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Topic: Morarji Desai

‘Son of soil’, worked with Modi in his 20s — Who is Morarji Desai’s great-grandson Madhukeshwar

Madhukeshwar Desai on why he picked the BJP over the Congress, how he kickstarted his political career with L.K. Advani, and his quick rise as the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM).

Morarji Desai had stolen PMO documents. Was set to reveal classified secrets

In his memoir 'A Rude Life', journalist Vir Sanghvi recounts gripping details of politicians, actors, public figures and the media landscape.

43 years on, Assam village awaits ‘memorial’ to mark plane crash Morarji Desai luckily escaped

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Between sanitiser and gaumutra for COVID-19, many in Modi’s India have made historical choice

Cow urine is a great political leveller. From hyper-secular Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to ministers in Modi’s cabinet, cow urine has won many fans.

Morarji Desai — the Indian Prime Minister who won Pakistan’s highest civilian honour

Former PM Morarji Desai is credited with leading a phase of peace in India-Pakistan ties in the 1970s. But his relationship with Islamabad has evoked much controversy.

Morarji Desai saw this letter from Indira Gandhi as a brazen attack on his self-respect and resigned

In Morarji Desai: A Profile in Courage, Arvindar Singh writes about how 1969 was a turning point in Morarji’s life and in the history of India.

Indira Gandhi vs Morarji Desai: How JNU was at the centre of battle to capture academia

Under Indira Gandhi, JNU turned a deep shade of red because of curricula and faculty chosen by Education Minister Syed Nurul Hasan from a pool of pro-CPI teachers.

Two reasons that can keep CAA-NRC protests from evolving into a larger anti-Modi movement

How do you get Hindus, farmers, workers to join and keep alive the protests against Modi government? JP and Morarji Desai had lessons.

Morarji Desai, the prime minister for whom time in PMO was ‘tougher than prison’

Morarji Desai, India's first non-Congress PM, was the only Indian who won the Bharat Ratna & Pakistan's highest civilian award — the Nishan-e-Pakistan. 

Fierce fighter, peerless friend: Why George Fernandes remains special, writes Yashwant Sinha

George Fernandes had seen ups and downs in his political career but always remained the kind-hearted human being that I knew.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

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.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.