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Surya Sen
Jan 17, 2023
Surya Sen was a Bengali independence activist who remembered for his daring raid on the British armoury in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh) in 1930. A school teacher, revered by all as ‘Masterda’, an honorific translating to “a teacher and an elder brother”, he was deeply influenced by nationalist ideals even as a student.

The doctor who created India’s first test tube baby, and was ‘punished’ for it
Jan 17, 2023
He not only discovered the first invitro fertilization technique of India, under him the first test tube baby of India Durga was born in 1978. But Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay of Kolkata never got his due recognition. On the contrary his feat was ridiculed at by his own colleagues, he was ostracized and finally out of frustration he committed suicide in 1981 after failing to get recognition. He could not handle constant criticism and the outright harassment he was subjected to.

Interior of the Hindoo Temple in Kootub
Jan 16, 2023
Felice Beato was a British photographer of Italian origin. He travelled through India after the so-called ‘mutiny’ or uprising of the Indian army against their British officers in 1857. Beato took photographs of sites associated with the uprsing, as well as more general photographs of the most important monuments of the cities he visited, as in this example.

India-Russia trade to be in Rupee-Rouble, its official
Jan 16, 2023
India-Russia trade is reaching the peak of its potential. Within 9 months of this financial year, bilateral trade has increased by more than 200 per cent in YoY terms. Apart from strengthening bilateral relations, it has also set the tone for Rupee-Rouble trade.

Change in bench hearing Ashwini Upadhyay plea in Supreme Court against religious conversion
Jan 16, 2023
The petition filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay before the Supreme Court against 'forceful religious conversions' will now be heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud [In Re: The Issue of Religious Conversion].

Army is ready to tackle any contingency on China border, says General Pande
Jan 15, 2023

40 Dead As Nepal Plane With 72 On Board Crashes, 5 Indians Were On Flight
Jan 15, 2023
New Delhi: At least 40 people died today in Nepal after a plane carrying about 72 people from capital Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara this morning, news agency Reuters said. 

Raja Hemachandra Vikramaditya Samadhi converted to Dargah
Jan 15, 2023
Independence day is such an auspicious day for every Indian. On this very day the citizen of this nation reclaimed their land again. Nation paid heavy price not just during the independence movement but for centuries. India faced one of the longest slavery of whole nation in Human history and faced many adulterations in culture, practices and demography.

Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Jan 14, 2023
One of the most effective voice against British Imperialism, during India’s freedom struggle, was— Sachindra Sanyal. Gandhians (Gaandhivadi, Blind devotees of Gandhi) sought to crush this personality under Gandhi’s imaginary idealism, The communists who occupied the educational institutions of the country were only devoted to their fatherland they believed in a murderous ideology and the idolatry of their dictators.