Rajiv Gandhi
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Those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon are nation's enemies: Shiv Sena
National | Jul 31, 2015, 11:47 AM ISTMumbai: Lashing out at those who sought leniency for Yakub Memon, the Shiv Sena today demanded they should be “tried for being enemies of the country” and also asked the government to ensure that the
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No death sentence to Rajiv killers, SC dismisses centre's petition
India | Jul 29, 2015, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Supreme Court today dismissed the curative petition of Central government to reconsider its verdict of commuting the death sentences of three convicts to life in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.On July 21, the Centre
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Plea for declaring Indira Gandhi's murder a suicide rejected after 29 years
India | Jun 30, 2015, 11:46 PM ISTAhmedabad: Pending for nearly 29 years, a petition seeking declaring Indira Gandhi'sassassination a "suicide through arranged murder" to facilitate Rajiv Gandhi's elevation as prime minister was dismissed at its first hearing by the Gujarat High
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#40YearsofEmergency: Rajiv, Sonia had no reservations over Emergency, claims Indira's aide
National | Jun 24, 2015, 01:00 PM ISTNew 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, 04:54 PM ISTNew 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
National | May 25, 2015, 08:30 PM ISTNagla 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 AM ISTHistory 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
National | May 21, 2015, 12:24 PM ISTNew 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 AM IST1. 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
National | May 19, 2015, 10:28 PM ISTNew 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
National | Apr 21, 2015, 11:26 AM ISTNew 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 | Apr 02, 2015, 11:29 AM ISTNew 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 | Mar 24, 2015, 02:06 PM ISTBhopal: 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
National | Mar 16, 2015, 07:31 AM ISTNew 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 | Mar 14, 2015, 07:16 PM ISTNarendra 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 | Mar 13, 2015, 08:11 AM ISTNew 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 | Mar 04, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTNew 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
National | Jan 28, 2015, 07:28 AM ISTBhopal: 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
National | Nov 21, 2014, 02:42 PM ISTNew 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
National | Nov 20, 2014, 01:29 PM ISTRanchi: 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