The Indian tricolour, which was hoisted in 1947 at the 17th century British centre of power, Fort St George, in Chennai on the declaration of India's independence, will be on display at the special gallery in the Fort Museum. The special gallery will be inaugurated on January 26. ...
12:13 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The West Bengal government on Saturday announced that allowances introduced by the erstwhile Left Front government for those who suffered during the Naxalite uprising in 1970s, would be discontinued. "Allowances given to political sufferers will be discontinued from now," Finance minister Amit Mitra said about the category 'political sufferers on post-Independent democratic movement' introduced by the Left government. ...
05:27 PM, Jan 19, 2013
Lahore: Giving in to the pressure from hardline groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and a section of local residents, a move to rename a roundabout here in Pakistan after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh has been put on hold. The City District Government of Lahore had announced last month that Shadman Chowk would be renamed Bhagat Singh Chowk to acknowledge his revolutionary spirit and his role in the movement against the erstwhile...
11:14 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Agra: Indian Army chief General VK Singh on Sunday opened the first Rashtra Mandir, dedicated to freedom fighters and social workers, at the Mankameshwar temple complex here. The Rashtra Mandir is a unique temple in the name of people like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Annie Besant and Bhagat Singh. Mahant Har Har Puri, who is the brain behind the shrine, told IANS: "Nationalism today has to be the foundation of...
11:14 AM, Mar 04, 2012
In this week's '30 Minutes' special meet 'The Inheritors' of India's great legacies - men and women who carry the burden and expectations of an illustrious surname. ...
07:12 PM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: As India marches into its 65th year of independence, the people who fought tooth and nail for the freedom most of us take for granted feel this is not the nation of their dreams and are troubled by the all-pervading culture of corruption. Captain S.S. Yadav, a 93-year-old freedom fighter who served in the Indian National Army (INA) of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, feels that the country has...
11:50 AM, Aug 15, 2011
Citizen Journalists freedom fighter Suresh Aggarwal, Air Cmdr (Retd) KK Badhwar fight for their dignity, respect and pension. ...
09:05 AM, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi: The Congress is on the backfoot over an advertisement in the latest issue of its mouthpiece 'Sandesh' that has dubbed Bhagat Singh as a freedom fighter "born to a Jat Sikh family". The ad describes Rajguru as an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra's Deshastha Brahmin community. It also introduces Sukhdev as a Brahmin freedom fighter who was involved with Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Rajguru in the killing of a...
02:03 PM, Apr 12, 2011
Shingara Singh, witness to killing of unarmed protesters, was 113. ...
06:57 PM, Jun 29, 2009
New Delhi: The BCCI on Tuesday said that it would wait for the ICC to complete its investigations on the television sting operation on umpires who were allegedly willing to fix T20 matches for money. A day after India TV beamed its programme purportedly showing the umpires willing to fix matches, the BCCI said that since no Indian umpire was involved it would wait for the probe to be completed....
11:57 AM, Jul 05, 2008
Shillong: Elated at Sourav Ganguly's comeback to IPL, the former Team India skipper's wife Dona feels if a player can keep himself fit and perform, he should be allowed to continue in the game. "Just because my students are dancing, it does not mean that I stop performing. If you can keep yourself fit and can perform, then why not?" Dona, an Odissi dancer, told PTI. "When Sachin is scoring...
11:43 PM, Jan 22, 2008
Many who sacrificed everything for Independence remain unrewarded. ...
08:43 AM, Aug 14, 2007
The Govt has no idea of how many genuine freedom fighters are left in India. ...
08:26 AM, Aug 14, 2007
Bihar government will issue identity cards to freedom fighters as a mark of respect to them, Nitish Kumar said. ...
08:04 PM, Dec 25, 2006
