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TopicRajiv Gandhi

Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

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.

Governor to decide on release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts after MDMA report, TN govt to HC

The Multi- Disciplinary Monitoring Agency was constituted to probe the larger conspiracy in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case involving persons of other countries.

Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini, who ‘attempted suicide’, is India’s longest-serving woman convict

Prison officials have said Nalini threatened to kill herself when the jail was inquiring into a harassment complaint against her.

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.