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TopicIndira Gandhi

Topic: Indira Gandhi

Mohsina Kidwai was Congress’ voice of reason. Party should have heeded her advice

Mohsina Kidwai has won Lok Sabha elections three times—in 1978, 1980, and 1984.

How a sip of death led to NZ’s biggest drug bust—meth in beer cans, kingpin is Indira killer’s nephew

NZ media reveals identity of drug racket mastermind a year after he was sentenced to 22 years in jail for importing large quantities of methamphetamine.

We have to ensure the books we read and films we see don’t distort Indian mind: Indira Gandhi

On 20 June 1968, PM Indira Gandhi delivered a speech in Srinagar warning against communalism, regionalism, and inequality as threats to national integration.

1978 toy gun hijack to 2026 AI summit protest: Evolution of Youth Congress, from Sanjay’s era to Rahul’s

During Indira’s time, Youth Congress was a ‘safety valve’ against growing popular dissent. Sanjay then turned it into feeder cadre for Congress. It’s now struggling to rebrand itself.

What Indira Gandhi said in her first speech as PM, 60 years ago

On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.

MEA should stop living in dread of Trump. We’ve lived through Nixon before

Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.

How Haryana brought in law to take over Rs 2,400-cr Gurugram ashram set up by ‘Indira’s Rasputin’

Haryana notifies law to take over Dhirendra Brahmachari’s Gurugram ashram. Branded Indira Gandhi’s ‘Rasputin’ by opposition, he remains one of most controversial spiritual figures. 

BJP slams Congress for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize to ‘anti-India’ Bachelet. A look at past awardees

Over the years, many recipients have been leaders who can be placed in the Centre-Left category, but not all. For instance, in 1997, it was awarded to former US President Jimmy Carter.

Indira Gandhi sought to enlarge freedom while pursuing peace: Michelle Bachelet Jeria

The ex-Chilean president was awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for her work on gender equality, human rights, and democracy.

‘Human rights & democracy inseparable’: Chile ex-president says Indira’s legacy ‘highly relevant’

Bachelet, only woman to have served as the President of Chile, is the 37th recipient Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development award, which was instituted in 1986.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.