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TopicDadra and Nagar Haveli

Topic: Dadra and Nagar Haveli

29 men defeated 300 Portuguese soldiers to free Dadra & Nagar Haveli—with 5 pistols, 3 rifles

Neelesh Kulkarni’s new book ‘Uprising’ highlights an overlooked part of the Independence struggle—against the Portuguese.

Allies in Maharashtra, Congress & Shiv Sena set for face-off in Dadra & Nagar Haveli bypoll

The bypoll in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, which straddles the Gujarat and Maharashtra border, has been necessitated by the alleged suicide of incumbent MP Mohan Delkar in February.

Lost in history — role RSS played in liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli on this day in 1954

Dadra and Nagar Haveli were ruled by the Portuguese till an armed revolution liberated them, and the Tricolour was unfurled at Silvassa on 2 August 1954.

Father met Modi & Shah but got no assurances — son of MP who killed himself in Mumbai

Abhinav Delkar, son of ex-Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar, blames UT administrator Praful Patel for his father’s death. He has written to Home Ministry seeking Patel’s removal.

Who is Praful Khoda Patel? Minister in CM Modi’s Gujarat cabinet now booked for MP ‘suicide’

Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator Praful Khoda Patel was named, among others, in the ‘suicide note’ of 7-term MP Mohan Delkar.

Administrator Patel threatened MP Delkar with false case, demanded Rs 25 cr: Son of dead MP

The body of Mohan Delkar, 7-time MP from Dadra & Nagar Haveli, was found hanging in a Mumbai hotel room on 22 Feb. His 15-page 'suicide note' named Patel & several govt officials.

EC directs Dadra and Nagar Haveli administrator to withdraw notice to collector

Administrator Praful Khodabhai Patel, ex-Gujarat home minister, had accused the collector, who is also returning officer for the polls, of ‘unbecoming conduct’.

On Camera

Piyush Pandey brought the language of small towns into ad agency corridors: Prasoon Joshi

Piyush was about celebration—of life, of people, of stories. He believed that what we create can shape popular culture, can make people feel proud of who they are.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

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.