On the morning of October 31, 1984, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi began her day as usual at her official residence at 1, ...

Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram on Sunday called Operation Blue Star a "mistake", adding former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ultimately paid the price for it with her ...

Congress MP P. Chidambaram has criticised the 1984 Operation Blue Star, calling it “the wrong way” to handle the situation at the Golden Temple and stating that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ...

An unflinching history of the struggle against oppression, which argues that the impact and scope of caste extends far beyond the shores of India and any meaningful understanding of it must interrogat ...

Francesca Orsini is an Italian scholar who has an expertise in South Asian literature, particularly in Hindi and Urdu. Orsini ...

The 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord marked a defining moment in Sri Lanka’s modern history, altering its relations with India and ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. At a time when reading is in decline, a new £50,000 Children’s ...

From conquistadors and colonisers during the Age of Discovery, to traders, priests and socio-cultural contributors in their ...

With a strong culture, emotions, and a touch of Bollywood, Punjabi entertainment has found its place on the international map ...

Parliamentary elections were being held on that day and the grand old lady of Sri Lankan politics was returning to Colombo from Gampaha district after casting her vote in Horagolla. Sirimavo suffered ...

The Congress commemorated the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with leaders highlighting her ...