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  #40YearsofEmergency: Rajiv, Sonia had no reservations over Emergency, claims Indira's aide

  Politics | June 24, 2015 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: Indira Gandhi's private secretary RK Dhawan has said that no one from Gandhi-Nehru family can claim their innocence or ignorance at the time of Emergency in 1975.Dhawan claimed that Rajiv Gandhi and his

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  Bofors guns are good: Manohar Parrikar

  India | May 26, 2015 16:54 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today described the quality of Swedish Bofors guns as “good” but refused to comment on remarks attributed to President Pranab Mukherjee that the controversy surrounding its acquisition was a

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  PM Modi presents 1 yr report card; says 'bure din' for scamsters

  Politics | May 25, 2015 20:30 IST

  Nagla Chandrabhan (Mathura): Marking the first anniversary of the NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented a report card for one year which he asserted has been free of corruption and scams but has

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  5 important events happened on 21st May

  Who cares | May 21, 2015 11:32 IST

  History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1.    In the

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  Former PM Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 24th death anniversary

  Politics | May 21, 2015 12:24 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 24th death anniversary with several leaders paying homage at his memorial here.The late leader's wife and Congress president Sonia Gandhi accompanied by son

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  May 21st: Major News Events of the day!

  India | May 21, 2015 11:23 IST

  1. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 24th death anniversaryNew Delhi: India to remember former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 24th death anniversary today, also observed as anti-terrorism day.Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21,

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  Modi govt calls for 'fitting' commemoration of Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary

  Politics | May 19, 2015 22:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has called for a “fitting” commemoration of the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, which is observed as anti-terrorism day.“You are requested to organise

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  Govt drops names of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi from Hindi Diwas awards

  Politics | April 21, 2015 11:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has dropped names of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi from the annual awards given on Hindi Diwas.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had on March 25 this year, according

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  Appalled by Giriraj Singh's comments on my mother-in-law, says Robert Vadra

  India | April 02, 2015 11:29 IST

  New Delhi: The racist barb by Union Minister Giriraj Singh involving Congress President Sonia Gandhi has drawn a sharp reaction from her son-in-law Robert Vadra who took to social media to condemn the comments."Appalled to

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  Bhopal gas accused Anderson was released at behest of Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao: Report

  India | March 24, 2015 14:06 IST

  Bhopal: Prime accused of the Bhopal gas tragedy, Warren Anderson, was allowed to walk out of jail at the behest of the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Home Minister Narasimha Rao.According to a report

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  An episode of snooping which changed the course of Indian Politics

  Politics | March 16, 2015 7:31 IST

  New Delhi:  At a time when the reports of political espionage on Congress Vice President is making rounds it was exactly twenty four years ago when the Congress Party had to encounter one such similar

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  Why no Indian PM dared to visit Jaffna before Modi ?

  India | March 14, 2015 19:16 IST

  Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the former war-torn Jaffna, the citadel of Tamils in Sri Lanka, six years after the war between LTTE and Sri Lankan army ended with the

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  Modi must not interfere in SL internal affairs, warns soldier who attacked Rajiv Gandhi

  India | March 13, 2015 8:11 IST

  New Delhi: Sri Lanka's naval soldier, Vijitha Rohana Wijemuni, who had attacked former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has warned incumbent PM Narendra Modi of not interfering in island nation's internal affairs.The 46-year-old man said that

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  Tribals of Gujarat organise fare in memory of Rajiv Gandhi

  India | March 04, 2015 14:22 IST

  New Delhi: Hundreds of tribals thronged to Saraswa village in Mahisagar district of Gujarat on Sunday to take part in a fare organised in the name of later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.Organisers of the event

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  Modi shouldn't have addressed President Obama by name, says Digvijaya Singh

  Politics | January 28, 2015 7:28 IST

  Bhopal: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh criticized Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday for addressing the US President by his first name during the joint press conference.He also called him a “megalomaniac” for wearing a monogrammed

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  Swamy seeks ban on Prabhakaran's birth anniversary celebration in Tamil Nadu

  Politics | November 21, 2014 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to issue a directive to the Tamil Nadu government to ban the move to celebrate birth anniversary of slain chief of LTTE V

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  Rajiv, Manmohan laid foundation of India's growth: Oscar

  Politics | November 20, 2014 13:29 IST

  Ranchi: AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes today said the foundation for the country's growth had been laid by former prime ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.“India is the second fastest growing nations in the world

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  Employment, black money key agenda for PM Modi as he attends G20 Summit today

  World | November 15, 2014 7:17 IST

  Brisbane: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today attend the 9th G20 Annual summit, where he intends to push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion.The summit

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  India's past in biting satire by cartoonist Sudhir Tailang

  India | November 04, 2014 11:59 IST

  New Delhi: Artfully chronicling three decades of the country's tumultuous political past, renowned cartoonist Sudhir Tailang's solo exhibition “Here and Now (Rajiv to Modi),” offers a unique look into the events that shaped the destiny

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  Congress hits out at BJP for 'no progress in 60-years' barb

  Politics | October 11, 2014 8:33 IST

  Jammu: Responding to the BJP's barb that it had done nothing in the last 60 years in this country, Congress today said that those who say nothing has happened in all these years are doing