On 8 June 1969, Jayaprakash Narayan addressed the National Conference on Voluntary Agencies at the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi where he said he sympathised with Naxalites because they are 'doing something for the poor'.
In his Rajya Sabha farewell speech on 10 August 2017, Sitaram Yechury spoke about living in a post-truth period, where 'objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.'
On 21 March 1955, Prof SN Bose participated in a debate on the UGC Bill and expressed concern about certain clauses that suggested 'the central government will be interfering with the working of universities'.
On 8 December 1998, Amartya Sen delivered his Nobel Prize lecture at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he discussed the challenges and foundational problems faced by social choice theory as a discipline.
'I am sorry to say that our whole attention in the country is towards Muslims. It is so because it suits us,' said PR Dasmunsi during a Lok Sabha debate on illegal immigration on 9 May 1997.
On 17 March 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi shared the stage with 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a public rally in Dhaka and expressed admiration for Bangladesh's struggle for independence and reaffirmed India's support.
On 10 October 1949, during the Constituent Assembly debate, Vallabhbhai Patel strongly defended the civil services and the guarantees provided to them during the transfer of power from British rule.
On 15 January 1962, JRD Tata delivered a speech at the inauguration of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Maharashtra, praising Dr Homi Bhabha for his role in the establishment and development of the institute.
On 24 July 1991, finance minister Manmohan Singh presented the Union Budget for 1991-92 that changed the course of Indian economy. In his Lok Sabha speech, he quoted Victor Hugo to say, 'no power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.'
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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