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Maulana Azad missing from plenary ad, Cong apologises

The Congress apologised on Sunday after an advertisement on its 85th plenary session, which did not feature India's first education minister and freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, triggered a......

'It was Maulana Azad who set up IITs with full support of Nehru'

'It was Maulana Azad's foresight which created the IITs, UGC, science academies across the country.' IMAGE: From left to right, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, president of the Indian National Congress;......

References to Maulana Azad were dropped in 2013: NCERT

The references to freedom fighter and India's first education minister Maulana Azad in Class 11 textbook were dropped way back in 2013 and should not be linked to the curriculum......

'What a disgrace': Tharoor on Maulana Azad's omission from NCERT

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday slammed the government over the removal of references to India's first education minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in the new NCERT class 11 political......

'Only his torso was recovered...we identified him by clothes'

"Only his torso was recovered...we identified him by the clothes he was wearing that day," said the grieving sister of Mohammad Jumman, one of the victims of the Red Fort blast. IMAGE: A family......

Rs 5 coins to come on 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Azad

RBI will issue Rs 5 coins to commemorate the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. "Issue of Rs 5 coins to commemorate the occasion of "125th Birth Anniversary of Maulana......

Outlay for minority ministry up by 74%

The Plan Outlay of the Ministry of Minority Affairs has been enhanced from Rs 1,000 crore in BE 2008-09 to Rs 1,740 crore in 2009-10,registering an increase of 74 per cent. Announcing this while......

Medical students to strike against quota

Students of five leading medical colleges in the New Delhi on Wednesday decided to go on a strike in protest against reservation of seats in elite educational institutions. "At the moment it is an......

What ails higher education in India

Speech by Sudeep Banerjee, Chairman, Board of Governors, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. He was the chief guest at the 4th Annual Convocation of MANIT, Bhopal. It is a matter......

Why You Must Watch Freedom at Midnight

Freedom At Midnight is a bold attempt to revisit the whole discourse about Partition, its causes, and the predicament under which the Congress leaders accepted it.It perfectly captures the......

PIX: Shah Rukh gets an honorary doctorate

Shah Rukh Khan was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University in Hyderabad for contribution towards promotion of Urdu culture. Chancellor......

In The Times Of Usha Mehta And Savarkar

As Ae Watan Mere Watan and Swatantra Veer Savarkar release this week, Utkarsh Mishra takes us down history and reminds us about India's freedom struggle. IMAGE: Sara Ali Khan plays Usha Mehta in......

Manu, Gukesh, Harmanpreet honoured, para-athletes shine

Para-athletes grab spotlight as President gives away National Sports Awards in traditional ceremony IMAGE: President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2024 on Manu......

Confirmed! Khel Ratna for Sat-Chi, Arjuna for Shami

Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award Photograph: Kind Courtesy Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy/Instagram The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its......