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TopicRajiv Gandhi

Topic: Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini demands release, stages hunger strike

Nalini, lodged in prison for the last 28 years, was last released from prison on parole on July 25, after the court had granted her parole for 30 days.

How Manmohan Singh played a key role in India signing its first bilateral investment treaty

In 1993 budget speech in Parliament, Manmohan Singh signalled the role of BITs as an important means of attracting foreign investment in India.

In pictures — Top Congress leaders pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary

The Gandhi family and Congress party marked Rajiv Gandhi's 75th birth anniversary as 'Sadbhavana Diwas'.

Shehla Rashid’s media rebuke, Trump’s Greenland dream, Soz’s goodbye & Amarinder on Badal

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

Rahul Gandhi praises father Rajiv, will share his ‘incredible achievements’ over the week

The Congress has also planned events across the country to commemorate late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s 75th birth anniversary.

15 August is special for Assam and it’s not just about Independence Day

While Assam was asleep, a historic pact was signed past midnight on 15 August.

The life and times of Sheila Dikshit, in her own words

“I had this mental image of carrying our manifesto in one hand and files on issues bequeathed by the previous administration in the other,” wrote Sheila Dikshit in her autobiography.

Jyoti Basu, the beacon of Indian Communism who almost became prime minister

Basu was the consensus leader of the United Front after Vajpayee’s short-lived 13-day govt, but the CPI(M) did not participate—he called it a 'historic blunder'.

Sunil Dutt, the legendary actor & director who joined politics on Rajiv Gandhi’s request

On his 14th death anniversary, ThePrint remembers Sunil Dutt, his path-breaking films and political career.

The lesser-known events in India and Pakistan leading up to the Kargil war of 1999

The conflict brought the two volatile neighbours to the brink of nuclear war. the brink of nuclear war.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.