History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the
St.John's (Antigua): West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder says images of the late South African freedom fighter Nelson Mandela as well as his dead grandfather flashed through his mind after scoring his maiden Test and first
London:A posthumous memoir by Nelson Mandela, recounting his time as South Africa's first democratically elected president, is scheduled to be published around the world next year.Pan Macmillan said Tuesday that it will publish the sequel
New Delhi: Ranjit Sinha, who had a tumultuous tenure of two years at the helm of affairs in CBI, retired today in the glare of a recent controversy with Supreme Court directing him to recuse
Kolkata: Mahatma Gandhi's statue would be ready in London's Parliament Square in the next few months, UK's culture secretary Sajid Javid said here today."In the coming months we are going to have a statue of
New Delhi: Google honours former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela with a Doodle on the occasion of the leader's 96th birthday.Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa from 1994-99, turns 96th on Friday,
United Nations: The UN General Assembly Friday established the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize as a tribute to the achievements and contributions of the late South African leader."Our best tribute to Nelson Mandela is
Johannesburg: Late South African President Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Monday dissociated herself with an upcoming movie about her life, Xinhua reported.The movie "Winnie Mandela", which portrays the personal and political life of the activist
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's daughters Zindziwa and Zenani have been invited to the 86th Academy Awards, where song Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom will be performed.The Academy of Motion Picture
Kolkata: The biggest similarity that bonded Mahatma Gandhi with Nelson Mandela was the two leaders' sense of humour, Mahatma's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi said here today.“I think the greatest similarity between them was their great sense
Johannesburg : South African icon Nelson Mandela, who died in December 2013, aged 95, has left his roughly $4.1 million estate to his wife Graca Machel, family members, staff, schools and the African National Congress,
New Delhi: A new species of lobster (Squat lobsters) discovered in a relatively unexplored area of the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, off the coast of South Africa, in 2011 has been named as Munidopsis mandelai
Qunu: Anti-apartheid champion Nelson Mandela was buried in his home village on Sunday after a funeral that mixed ancient tribal rituals with a display of the might of the new, integrated South Africa.Military officers, both
Los Angeles: Actor Idris Elba has recorded an album as a tribute to South African president Nelson Mandela.The 41-year-old worked on the project in South Africa after he finished shooting for Mandela's biopic "Mandela: Long
Johannesburg: Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu's home was robbed while he was away to attend the memorial honoring Nelson Mandela, police said on Wednesday, marking the third time in recent years thieves have targeted him.Robbers hit
Pretoria: A flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela arrived with a military honor guard Wednesday for display in an amphitheater where he was sworn in 19 years ago as South Africa's first black
Pretoria: World leaders bowed and prayed on Wednesday before the flag-draped casket containing the body of Nelson Mandela, having a final look at the anti-apartheid icon in the amphitheater where he was sworn in 19
New Delhi: A born hero, a known international figure, he was the heart of the nation. He was a revolutionary who changed South Africa's history. The former South African President died on December 5, 2013
Johannesburg: Nearly 100 world leaders including President Pranab Mukherjee and US President Barack Obama came together in an unprecedented act of homage to Nelson Mandela describing him as a "giant of history".Sanskrit shlokas were read
Johannesburg: World leaders and joyous, singing South Africans gathered Tuesday to honor Nelson Mandela at a Soweto soccer stadium that was half full, amid cold, driving rain.The crowds twice booed South African President Jacob Zuma,
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