President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday attended the 'At Home' reception at Army House in the national capital on the eve of 'Vijay Diwas', commemorating India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
On the eve of Vijay Diwas, a veteran of Bangladesh Liberation War, Lt Colonel Quazi Sazzad Ali Zahir on Thursday termed Pakistan as a genocidal nation.
The most important event domestically under Yahya Khan's watch was the 1970 elections and their aftermath. Yahya created a National Security Cell (NSC) to help him assess the evolving political situation and to get an estimate of the likely makeup of parliament and the role that the army
Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday repudiated former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa's diction that the 1971 Bangladesh war debacle was a political defeat and not the defeat of the Pak military.
"The Assam Movement has a special place in our history. Today, on Swahid Diwas, I recall the heroic courage of all those who took part in this movement. We will never forget their contribution to preserve Assam's unique culture," Tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Union Minister is on a three-day visit to the coastal state. The programme held at Francisco Luis Gomes Garden in Panjim was organised by the Assam Society of Goa and was attended by members of the Assamese community and a host of dignitaries and locals.
Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali is set to be the Chief Guest at the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention, scheduled to be held in Indore next month.
It is alleged that Raja Singh on his social media handles on November 25 wrote a post in Hindi, which loosely translates to, "Akbar had Anarkali walled up because there was no fridge at that time. Even after years only their method has changed, not their mindset".
After Indu Makkal Katchi pasted posters of Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar wearing saffron clothes across Kumbakonam, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi's (VCK) founder MP Thirumalavalan took to Twitter and condemned this.
Patil and Desai were initially scheduled to visit Belagavi on December 3 but at the request of the Belagavi Ambedkar organization, their visit was postponed and both were to arrive in Belagavi on December 6.
J P Nadda tweeted "I bow to Bhimrao Ambedkar on his death anniversary. The national unity and social harmony shaped by your contribution to the making of the Indian Constitution are still flowing in the entire society. Your dedicated life for the poor and downtrodden is always our inspiratio