Jawaharlal nehru was famous for his well-fitted jackets, while Gandhi was always clad in a dhoti. Leg in a cast, rolling in a wheelchair, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee rallied her election campaign in the heart of Kolkata despite an injury. A valiant and relentless electoral campaigner in spirit and soul, she forewarned her rivals … Read more
Aligarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released a special postal stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). This is the first time in five decades that a prime minister has attended an AMU event as the chief guest. Prime Minister Modi attended the event via video conferencing. Union Education … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighters Abul Kalam Azad and J B Kripalani on their birth anniversary on Wednesday, saying they devoted themselves towards empowering the lives of the poor and youth. Both Azad and Kripalani were Congress presidents, and Azad was also the first education minister of India. A … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Sep 14, 2020) NEW DELHI: In early 1957, an audacious secret mission into Aksai Chin that saw an Indian Army officer and a havildar join a group of yak grazers in disguise actually provided first-hand evidence that China had illegally built a road in territory claimed by India. Unfortunately, … 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
Several Congress leaders on Sunday threw their weight behind the Gandhi family amidst a growing tumult with the party deeply divided on the leadership issue on the eve of the crucial Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting. After 23 party leaders wrote to Sonia Gandhi seeking revamp of major bodies, sources close to her said she might … Read more
By Avinash Mohananey It came as a huge surprise to those who have dealt with or were posted in Kashmir in security establishments when the Prime Minister asserted that Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution were responsible for separatism and terrorism there. He was addressing the nation three days after the constitutional changes passed … Read more
Amid the border tension with China, NCP President Sharad Pawar has said China is a “bigger threat to India” than Pakistan. China’s military might is “ten times greater” than India, the former defence minister said, adding that Beijing has “weaned away” India’s neighbours to its side. The Centre should try to put international pressure on … Read more