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TopicRajiv Gandhi

Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

It’s abdication of power, experts say as TN Governor won’t decide on Rajiv killer’s release

Legal experts say Governor Purohit could have taken a call on Perarivalan’s release plea, relying on his constitutional powers under Article 161.

Capt Satish Sharma, the Gandhi family loyalist who wasn’t apologetic about luxuries in life

Former Union minister & Congress MP Capt Satish Sharma died in Goa, where he had been residing for the past few years, Wednesday night.

Tamil Nadu CM meets Governor, discusses release of convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

Tamil Nadu minister D Jayakumar said the chief minister submitted a representation to the Governor, while taking up the release of the seven convicts.

Motilal Vora, the Gandhi family loyalist, ‘uncle’ figure & chronicler of Congress history

Vora, who died Monday aged 93, had been with the Congress since Indira Gandhi’s time. He was considered among the most 'consistent and loyal' party workers.

SC extends parole of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Perarivalan

A G Perarivalan was first granted parole from 9-23 November by the Madras High Court on medical grounds, which was extended by the top court on 23 November.

Perarivalan, LTTE sympathiser who got the batteries for the bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi

Perarivalan was a teenage sympathiser of LTTE when he was arrested 29 years ago for being a part of the group’s conspiracy to kill former PM Rajiv Gandhi.

SC extends parole of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Perarivalan by a week

The top court was hearing the plea of 46-year-old Perarivalan seeking suspension of his life sentence. The parole granted to him by the Madras HC was ending Monday.

Guns, Swedes and the Gandhis — how the Bofors scam tested the limits of the CBI’s power

In ‘A Road Well Travelled’, former CBI chief R.K. Raghavan writes about investigating the 2002 Gujarat riots, Bofors scam and cricket match-fixing scandal.

Appu Ghar, India’s first amusement park, was all about the thrill of something new

From bumper cars to the bhoot bangla, Appu Ghar's rides may not seem like much today, but for children in the '80s, it was wonderland.

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, an advertisement for unity in diversity and India’s unofficial anthem

The six-minute song was sung in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.