Nelson Mandela was a true Gandhian: Manmohan Singh

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:38

"A giant among men has passed away. He was a true Gandhian," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Nelson Mandela`s death.

Nelson Mandela dies a week after release of film on his life

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 12:00

Revered peace icon Nelson Mandela`s death came barely a week after the release of a movie based on his autobiography that Indian-origin South African filmmaker Anant Singh spent almost 20 years to make.

Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist pays tribute to Mandela

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 11:09

Veteran Indian-origin anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada spent 26 years in South African jails with Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela: Global statesman and peace icon

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 10:50

Globally respected as a symbol of resistance against injustice, Nelson Mandela brought an end to the much-despised apartheid regime in South Africa while spreading the spirit of freedom in the rest of Africa.

Nelson Mandela no more: As events unfolded on Friday

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 09:31

Nelson Mandela, who was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in his long struggle to dismantle the apartheid regime in South Africa and served as its first black president, died at his home here today at the age of 95 after a protracted illness.

Nelson Mandel dies: Who said what

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 08:28

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

Nelson Mandela dies: Timeline of his life

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 07:56

Nelson Mandela dies: Timeline of his life

South Africa`s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies aged 95

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 07:38

Nelson Mandela died at his Johannesburg home surrounded by his family, after a long battle against lung infection.

Susan Sarandon feels Obama didn`t deserve Nobel Peace Prize

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 17:22

US President Barack Obama should not have been given the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has said citing his "not so great" record on civil liberty and that he took too long to pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan.

China`s jailed Nobel Peace laureate seeks retrial

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 15:44

A lawyer says imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo will make a formal complaint seeking a retrial to overturn his guilty verdict.

Pope receives Aung San Suu Kyi

Last Updated: Monday, October 28, 2013, 18:23

Pope Francis Monday received Nobel peace laureate and former political prisoner in Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi at the Vatican.

Chemical watchdog says 14 sites inspected in Syria

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 23:00

Chemical inspectors have checked 14 out of more than 20 sites in Syria, the world`s chemical weapons watchdog said on Friday as a top UN official appointed to lead the mission headed for The Hague.