New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. Born on 19 November, 1917, Gandhi served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. In a tweet, the prime minister said, “Tributes to former PM … Read more
New Delhi: Barack Obama’s description of Rahul Gandhi has left the crisis-torn and faction ridden Congress camps in visible anger as well as in “we-told-you-so” glee even as the BJP expectedly took some pot-shots at Gandhi. CWC member Manickam Tagore, a Team Rahul member, on Friday unfollowed Obama on Twitter in protest and gave an … Read more
Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Saturday said inspite of hurdles posed by Lt Governor Kiran Bedi, his government was implementing welfare schemes to ameliorate the lot of the poor. Paying homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 36th death anniversary here, the Congress leader said, “the Lt Governor had sent 10 … Read more
BJP shouldn’t rejoice. It is dangerously close to emulating Congress. Synopsis The Cabinet may be suffering from a misallocation of portfolios. Nirmala Sitharaman is an upright and diligent finance minister with a background in economics. But should not her talent be better utilised in another important portfolio, leaving finance to say, railways and commerce minister … Read more
Along time ago, Congress inspired millions to fight for freedom, not because it could distribute money or positions to volunteers, but because its goals and ideals resonated with the people. Synopsis It is necessary for such a party to oppose majoritarian politics and the Sangh Parivar, and bring likeminded parties, particularly breakaway groups of Congress, … Read more
New Delhi: As a leadership crisis grips the Congress, experts having chronicled the country’s oldest political party said on Monday that it may be theoretically possible for the party to have a president outside the Nehru-Gandhi family, but not practically. The party’s history shows that it has had at least 13 presidents from outside the … Read more
NEW DELHI: To make Mahatma Gandhi’s way of living and message more contemporary for the younger generation, the government is going to come out with 2D animation videos on the core concepts of the Gandhian way of life, like non-violence, harmony, swadeshi (one’s own country) and the welfare of all. This would be unveiled before … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a significant decision, Bangladesh has decided to construct a monument for the Indian soldiers who died in 1971 during the country’s struggle for independence from Pakistan. This comes amid Dhaka’s push to reinforce ties with India notwithstanding recent efforts by Beijing and Islamabad to woo it. Bangladesh War Liberation Minister Mozammel Haque … Read more