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Saturday, September 20, 2025
TopicIndira Gandhi

Topic: Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi’s bank nationalism a fraud, says Modi

PM Modi targeted the late PM Indira Gandhi by calling her famous slogan 'garibi hatao' as a "false promise" and bank nationalisation a "fraud".

Even before 1971 war started with Pakistan, India had won the battle

A perfect political-military-intelligence synergy allowed India to dictate the pace of operations in 1971 war with Pakistan.

With 2019 elections approaching, Gulzar’s Aandhi is the film to watch again

Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar-starrer Aandhi was banned by Indira Gandhi govt during the Emergency.

34 years after the assassination: The Idea of Indira

Indira Gandhi, whose death anniversary falls today, was as complex a public figure as fascinating. Or a three-in-one leader in her different tenures.

Has Sardar Patel eclipsed Indira Gandhi today or is he finally getting his due in history?

A ₹2,989-crore “Statue of Unity” of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, touted as the tallest statue in the world, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

The cruel truth is that Jayaprakash Narayan was let down by his own followers

Reposting my trip down memory lane to 1977-78, and conspiracy theories about why his health deteriorated in the Emergency era.

Congress can find mahagathbandhan fix in legacy of staunch critic Jayaprakash Narayan

Jayaprakash Narayan, who was born 11 October 1902 and died in 1976, left behind a legacy few political leaders can compare with.

Why Rahul Gandhi wants to keep Mayawati in good humour despite snubs

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has to choose between short-term and long-term gains.

The Kerala governor who openly pushed Indira’s case for PM

Ajith Prasad Jain also served in a Nehru Cabinet and backed the abolition of the zamindari system.

K. Kamaraj: The southern stalwart who gave India two PMs

'Kingmaker' Kamaraj was instrumental in making Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister after Nehru's death in 1964 and then Indira Gandhi in 1966.

On Camera

World’s greatest cricket rivalry is now an off-field battle between BCCI, PCB, and ICC

An explosive email from ICC CEO to the PCB, accusing it of compromising ICC rules by making a video of match officials before the match with UAE, shows the fire isn’t doused yet.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.