Contrary to what is widely believed, the supposedly “glorious” railway network that India inherited from the British in 1947 was in reality “highly complicated, irregular, ageing, outdated ...

Newly appointed chief minister of Lumbini Jokh Bahadur Mahara is scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the provincial assembly on Friday.

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, now lives in poverty in Kolkata. Despite repeated pleas for government aid, she struggles to survive on a ...

The crown of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal emperor, and two throne chairs are part of the Royal Collection in London. These items were acquired after the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and symbolize ...

Former speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been released from Dillibazar Jail on Monday after his acquittal in the attempt to rape case earlier on the day. He did not give any comment after being ...

New Delhi: When Lal Bahadur Shastri set out to meet General Ayub Khan in 1966, a journalist asked how he would negotiate peace with the formidable, 6-foot-2 Pakistani president. To this, the 5-foot-2 ...

Sultana Begum, the great-granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, lives in a Kolkata slum in stark contrast to her royal heritage. She faces financial hardships ...

The weather was below freezing to make matters worse, but I was adamant. And so we went to see the Lal Bahadur Shastri memorial in Tashkent. It is a bust on a red granite pedestal in the midst of ...

After the demise of Sultana's husband, Prince Mirza Bedar Bukht, in the 1980s, she has struggled to survive and support her six children, with a pension of merely Rs 6,000 per month.

Lil Bahadur Chettri in his book-filled bedroom in Guwahati last month, which he called his "jungle". Photo: RUPA JOSHI “I do not know if I will survive till then,” Lil Bahadur Chettri said to visitors ...

On Sunday, CPN (Maoist Center) parliamentary party leader Jokh Bahadur Mahara resigned as chief minister. Province Chief Sherchan had then given until 6 PM Monday to form a new government according to ...

Lal Bahadur Shastri Death Anniversary 2024: Lal Bahadur Shastri was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the country's second Prime Minister from 1964 to 1966 and as its sixth Home ...