1971

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.

In the 53-year history of ODI cricket, across 4,773 ODIs, since the first-ever ODI was played in 1971, no other player has ever managed to do so.

The IAF on Wednesday launched a comic book telling the story of legendary IAF Marshal Arjan Singh and the epic Battle of Boyra fought during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, aiming to educate the young people about the glorious history of the force.

The Assam government on Thursday said over 47,900 foreigners have been detected in the state from 1971 to 2014, out of which more than 43 per cent are Hindus.

A team of UN experts will visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the killings of the protesters ahead of and in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister last week, it was announced on Thursday.

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

A statue meant to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by "anti-India vandals", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed today. Internet pointed out that the statues were built that way.

In total, the loss to the Indian economy between 1971 and 1991 works out to a mind-boggling $11.246 trillion. That amounts to Rs 942 lakh crore.

A large quantity of mortar shells believed to be from the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which led to the liberation of Bangladesh, was discovered while excavating a fish pond in West Tripura district's Rangutia on Thursday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that eight people have applied under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam prior to 1971, and only two have appeared for the interview.

Twenty-five years ago, a remote village located on the banks of Shyok River at 11,000 feet was at the forefront of an intense battle to defend it from falling into Pakistani control.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted had he been in power in 1971, he would have taken Kartapur Sahib from Pakistan before freeing their troops.

BJP MLA Sankalp Amonkar filed a police complaint on Wednesday against Congress' South Goa candidate Viriato Fernandes under the Prevention of Insults to the National Honour Act, 1971, over his controversial statements about the Constitution.

Former chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, died on March 15, due to age-related ailments. Known for his heroic role during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, he later emerged as a leading peace activist, advocating for nuclear disarmament

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.

In the 53-year history of ODI cricket, across 4,773 ODIs, since the first-ever ODI was played in 1971, no other player has ever managed to do so.

The IAF on Wednesday launched a comic book telling the story of legendary IAF Marshal Arjan Singh and the epic Battle of Boyra fought during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, aiming to educate the young people about the glorious history of the force.

The Assam government on Thursday said over 47,900 foreigners have been detected in the state from 1971 to 2014, out of which more than 43 per cent are Hindus.

A team of UN experts will visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the killings of the protesters ahead of and in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister last week, it was announced on Thursday.

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

A statue meant to commemorate the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by "anti-India vandals", Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed today. Internet pointed out that the statues were built that way.

In total, the loss to the Indian economy between 1971 and 1991 works out to a mind-boggling $11.246 trillion. That amounts to Rs 942 lakh crore.

A large quantity of mortar shells believed to be from the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, which led to the liberation of Bangladesh, was discovered while excavating a fish pond in West Tripura district's Rangutia on Thursday.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that eight people have applied under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Assam prior to 1971, and only two have appeared for the interview.

Twenty-five years ago, a remote village located on the banks of Shyok River at 11,000 feet was at the forefront of an intense battle to defend it from falling into Pakistani control.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that he would have taken Kartarpur Sahib back from Pakistan for the release of Pakistani soldiers at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that such ki

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted had he been in power in 1971, he would have taken Kartapur Sahib from Pakistan before freeing their troops.

BJP MLA Sankalp Amonkar filed a police complaint on Wednesday against Congress' South Goa candidate Viriato Fernandes under the Prevention of Insults to the National Honour Act, 1971, over his controversial statements about the Constitution.

Former chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas, died on March 15, due to age-related ailments. Known for his heroic role during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War, he later emerged as a leading peace activist, advocating for nuclear disarmament