Rajiv Gandhi
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Mohsina Kidwai, who served as minister under Indira, Rajiv Gandhi, dies: All about Congress veteran
India | Apr 08, 2026, 10:00 AM ISTMohsina Kidwai, a senior Congress leader and former Union minister under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away at 94.
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Amod Kanth slams web series 'The Hunt-Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case' for misrepresenting his role
India | Aug 02, 2025, 12:40 PM ISTMany viewers of the web series have reached out to Amod Kanth, expressing their concern about the portrayal in the series, including the sequence of events, the depiction of third-degree torture, and the unethical and humiliating arrest of Athirai.
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Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Why the LTTE plotted his killing and how it was executed on May 21?
India | May 21, 2025, 09:14 AM ISTA recipient of Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi served as the sixth prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
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Mani Shankar Aiyar on Rajiv Gandhi: 'How could someone who failed twice become PM?'
India | Mar 05, 2025, 04:31 PM ISTMani Shankar Aiyar has stoked another controversy with his latest statement on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's academic record.
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PM Modi's subtle dig at Rahul Gandhi: 'Those who resort to photo-ops in huts of poor...'
India | Feb 04, 2025, 06:29 PM ISTParliament Budget Session 2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was replying to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address in Lok Sabha.
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Sonia Gandhi did not trust me: Najma Heptulla in her new book 'In Pursuit of Democracy'
India | Dec 10, 2024, 05:30 PM ISTNajma Heptulla was the Union Minority Affairs Minister in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2016. She was the Rajya Sabha member from 1980 to 2016.
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PM Modi's 'election postponed post-Rajiv Gandhi's death' remark sparks debate, user shares 'proof'
India | May 24, 2024, 12:10 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, in a blockbuster show on India TV, said that the Lok Sabha Elections were postponed in the entire country after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. A user on X shared the "proof" of the Prime Minister's remarks.
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'Polls were postponed after Rajiv Gandhi's death': PM Modi on 'no level-playing field' charges
India | May 24, 2024, 09:17 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi, in a mega interview with India TV, reaffirmed that he won the 2014 elections only because he had promised to take action against the corrupt and he would continue with that.
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Rajiv Gandhi's Death Anniversary: From Kharge to Rahul Gandhi, Congress leaders pay tribute
News | May 21, 2024, 02:10 PM ISTAll India Congress Committee organised a remembrance ceremony to mark the 33rd death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi in Delhi on May 21. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Vir Bhumi.
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PM Modi pays homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary: 'My tributes'
India | May 21, 2024, 10:10 AM ISTRajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE cadres at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in 1991 during an election campaign.
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Kharge, Sonia, Rahul pay homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd death anniversary
India | May 21, 2024, 10:28 AM ISTMallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd death anniversary at Vir Bhumi in Delhi.
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Israel shared Intel transcripts on Rajiv Gandhi but it went missing after his assassination: Expert
India | May 03, 2024, 11:35 PM ISTA security expert has revealed that Israel had shared crucial intelligence input that there was a threat to the life to Rajiv Gandhi. The intelligence contained transcripts which said that the 'Godman' had made the payment.
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Chunav Flashback: When Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Rajmohan Gandhi challenged Rajiv Gandhi in Amethi
India | May 02, 2024, 07:50 PM ISTIn the past, anti-Congress parties did experiments in the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency by making poll battle Gandhi vs Gandhi. There were such poll contests in 1984 and 1989 when there was a direct fight between Gandhis.
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Chunav Flashback: When Amethi witnessed a contest between Rajiv Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi in 1984
India | Apr 30, 2024, 06:19 PM ISTIn 1999, Sonia Gandhi too entered politics and won the Amethi seat. She retained it before shifting to Rae Bareli in 2004 and fielding Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
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Rajiv Gandhi scrapped India's inheritance tax law to claim Indira Gandhi's assets, alleges PM Modi
Madhya Pradesh | Apr 25, 2024, 01:29 PM ISTIndia used to have its own version of inheritance tax or estate duty between 1953 and 1985. The law was first introduced in 1953 and abolished in 1985 by the then Congress government under the leadership of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
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Chunav Flashback: What happened in Amethi 1991 election following Rajiv Gandhi's assassination?
India | Apr 22, 2024, 11:43 PM ISTChunav Flashback: Throughout his tenure, Rajiv Gandhi proved to be an indomitable force in the electoral arena, maintaining a stronghold over Amethi constituency. A day after election in Amethi in 1991, during an election rally in Tamil Nadu, Rajiv Gandhi fell victim to an LTTE suicide bomber.
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Santhan, Sri Lankan national convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies in Chennai hospital
India | Feb 28, 2024, 09:34 AM ISTThe Supreme Court in 2022 released Santhan along with 6 other convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case after they served over 20 years of jail term.
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'Shilanyas' of Ram Mandir took place when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister, says Sharad Pawar
India | Jan 16, 2024, 09:16 PM ISTThe Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony will take place on January 22 as the city is being decked up for the grand event. The 7-day consecration rituals have commenced ahead of the main event.
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What Mani Shankar Aiyar said about Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Ram Temple, know here
India | Aug 24, 2023, 12:49 PM ISTThe Congress leader was part of Rajiv Gandhi's PMO from 1985-1989.
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PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
India | Aug 20, 2023, 09:53 AM ISTRajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: Rajiv Gandhi took over the charge of the Congress in 1984 following the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.He became India's youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 when he assumed office in October 1984.