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Students light candles in honour of Cuban historic revolutionary leader Fidel Castro a day after his death at the Havana University in Havana on November 26. (Photo: AFP)

Castro a Cuban icon without monuments, statues

Despite his distaste for a cult of personality, Castro stood as a globally recognized symbol of resistance to...

28 Nov 2016 10:39 AM IST

A large crowd reacts after Cuban musician Willy Chirino arrives to the Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, following the announcement of former Cuban leader Fidel Castros death. (Photo: AP)

Cubans celebrate tirelessly in Miami after Fidel Castro dies

Some two million Cubans live in the United States, nearly 70 percent of them in Florida.

28 Nov 2016 8:41 AM IST

This file photo taken in 1976 shows Fidel Castro and Indira Gandhi taking part in a meeting in the United States. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro shared warm ties with Indian leaders

Castro's relationship with India goes back decades when Nehru reached out to him.

27 Nov 2016 5:10 AM IST

A woman cries next to a Fidel Castro banner displayed outside Cubas embassy in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: AP)

A revolutionary who was a global legend

Castro defied 10 US Presidents, then went on to shake hands with Bill Clinton and Barack Obam.

27 Nov 2016 12:27 AM IST

Barack Obama says the move would bring greater consistency to the US immigration policy.

Obama ends policy for Cuban migrants who arrive illegally

Mr Obama said the move would bring greater consistency to our immigration policy.

14 Jan 2017 2:29 AM IST

Dekyi Yangtso Chawla

A Cuban rave'alution

Entrepreneur Dekyi Yangtso Chawla shares some must-do activities in the fascinating land of Che Guevara, Cuba.

7 March 2017 12:11 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Go beyond cash, lies & sound bytes

The last two months have showed who actually gets hurt when government indulges in stupid policy-making.

4 Jan 2017 1:46 AM IST

Many entrepreneurs hope the reform drive that has advanced at a painfully slow pace and will now accelerate more smoothly now that Fidel Castro has passed on. (Photo: AFP)

No monuments to be named after Fidel, says Cuba's Raul Castro

Fidel Castro, who died November 25 at 90, kept his name off public sites during his time in office.

4 Dec 2016 8:40 AM IST

In recent times we have had some articles suggesting that the Chinese attack on India in 1962 was coordinated to coincide with the missiles being sent to Cuba. (Photo: AP/File )

Some '62 lessons to remember

Nikita Khrushchev blinked first and the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba.

1 Dec 2016 2:08 AM IST

A picture of Fidel Castro is held during a rally honoring the late Cuban leader at the Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Fidel's iconic stature is set to endure...

The field hospitals were handed over to the Army, and Cuba offered 1,000 medical scholarships to Pakistani students.

1 Dec 2016 1:34 AM IST

Plaza De San Francisco

Sugar me some Cuba!

I truly experienced old world charm, fully functional to this day and age, says Lourd Vijay.

15 Dec 2016 12:24 AM IST