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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicNehru jacket

Topic: Nehru jacket

‘Modi vest’ is the better known ‘Nehru jacket’, but the go-to formal wear predates both PMs

The Nehru jacket has a long-winded history that spans conquests, a Vogue cover, the Beatles and several Indian prime ministers.

With Burberry quilted jackets, Rahul Gandhi brings street style to Congress

Rahul Gandhi’s quilted jacket-on-white-kurta look has a touch of modernism & youth, and Congress leaders from Sachin Pilot to Navjot Sidhu have adopted it.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.