On 12 September 1947, deputy PM Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the nation 'with a heavy heart and in obedience to the call of duty' to call for an end to the communal violence and unspeakable brutalities.
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.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Seeing this video clip, thoughts went back to another incident about which I read recently. In the immediate aftermath of partition, a distraught woman caught Nehruji’s collar and asked him angrily, What exactly has this freedom and democracy brought us ? It has given you the right to catch hold of the Prime Minister by his collar and question him, the great man replied. And some are now questioning why Pandit Nehru received the Bharat Ratna.
Seeing this video clip, thoughts went back to another incident about which I read recently. In the immediate aftermath of partition, a distraught woman caught Nehruji’s collar and asked him angrily, What exactly has this freedom and democracy brought us ? It has given you the right to catch hold of the Prime Minister by his collar and question him, the great man replied. And some are now questioning why Pandit Nehru received the Bharat Ratna.