Former royal Gayatri Devi passes away

Charismatic former royal Rajmata Gayatri Devi, who had an eventful stint in politics and was jailed during the Emergency, died at a hospital in Jaipur on Wednesday, following prolonged illness. She......

Gayatri Devi symbolised royalty beyond traditions

Maharani Gayatri Devi was one of the few royals whose liberal outlook took her well beyond the traditionally-limited activities of a Queen mother and won unprecedented success in the political......

Gandhi, Nehru letters in Sotheby's auction

A series of signed and autographed letters by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and some documents and postcards will figure in a Christie's sale in London on July 14.Three of Gandhi's......

India's oldest man dies at the age of 139

Habib Mian, perhaps the longest surviving man in India, passed away in Jaipur on Tuesday at the age of 139.Born on May 28, 1870, at Rajgarh in Rajasthan's Alwar district, Habib Mian had been......