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Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

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.

Pranab Mukherjee — ‘man who knew too much’ but was a Rahul Dravid-like ‘wall’ for Congress

Pranab Mukherjee could’ve become PM in 1984 and 2004, but didn’t. Instead, he became a Rahul Dravid-esque ‘Wall’ for the UPA, before being elected President.

CM Baghel says aid under Nyay scheme helped farmers buy 3,000 tractors even during Covid times

Transferring Rs 1,500 cr to farmers as second instalment under Rajiv Gandhi Kisaan Nyay Yojana, CM Bhupesh Baghel says Chhattisgarh poised to see 7% growth in GDP.

Remembering Rajiv Gandhi, Mahua Moitra’s ‘lessons in civility’, how Trump reveals he’s angry

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Rajiv Gandhi fulfilled idea of Ram Rajya — MP Congress functionary claims in full-page ad

The move came ahead of the crucial bypolls to 25 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, for which the party has been accused of adopting soft Hindutva.

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to father Rajiv on his 76th birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi

Thursday marked the 76th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the former prime minister who was assassinated in a bomb blast in 1991.

Reclaiming Indian pluralism will need annihilation of the Congress party

The Congress party didn’t do the rath yatra that led to the fall of the Babri Masjid. But it opened the gates, literally and metaphorically, to a majoritarian India.

Chandra Shekhar had ‘solved’ Ayodhya issue. But ‘petty’ Rajiv Gandhi brought his govt down

In ‘Chandra Shekhar’, Roderick Matthews writes about how the former PM had threatened to shoot anyone who touched ‘that mosque’, and even if 500 sadhus died, they would go to heaven.

‘Don’t want Lord Ram to be part of any controversy’ — Digvijaya on Congress’ stance on temple

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh defends support to Ram Temple, talks about Rajiv Gandhi's legacy & loyalty to Gandhi family.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

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.