Abdul Ghaffar

The Congress has unveiled its second list of nine candidates for the assembly polls, with state president Subhankar Sarkar contesting from Serampore. The party, fighting independently after nearly three decades, has fielded 293 candidates, emphasizing youth and grassroots workers, with 80% being fresh faces.

In Khajuwala, Bikaner, a gang posing as occult practitioners allegedly drugged four men with sedatives, leading to three deaths and one hospitalization. The victims were lured with promises of doubled money through black magic, but were instead robbed of cash and valuables estimated at Rs 45–50 lakh. Police are investigating the possibility of internal betrayal among the victims.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan popularly known as Frontier Gandhi was a Gandhian to the core and always advocated Hindu-Muslim unity, said experts on his birth anniversary on Monday.

The foreign ministry on Monday assured that it will help members of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh and Hindu community to come to India.

An interdisciplinary seminar titled ‘Frontier Gandhi: A Messiah of Peace’, was organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur on April 18, 2016 to examine the relevance of Frontier Gandhi’s ideas in India, Pakistan and a world increasingly torn apart by violence.

Rajeev Khandelwal opens up about shelved 'Chenab Gandhi' with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, a two-film deal that never happened. Despite avoiding commercial films, the stellar script convinced him after Bhansali respected his script-first condition. He stayed true to principles, turning down other big offers too.

Veteran photographer Pranlal Patel passed away at his residence in Paldi on Saturday, at the age of 104.He is survived by a son and two daughters.

The state Waqf Tribunal on Monday granted temporary injunction restraining Lanco Hills Technology Park Ltd and other respondents in the Manikonda Jagir case from alienating the property in their possession.

Once the board exams are over, the Khidmatgars would be further trained in April to impart education in nearby villages.

Sharjah Warriorz Development clinched the ILT20 Development Tournament title, defeating Desert Vipers Development by four runs in a tense final. Warriorz, after posting 134, defended strongly as Vipers faltered despite a solid start. Abdul Ghaffar's decisive bowling led the Warriorz's comeback. Pahal's all-round performance earned him Player of the Tournament, while Figgy topped batting charts and Razzaq led in wickets.

Those who know their pre-Independence history right, the name ‘khudai khidmatgar’ should be familiar. It was a movement, also called the Red Shirts, led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also called Bacha Khan or the Frontier Gandhi, which ran parallel to the National Movement.