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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicIndian Prime Ministers

Topic: Indian Prime Ministers

Nuclear deal to Sharm el-Sheikh statement & FDI, Manmohan Singh’s relationship with Congress was fraught

Singh’s outlook on economic & political matters was often at odds with Congress. There were instances when he initially found himself isolated, only for the party to fall in line later.

PM Modi highlights ‘world’s first dockyard’ Lothal’s significance in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

At the site of the dockyard belonging to the Harappan times, a National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) will be built, showcasing India's 5,000-year-old maritime history.

Modi’s visit to Guyana aims to bolster ties in region once known as US’s backyard but now China’s den

Guyana 3rd South American country & 1st from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that Modi's visited since first assuming power in 2014. It's the 1st visit by an Indian leader since 1968.

‘Becoming PM not my aim,’ Gadkari told political leader who offered to support his candidacy

Addressing the media in Nagpur, the Union minister said he is loyal to his conviction and organisation, and won't compromise with that.

‘India, Kenya great friends’ — snapshots of Kenyan President’s ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Murmu, PM Modi and Union cabinet ministers were present for the ceremonial welcome, along with cabinet secretary and Chief of the Air Staff.

Ode to freedom fighters, youth connect & soil of India — glimpses of Modi govt’s Amrit Kalash event

PM Narendra Modi leads 'Panch Pran' pledge for country's development at Delhi's Kartavya Path event, marking the culmination of the yatra, part of the 'Meri Maati Mera Desh' campaign.

Talks on bilateral ties, G7 invitation — When Japan PM Kishida met Modi at Hyderabad House

Modi also spoke to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida about the G20 Summit to be hosted by New Delhi later this year. This is Kishida's 2nd India visit as Japan's PM.

India’s shortest-serving PM Gulzarilal Nanda spurned Congress, wanted no part in ‘power game’

Nanda's anti-corruption stance remained unhinged-a trait that is hardly considered expedient in politics. He became the target of many Congress members.

In pictures: Modi says MSMEs ‘pillar of India’s growth story’, launches Rs 6,000 crore scheme

'Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance' scheme is intended to ramp up capacity & coverage, PM said at event held at Vigyan Bhawan Thursday as part of govt's Udyami Bharat programme.

‘Immersive’ look at 1998 Pokhran test, Emergency — new museum shows highs & lows of 13 past PMs

PM Modi inaugurated Rs 271 crore the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya — Museum of Prime Ministers — Thursday. Exhibits range from civil nuclear agreement and Pokhran, to Bofors and Emergency.

On Camera

From ‘Jai Kisan’ to CVC, Shastri walked the talk. But corruption proved harder to root out

Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.