R Venkataraman, a veteran member belonging to the Congress Party, who later became the President of the republic from 1987 to 1992, participating in the parliamentary discussion on 21 February 1979, expressed the solidarity of the House with the people of Vietnam.
History is often written by the victor, and no finer examples can be found than from Winston Churchill’s books on the Second World War and British imperial stories, in which he played no small role.
The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Thursday 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. She was 96 years old being born on 21 April 1926.
The joint investigations of Russian and Swedish authorities found evidence that Wallenberg had been executed in the Soviet prison.
A few months later, Dadabhai Naoroji’s granddaughter, Khurshed Naoroji, in her letter to Louis Fischer, confirmed Bose’s existence in Russia.
If we ordinary mortals all approved, as sheer common sense, the repulsive notion that 'might makes right', there would be no need for crafty leaders to resort to deceit about their uglier self-serving activities. Yet most state leaders do believe that they must prevent embarrassing or incriminating information leaking out.
A tri-service 75-member Indian Military Contingent has already reached Moscow to participate in the Victory Parade.
The fact remains that for far too long, governments have ignored, circumvented or undermined the UN.
As per Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH), around 70 per cent out of a total estimated workforce of 5.5 crore (direct and indirect) could get unemployed (around 3.8 crore).
The shrines are a “source of comfort and orientation” in the face of the worst catastrophe in centuries. Over Good Friday and Easter, however, churches were unable to provide a space of refuge for solace in the midst of overwhelming gloom and doom.
