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Topic: Bhagat Singh

Noida’s best-kept secret—its Mughal, Maratha, Bhagat Singh history

Noida was part of the Mughal empire for centuries. It’s where the British fought the Marathas. And it was Bhagat Singh’s hideout as he plotted against the colonisers.

Book on the Lahore Conspiracy Case re-examines events, role of revolutionaries

The book, Revolutionaries on Trial: Sedition, Betrayal, and Martyrdom, by Aparna Vaidik is the product of 15 years of research that straddles India and Pakistan.

Pakistani veteran blocks plan to name chowk after Bhagat Singh. Asked to read Jinnah’s speech

Retired Commodore Tariq Majeed opposed the renaming of the chowk on the grounds that Bhagat Singh’s story was 'forged' and 'had no role in the subcontinent’s freedom struggle.'

Bhagat Singh, again — how AAP’s using Kejriwal’s incarceration to project itself as BJP’s main rival

Punjab CM Mann led day-long symbolic fast & spoke at Bhagat Singh's village, drawing parallels between him and Kejriwal. State BJP & Congress leaders slam comparisons.

A ‘Bhagat Singh fan’, Parliament security breach accused Sagar Sharma had a ‘passion to die for nation’

Entries in a diary, purportedly belonging to Sharma, reveal his ‘fire to do something’, while his family says he was disturbed about unemployment, meagre income.

‘Crony capitalism’, Covid: Parliament breach suspect had many a gripe with govt, his FB page shows

Sagar Sharma of Lucknow appears to be a follower of Che Guevara and Bhagat Singh. He is one of the six suspects allegedly involved in Wednesday's Parliament security breach.

Best way to celebrate Bhagat Singh—rescue his memory from meeting the fate of Gandhi, Nehru

Bhagat Singh faces the ominous prospect of turning into an empty signifier, a symbol without substance, just a basanti pagri worn by anyone for anything.

Message from Bhagat Singh’s ‘pind’ as Bhagwant Mann arrives for oath: Follow him or end up in bin

Bhagwant Mann has chosen Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village Khatkar Kalan to take oath as Punjab CM, but residents expect more than optics when it comes to the revolutionary’s legacy.

Eyeing national role, why AAP has made Bhagat Singh’s legacy the centerpiece of its politics

The freedom fighter's legacy does not polarise voters and his popularity among all sections gives an advantage to the AAP — which at one point was more Gandhian than anything else.

SubscriberWrites: You can idolize both Bhagat Singh, and Gandhi. There is no need for ‘either or’

They had different philosophies and methods, but a shared vision and life’s purpose- the dream of independent India, writes Sourabh Bansal.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.