Chandrachur Ghose, author of ‘Bose: The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist', a Penguin India book, explores 'secrets' about the freedom fighter, on ThePrint’s Softcover interview.
Yerawada jail was opened to public on 26 January, making it the first prison in Maharashtra to do so. Other prisons with historical significance likely to open up too in boost to 'jail tourism'.
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was invited to speak at the event in Kolkata, also attended by PM Modi, organised to celebrate 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
On 23 January, Modi will attend a seminar and light-and-sound show on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's life and legacy in Kolkata. Mamata and Bose's family not invited to seminar.
Congress in-charge of Bengal Jitin Prasada tells ThePrint party will fight to save the soul of the state, protect it from ‘ideological invasion’ by BJP.
PM Modi’s visit to Bengal before the crucial state election is seen as a major boost to the party. However, BJP is yet to decided if PM will address any rally in January.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
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