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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicRajiv Gandhi

Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

To be relevant in 2019, Congress must rewind to 1996-2004

Congress should try to get back to its 135 seat share in 1996-2004 rather than aim for the 206 of 2009.

Pune Police ‘finds letter’ which talks of assassinating PM Modi

The city police is investigating a letter, intercepted during the arrest of five persons with alleged Maoist links, suggesting an assassination plan.

Pranab babu shows that even at 80, the bhadralok can strike back

Both the sulking Congress and the gloating RSS should know that Pranab Mukherjee might seem harmless and easy to digest, but if he chooses, he can get stuck in the throat like a sharp bone from the katla fish he so dearly loves.

How Rajiv Gandhi, ‘such a nice man’, won and ruined India’s biggest mandate

When Rajiv Gandhi started he could do no wrong. Halfway through his five years, he could do no right. His tenure had many chastening lessons in how mega mandates can make you smug and self-destruct.

Pokhran anniversary: How we built the nuclear bomb

India’s march to Pokhran 1998 involved hundreds of secret steps & actions. And even if one had been betrayed, the whole operation would have been compromised.

For Modi and Xi, not achieving much in Wuhan may be the best outcome

Until bold steps are taken in resolving the border dispute, it will continue to be Move, Counter, Reset, Restart. 

Rajiv Gandhi played both ways and lost, now Rahul is trying his hand at soft Hindutva

Some in the Congress party ask why the voters in Karnataka have to choose between various flavours of Hindu identity.

तो कांग्रेस के पूर्व मुस्लिम मंत्री हैं मोदी के तीन तलाक बिल पर जल्दी के पीछे!

आरिफ मोहम्मद खान ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले के बावजूद तीन तलाक के मामले होते देखे और प्रधानमंत्री से कानून बनाने का आग्रह किया.

Congress’s Muslim ex-minister was catalyst behind Modi’s triple talaq bill push

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit Rajiv Gandhi cabinet over Shah Bano, cited instances of triple talaq even after SC judgment, and urged PM to bring in a law.

मोदीपूजा में व्यस्त मीडिया के लिए बज चुकी है घंटी

मोदीपूजा में व्यस्त मीडिया के खिलाफ एक तरह का सविनय प्रतिकार लोगों के बीच से उभर रहा है पारंपरिक पत्र-पत्रिकाओं तथा टीवी समाचार का उपभोग...

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Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

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.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.