
Who was Thiruvalluvar, and why has the BJP invoked him in its election manifesto?Subscriber Only
April 15, 2024 17:25 IST
The saint-poet to whom the collection of verses Thirukkural is attributed, is a revered icon for Tamils cutting across castes and religions. Political attempts to appropriate Thiruvalluvar have been ongoing for several years.
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