On Nov. 26, 2008, teams of heavily armed militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed luxury hotels, a popular ...

Bangladesh had been fighting for its independence from Pakistan for decades, but failed. On 1971, Indian forces joined Bangladesh’s liberation efforts after Pakistan launched pre-emptive strikes on ...

One of the worst industrial disasters in India, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, took place on 1984. As per official reports, around 3 ...

Have you ever wondered what stories hide behind a simple date on the calendar? Every day has its history, moments that shaped ...

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...

November 26 is Constitution Day, also known as Samvidhan Divas. Time to implement India’s sacred document more than review it ...

(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated October 19, 2015) In the heart of Uttar Pradesh's Bisahra villageâ an island of brick-and-cement houses in the middle of ...