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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicNarasimha Rao

Topic: Narasimha Rao

Narasimha Rao’s aide recalls unremarkable PM in new book. ‘Babri was a deep personal trauma’

At the Delhi launch of his book, India’s Tipping Point, Narasimha Rao’s principal information officer S Narendra recalled the challenges that surrounded the PM’s tenur

Offence of bribery ‘independent of vote or speech’ — what SC said in order on legislative immunity

Parliament or legislatures, and committees under them, are not 'islands which act as enclaves shielding those inside from application of ordinary laws', it asserts.

Our take on Bharat Ratna awards, Pakistan elections, UCC & anti-cheating bill – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Bharat Ratnas to ex-PMs Rao, Charan Singh & scientist Swaminathan — how it helps BJP’s politics

BJP leaders say party has empowered icons not recognised by Congress during their time. Rao had a falling out with Gandhi family, Congress had withdrawn support to Charan Singh govt.

100 years of PV Narasimha Rao — the memorable tenure of an ‘accidental PM’ in pictures

With 1991 economic reforms, Narasimha Rao & Manmohan Singh steered India out of economic abyss. Rao is also credited with doing away with the Licence Raj in India.

After BJP, now KCR appropriates Narasimha Rao’s legacy, fields his daughter in MLC polls  

Surabhi Vani Devi, who has largely shied away from the limelight, will make her electoral debut in the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahbubnagar graduates’ MLC constituency.

Why Congress has now woken up to own PV Narasimha Rao’s legacy

In episode 531 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta says Congress in its obsession with Gandhi-Nehru family lost most of its icons to BJP. It can’t afford to lose one more.

PVN Rao took everyone along, even nominated Subramanian Swamy to cabinet rank: Manmohan Singh

In a speech inaugurating the birth centenary celebrations of PV Narasimha Rao, former PM Manmohan Singh praised Rao’s economic reforms and his ability to take opposition into confidence.

Don’t absolve Modi by saying he doesn’t have the right team to bring in economic reforms

Modi has always found a way to achieve his political goals— Article 370 to Ram Mandir. Shekhar Gupta can’t blame the PM's bureaucrats for his economic failures.

Intelligence Bureau could’ve saved Babri Masjid by alerting PM Rao to demolition conspiracy

Madhav Godbole, who was Union home secretary at the time, writes how Intelligence Bureau paid little attention to Hindu organisations’ activities till then.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.