Bhagat Singh’s photographs appeared this summer at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, during protests over the NEET paper-leak and larger irregularities in central examinations.
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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
The number of rape cases on record has fallen through the years. Either the police are reluctant to register FIRs, or survivors are losing faith in the criminal justice system.
IAF chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh has ruled out a separate drone force, saying that UAVs must operate with fighters and other existing technology.
Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions.
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