Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets an Adheenam in New Delhi on May 27, 2023 on the eve of the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Photo: PIB via PTI In a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the ‘Sengol’ which was a symbol of the transfer of power from … Read more
Former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s 59th death anniversary is observed today. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, May 27, 2023 paid tributes to the former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 59th death anniversary. Taking to Twitter, PM Modi said, “On his death anniversary, I pay … Read more
New Delhi: JDU leader and Union minister RCP Singh on Thursday set tongues wagging within his party with strident criticism of the choice of Jawaharlal Nehru as the country’s prime minister, a longstanding BJP plank, and claiming that he got the top post despite enjoying little support in the Congress’ organisation and it was our … Read more
Last Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’— his monthly radio address to the nation—was mostly about museums. To garner interest in museums—an institution where objects of historical, scientific, or artistic interest are kept—Modi urged the youngsters to take quizzes on museums, make frequent visits to such places and post memories around them on … Read more
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: The BJP had been in power for more than seven years and was still blaming first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the problems of the people, former prime minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh said on Thursday in a scathing attack against the Modi-led government. Targeting the Central government on a … Read more
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said an atmosphere of violence and hatred was being fostered in the country to target a section of society. The Rajya Sabha MP, while speaking at a discussion on ‘Journalism and Burning Issue’ organised by Central India Press Club, also claimed politicians should have tolerance and thick skins … Read more
The book examines Naoroji’s life in modern India’s political history. (The New India Foundation) Dinyar Patel has won The New India Foundation’s fourth Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism, a biography of one modern India’s most significant figures. The foundation selected Patel’s work from a shortlist of six books that … Read more
Rich archival material reflects on India’s strategy with China over the years India’s former foreign secretary (FS) Vijay Gokhale, who is acknowledged as an astute China expert, retired in January 2020 and has been a diligent chronicler of his considerable diplomatic experience after laying down office. The quality and quantum of his output over the … Read more
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at the ICHR for omitting the photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru from the first digital poster to celebrate the 75th year of India’s Independence, and said the explanation given is ludicrous. He accused the member secretary of the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) of bowing to hate … Read more
The Odisha government Friday said it has started the process to bring back the iconic Dakota aircraft of former chief minister Biju Patnaik, lying at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata, to Bhubaneswar. Biju Patnaik, who was an ace pilot, had flown the Dakota to Java with his wife Gyan Patnaik, … Read more