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TopicAruna Asaf Ali

Topic: Aruna Asaf Ali

Motilal Nehru opposed Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’s affair with Syed Hossain. Even Gandhi intervened

TCA Raghavan’s ‘Circles of Freedom’ chronicles the story of three young Muslim men and two fierce women whose paths intertwined during the struggle for Independence.

August Kranti Maidan saw the birth of Quit India Movement. Now it’s getting a makeover

While Mumbai emerged as India's commercial heart, its role in the struggle for Independence fell through the cracks. A revamped August Kranti Maidan will keep history alive.

Aruna Asaf Ali, a fiercely independent freedom fighter who defied Mahatma Gandhi

On her death anniversary, remembering the woman who gave the Quit India Movement its iconic image and was known for her independent streak.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.