Jawaharlal Nehru

Why Nehru favoured 'Jana Gana Mana' over 'Vande Mataram' as India’s national anthem

India is marking the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram', composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. A debate in Parliament over the country’s national song has put the spotlight on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s objection to adopting 'Vande Mataram' as the national anthem. Here’s why he preferred Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jana Gana Mana' instead

History Today: When India's first PM Pandit Nehru was born

November 14 marks the 136th birth anniversary of India's first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, whose journey reveals more than just a political milestones. It's also on this day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbed to 1,000 units for the first time in its history

Did Congress drop stanzas from ‘Vande Mataram’?

Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1875, which became a rallying cry for Indian freedom fighters and India’s national song, is now at the centre of a back-and-forth between the BJP and the Congress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused the Congress of omitting some ‘important stanzas’ from Vande Mataram in 1937

1947 to 2025: How a 'broke' India became world's fourth largest economy

From being the "Golden Bird" of global trade, India was reduced to 4% of the world’s GDP when the British left. Yet, in just 77 years, it has emerged as the world’s fourth-largest economy. How did this happen? We trace India’s extraordinary economic journey.

Story of India's rise from colonial rule to digital dominance

In 1947, India had just 38 engineering colleges and no computing industry. Today, it leads the world in digital payments and IT services. We track the defining moments that made this possible. We also look at the looming challenge—AI—and what India must do to stay ahead

From ‘Vande Mataram’ to ‘Saare Jahaan Se Achha’, how songs inspired India’s freedom movement

‘Vande Mataram’, also known as India’s national song, was penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the 1880s. ‘Saare Jahan se Accha’, also known as ‘Tarana-e-Hind', was composed by Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Let's take a closer look at these anthems that inspired India's freedom struggle

Independence Day: How Gopinath Bordoloi saved Assam from a partitioned fate

It was only for Gopinath Bordoloi's fierce dedication and strategic brilliance that Assam escaped from becoming part of East Pakistan

With Trump's 50% tariffs, are India-US ties at their lowest point?

The India-US relationship was off to a great start earlier this year with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting America just weeks after Donald Trump took office yet again. However, things have changed drastically. Are ties between Washington and New Delhi at their nadir? What do experts think? Let’s take a closer look

India fast-tracks Sawalkote Hydro Project in J&K: Will it hurt Pakistan?

The Indian government has begun inviting tenders for the Sawalkote Hydro Project on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir. The 1,856 Megawatt project will come up near Ramban district’s Sidhu village, around 120 kilometres from Jammu and 130 kilometres from Srinagar. The development comes in the aftermath of India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. Here's why this project matters

JD Vance called, Cong speaking same language as Pak: Takeaways from PM's Op Sindoor speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed Parliament on Day 2 of the debate on Operation Sindoor. Speaking for more than 1 hour and 30 minutes, he clarified that no world leader told India to stop Operation Sindoor. He tore into the Congress and took a jibe at Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. Here are the key takeaways from the prime minister’s speech in Parliament