On Jawaharlal Nehru's 61st death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recalls how India's first prime minister cultivated a unique role for the newly independent country on the world stage.
About 20 scholars had recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi complaining about the inclusion of the work of the two authors in the syllabus.
Ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq were on Thursday acquitted of corruption charges by a criminal court in Cairo.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is suffering from severe depression in jail with his psychological deteriorating after being sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the killing of protesters to his rule.
In an unprecedented step in the Arab world, Egyptian prosecutors on Wednesday detained the country's ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to face investigations on charges of corruption and abuse of power. "Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal have been detained for 15 days for questioning on corruption and abuse of authority charges," official news agency MENA reported quoting a statement from Egypt's justice ministry.
'The RSS-BJP fight against TMC excesses seem to have been limited to fighting the assembly poll, not coming to the defence of ordinary Bengalis who are being crushed daily by Trinamool goons,' points out Virendra Kapoor.
In the wake of the current unrest in the country, the panic-stricken family of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their London townhouse. According to reports circulating in Britain's Egyptian community, President Mubarak and wife Suzanne are planning to head to their London townhouse.
In its first political contact with the new regime after the ouster of long-time President Hosni Mubarak, India has conveyed its full support to Egypt and its people during the historic power transition process in Cairo. New Delhi's backing for the transitional government was conveyed by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed during his talks with Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, his deputy Yehiah Al Aziz El Gamal and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa.
The United States on Sunday stepped up efforts for a speedy transition of power in Egypt, where embattled President Hosni Mubarak's powerful son Gamal and top leaders of ruling party quit their posts, amid reports that key opposition group Muslim Brotherhood has entered talks with officials on ending the 13-day revolt against the regime.
Egypt's fallen president Hosni Mubarak returned to a court on Monday, wheeled on a stretcher, to answer charges of killing 800 pro-democracy protesters. Mubarak, along with his two sons Alaa and Gamal, was in a dock in a cage built for his safety. He was flown in by a helicopter from a Cairo hospital where he had been detained since his first court appearance on August 3.
Egypt on Monday imposed a freeze on the assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family and imposed a travel ban on him and his clan; two weeks after a mass uprising threw out his regime. The move comes close on the heels of an order seeking the freezing of the family's financial assets in foreign countries, following which the foreign ministry approached foreign governments and financial institutions. The ban would apply to his wife Suzanne and two sons.
The panic-stricken family of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their 8.5 million pound townhouse in London, a media report said on Thursday.
The main developer of the controversial 'Ground Zero' mosque that has sharply divided New Yorkers, has said the centre is not inviting funds from Iran, Hamas or any organisation that has "un-American" values.
An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding the 86-year-old leader guilty of embezzling public funds, three years after he was toppled following a popular uprising.
Prabhjot Singh and Gagan Ajit Singh scored a brace each in a 5-1 victory in the men's hockey tournament at the Afro Asian Games.
Egypt's highest appeals court on Thursday ordered a final retrial against former president Hosni Mubarak over his alleged inaction which led to killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising.
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were on Saturday sentenced to three years in prison.
The win clinched Egypt a long-awaited spot in Russia for the 2018 World Cup finals, where the Arab world's most populous country will compete on football's ultimate stage for the first time since Italy in 1990.
Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was on Tuesday overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in a dramatic reversal of fortune.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday expressed concern over a string of alleged attacks on Africans in the country, saying it would be most unfortunate if the people of India were to "dilute our long tradition of friendship with the people of Africa".
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was on Saturday acquitted by a court which found him not guilty in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution that toppled his nearly three decades-long rule, overturning an earlier ruling.
OPEC agrees to keep pumping as oil glut fears persist.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Nutan was the kind of woman Shammi got drawn to -- sensitive, aware and erudite, yet seductively feminine.
Sukanya Verma recaps all the action at this year's MAMI.
Modi has debunked the uncontested wisdom of foreign and strategic policy remaining unchanged and running on a broad national consensus. This is clearly seen in his unhesitating embrace of the US and the clear hardening shift in India's stance on Pakistan, says Shekhar Gupta.
A new West Asia is emerging and India must engage at the highest level and help shape this change, says Saeed Naqvi
Aseem Chhabra lists the top 10 films at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
Has New Delhi internalised the truth that it does not matter, asks Saeed Naqvi. Such deafening silence from the government, principal opposition, even the pundits!
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