Between 1926 and 1931 Edward Wood, Lord Irwin – better known as Lord Halifax, foreign secretary at the time of the Munich Agreement of 1938 and the man who could have been prime minister instead of ...

Despite their difference of opinion, Babarao asked Gandhi to demand the release of political prisoners in the Gandhi-Irwin meet and expressed his opinion that there should not be any discrimination ...

By January 26, 1931, Mahatma Gandhi had been released from prison. Initially reluctant to engage with the Viceroy, he agreed to meet Lord Irwin on February 14. Five days earlier, the Secretary of ...

A new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been elected. Kirsty Coventry, the two-time Olympic gold medallist and Zimbabwe sports minister, has become the first woman and ...

The UPSC has asked questions on these themes. In 2020, a question was asked about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Even though these are common themes, aspirants often mark incorrect answers in the Prelims.

Reagan’s world view transmitted almost immediately to India under Rajiv Gandhi’s prime ministership. Commenting on the March 1985 Budget, The Wall Street Journal ran a gushing editorial titled “Rajiv ...

Sanjeev Gandhi, the CEO of $8b Australian chemical and explosives maker Orica, voiced concerns about the issue on Sky News’ Business Weekend as importing gas could become Australia’s reality ...

Great Viceroy. Obviously Lord Irwin has drawn St. Gandhi very close to acceptance of the so-called “Reserved Dominion Status” which Scot MacDonald has offered India in lieu of absolute freedom ...

The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to Bahujan Samaj Party founder late Kanshi Ram on his 91st birth anniversary, with senior leader Rahul Gandhi saying his struggle for the rights of Dalits, ...

Rosendahl’s Appliance Center, a fixture in downtown Irwin for decades, is staying in town. Rosendahl’s will not have to move far at the end of the month when its lease expires for the space on ...