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  PM, HM should take call on declassifying Lal Bahadur Shastri's death records, rules CIC

  India | September 24, 2018 17:23 IST

  The CIC ruling came on the plea of an RTI applicant seeking to know if autopsy was done on Shastri who had died on January 11, 1966 in Tashkent in a Soviet dacha.  

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  Lal Bahadur Shastri not hostile to RSS, often consulted Guru Golwalkar, says LK Advani

  India | January 24, 2018 13:12 IST

  "Unlike Nehru, Shastri did not harbour any ideological hostility towards the Jana Sangh and the RSS. He used to often invite Shri Guruji for consultation on national issues," Advani said.

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  Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun Chakraborty to feature in film on Lal Bahadur Shastri

  Bollywood | January 12, 2018 11:57 IST

  Versatile actors Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty are also multiple time National Awards winners.

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  PM Modi remembers Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 52nd death anniversary for 'impeccable service'

  India | January 11, 2018 10:37 IST

  "We pay homage to Shastriji on his punya tithi (death anniversary). His impeccable service and courageous leadership will be remembered for generations to come," Modi said in a tweet.

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  When Lal Bahadur Shastri asked his family to skip dinner; Stories of India's most humble PM

  Trending | October 02, 2017 16:09 IST

  He promoted White Revolution and Green Revolution. The nationwide movement to propel India's milk and food production brought a drastic change in the economy of the country.

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  PM Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to Shastri on 113th birth anniversary

  India | October 02, 2017 10:33 IST

  Late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

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  RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat commends Lal Bahadur Shastri's ideology

  India | February 20, 2015 20:18 IST

  Varanasi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has lavished praise on Lal Bahadur Shastri and said the time had come to promote the former prime minister's heritage.He said "many people get the opportunity to hold positions like

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  BJP leader serves legal notice to TMC MPs

  National | January 14, 2015 6:59 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh today served a legal notice on Trinamool Congress MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee for alleged defamation and has demanded an unconditional apology along with Rs 10 crores

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  At a glance: Five 'Bharat Ratnas' produced by the eternal city 'Varanasi'

  India | January 15, 2015 13:31 IST

  Varanasi: Varanasi, situated on the banks of the River Ganga, doesn't need any introduction. One of the oldest cities of India, Varanasi is said to be older than Rome.The eternal city is considered the cradle

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  Trinamool leader again makes unsavoury remarks

  National | December 21, 2014 17:37 IST

  Kolkata: Days after apologising for his offensive comment against late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and his grandson and BJP leader S.N. Singh, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee has once again made unsavoury remarks against

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  PM Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat

  India | October 02, 2014 9:16 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying rich tributes to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 110th birth anniversary today.Accompanied by several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, he arrived

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  B'day spl: Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's 2nd Prime Minister

  National | October 02, 2015 10:40 IST

  Today is the 111 th birth anniversary of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Born (October 2, 1904) in Ramnagar near Varanasi, into a Kayastha family, Shastri was simple and soft-spoken. He was also

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  Bungalow row: Ajit Singh attacks Modi government

  National | September 19, 2014 13:56 IST

  New Delhi: RLD chief Ajit Singh today attacked the government for rejecting his demand for converting the bungalow occupied by him into a memorial to his father, former Prime Minister Charan Singh, and blamed it

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  Threats won't work, Naidu tells Ajit Singh

  National | September 19, 2014 13:02 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Friday said RLD leader Ajit Singh's "threats" on being asked to vacate his government bungalow here "won't work"."Threats won't work," Naidu told reporters here without directly

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  Modi government's media policy - keep them away?

  National | July 21, 2014 13:07 IST

  New Delhi: It has been almost two months since Narendra Modi took charge as India's prime minister, but the new government is yet to spell out its media and information policy - except by default.

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  No historic files destroyed by home ministry: Rajnath Singh

  National | July 12, 2014 11:16 IST

  New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said no historic files have been destroyed by the home ministry.Making a statement in the Rajya Sabha, the home minister said all important files, including those related to

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  Revisiting Lal Bahadur Shastri's life through anecdotes

  India | October 02, 2015 9:16 IST

  New Delhi : Inspiring vignettes from the life of late prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri fill the pages of a book that chronicles his political, social and spiritual journey through anecdotes revisited by his son,

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  AAP fields Shastri's grandson in Allahabad

  National | April 03, 2014 11:47 IST

  New Delhi: The AAP Wednesday announced that former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson Adarsh Shastri will contest the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad.Releasing the names of 19 more candidates, the Aam Aadmi Party also

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  Facts Kejriwal should know about India's most austere PM, Lal Bahadur Shastri

  National | March 22, 2014 6:46 IST

  New Delhi: In the times of Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers, who wear ordinary clothes, shun security and travel in non-descript cars, here are some illuminating facts about Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's most honest and

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  Shastri remembered in Uzbekistan on 47th death anniversary

  World | January 11, 2013 13:02 IST

  Tashkent, Jan 11: The 47th death anniversary of former Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, who passed away here, was observed in the Uzbek capital today.A simple ceremony was held at the Shastri's statue here