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TopicNajma Heptulla

Topic: Najma Heptulla

‘We were cut off from Sonia…Indira kept an open house,’ writes ex-minister Najma Heptulla in her book

In her new book ‘In Pursuit of Democracy’, the former Union minister gives insights of her connection with Indira & Rajiv Gandhi, writes about how Sonia 'trusted very few people'.

I was PM, but I didn’t know nuances of running a country: Indira Gandhi told Najma Heptulla

'When she began to break free from their shackles, and take her own decisions, they wanted to teach her a lesson. Their politics of patronage tipped her towards her downfall,' Najma Heptulla writes in 'In Pursuit of Democracy: Beyond Party Lines.'

Division of votes, not voice vote, would’ve revealed BJP fault lines, says Manipur Congress

The Manipur Congress is now waiting on Governor Najma Heptullah to act on a memorandum it had submitted on 14 August, calling for another trust vote.

No jobs for us: Haryana men thrashed by sisters say clean chit for sexual abuse hasn’t helped

Deepak, Kuldeep and Mohit were accused by two sisters, labelled the 'Rohtak bravehearts', of sexual harassment in a Haryana Roadways bus.

Today’s judgment puts India on par with other Islamic countries in a good way: Najma Heptulla

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, the former minority affairs minister Heptulla discussed triple talaq, as well as Islam’s interpretation of marriage.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.