Raul Castro announces pick for Cuba`s interior minister
Gandarilla Bermejo will replace General Carlos Fernandez Gondin, 78, who died on Saturday after a long illness.
Jan 10, 2017, 11:49 AM ISTCubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project
Only 5 percent of Cubans are estimated to enjoy the Internet at home, which requires government permission.
Dec 30, 2016, 10:28 AM ISTIndia lauds Fidel Castro in UN homage to revolutionary leader
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had called Fidel Castro as "one of the most important Latin American leaders of the 20th century".
Dec 21, 2016, 12:37 PM ISTFidel Castro hailed at UN as iconic leader of 20th century
The president of the UN General Assembly called Fidel Castro "one of the 20th century's most iconic and influential leaders" at a memorial tribute to the late leader of the Cuban revolution who led his country for nearly 50 years.
Dec 21, 2016, 05:30 AM ISTGoodbye comrade: Ten pictures that define Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the communist revolutionary who presided over Cuba for nearly half a century, died at the age of 90 on November 25 this year.
Dec 18, 2016, 18:25 PM ISTBarack Obama visits Cuba
Barack Obama become the first American president to visit Cuba in nearly a century, and the first since a revolution led by Fidel Castro toppled a US-backed strongman in 1959.
Dec 15, 2016, 16:56 PM ISTNo public spaces will be named after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, announces President Raul
In a major announcement on Saturday, Cuban President Raul Castro has said that the name and figure of Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro will not be used for public places, streets or plazas nor will monuments, busts or statues be made in his memory as per his wishes.
Dec 04, 2016, 08:54 AM ISTRajnath Singh-led Indian delegation in Cuba to attend Fidel Castro's funeral
Castro died on November 25 at the age 90, after defying the United States during a half-century of iron-fisted rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism.
Nov 30, 2016, 11:19 AM ISTFirst commercial US-Havana flight lands in ramped-up travel
Passengers from Miami, wearing straw hats provided by American Airlines with the word "Cuba" on the back, were greeted with welcome signs in various languages.
Nov 29, 2016, 12:12 PM ISTWhite House warns Trump over reversing detente policy with Cuba
As President-elect Donald Trump threatened to "terminate" the detente policy with Cuba, the White House today warned that reversing historic rapprochement would have "significant" diplomatic, economic and cultural costs.
Nov 29, 2016, 10:30 AM ISTRajnath Singh leaves for Havana to pay last respects to Fidel Castro
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday left for Cuban capital Havana to pay his last respects to the country's former president and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro who passed away on Friday.
Nov 29, 2016, 08:54 AM ISTTens of thousands of Cubans pay last respects to Fidel Castro
Galvanized by a 21-gun salute that thundered across Havana, tens of thousands of Cubans paid final respects on Monday to Fidel Castro.
Nov 28, 2016, 23:09 PM ISTFidel Castro: The indefatigable revolutionary
As the tempest of time moves to relegate Fidel Castro into the shadows, on November 25, the world paused to remember that they don’t make them like that anymore!
Nov 28, 2016, 19:55 PM ISTCuba mourns death of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro
Cuba mourned revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday as the communist island prepared to say its last goodbyes to the towering giant of its modern history with mass memorials and a four-day funeral procession.
Nov 27, 2016, 12:26 PM ISTDonald Trump hopes Fidel Castro's death marks shift toward freedom for Cuba
"Fidel Castro`s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights," the real-estate mogul said.
Nov 27, 2016, 01:50 AM ISTWorld reacts to death of Cuba's Fidel Castro
Here are some early responses to the passing of the 90-year-old Cold War icon, whose life was defined by his resistance to the capitalist United States.
Nov 26, 2016, 22:23 PM ISTFidel Castro shared warm relations with Indian leaders
India has always maintained political, trade, cultural and people-to-people relations with Cuba.
Nov 26, 2016, 17:55 PM ISTCuba's revolutionary icon Fidel Castro dies at 90; funeral on December 4
Cuba declared nine days of public mourning on Saturday for Fidel Castro.
Nov 26, 2016, 16:17 PM IST`History will absolve me` - Top quotes by Fidel Castro
Barring the occasional newspaper column, Fidel Castro had essentially been retired from political life for some time.
Nov 26, 2016, 15:17 PM ISTWhen Fidel Castro gave a bear hug to a surprised Indira Gandhi
Fidel Castro, the iconic Cuban revolutionary leader who died on Saturday, will be remembered in India for his close association with the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Nov 26, 2016, 13:41 PM IST