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Chhattisgarh renames 2 Rajiv Gandhi schemes after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay

The Chhattisgarh government has named the two urban administration schemes after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, the ideologue of the BJP’s forerunner Bharatiya Jana Sangh

Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai. (PTI)
Published on Oct 02, 2024 05:47 PM IST

Revanth unveils Rajiv Gandhi’s statue, BRS protests

BRS has termed the installation of Rajiv Gandhi statues as an insult to the self-respect of Telangana and called for state-wide protests on Tuesday

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy along with his cabinet colleagues at the unveiling of the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in front of the Secretariat, in Hyderabad, on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 17, 2024 07:34 AM IST
By, Hyderabad

Sam Pitroda's take on how Rahul Gandhi compares with father Rajiv: ‘Strategist’

Gandhi family confidant Sam Pitroda said that Rahul Gandhi is more intellectual and strategist than his father, former PM Rajiv Gandhi.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Sam Pitroda (PTI)(PTI file photo)
Published on Sep 04, 2024 09:24 PM IST

BJP a poison, needs to be removed: Kharge

In a veiled attack on the BJP, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday termed the party as “poison” and said that one cannot afford to taste it; it needs to be removed completely. The attack was launched at a party event organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi

Mumbai, India – Aug 20, 2024: Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Shivsena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) party chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole along with other leaders during the Sadbhavana Diwas and Sankalp Melva on Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 08:46 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi: ‘Father, your dreams…’

Rahul Gandhi, along with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, paid homage to Rajiv Gandhi at Veer Bhumi.

On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi shared an old picture of himself with his father on X. (X/@RahulGandhi)
Published on May 21, 2024 12:53 PM IST
By | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

National Anti-Terrorism Day 2024 on May 21; history and signicance of the day

National Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated in India on May 21 every year to commemorate death anniversary of former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi.

Anti-Terrorism Day in India was established in the memory of Rajiv Gandhi and aimed to educate people about the adverse effects of terrorism and violence on society and the nation.(Freepik)
Published on May 20, 2024 10:13 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Priyanka calls upon Amethi to bring back Rajiv Gandhi’s politics

Priyanka Gandhi said her father Rajiv Gandhi had come to the Amethi constituency in 1981 following the death of his younger brother (Sanjay Gandhi).

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at a rally in Amethi on Monday. (PTI PHOTO)
Updated on May 14, 2024 08:24 AM IST
By, Amethi

‘Brought back father Rajiv Gandhi in pieces…’: Priyanka Gandhi at Gujarat rally

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “targeting” opposition leaders.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a public meeting for the Lok Sabha elections. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Apr 28, 2024 07:19 AM IST

Modi says Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance tax to avoid paying it

Congress leader KK Mishra called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inheritance tax claim about Rajiv Gandhi a lie and added the party has no plans to implement it

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seized on Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s comments on inheritance tax on Wednesday. (PTI)
Published on Apr 25, 2024 04:47 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi says Rajiv Gandhi scrapped inheritance law to save tax

Narendra Modi claimed that the Congress wants to confiscate people's jewellery

Morena: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 25, 2024 01:44 PM IST

Review: The Rajiv I Knew by Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar worked constructively with Rajiv Gandhi over a long period. Consequently, his book reveals several sides to the former prime minister

Rajiv Gandhi and Mani Shankar Aiyar in the 1980s. (Courtesy Juggernaut)
Published on Apr 19, 2024 09:53 PM IST
ByChinmaya R Gharekhan

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: India deports three ex-convicts to Sri Lanka

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: In India, Murugan, Jayakumar and Robert were staying at the Trichy refugee camp.

Sri Lankan nationals who were convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case address the media before leaving for Sri Lanka, at Chennai airport(PTI)
Published on Apr 03, 2024 06:08 PM IST

How Rajiv and Benazir shaped nuclear restraint

A 1988 Agreement binds India and Pakistan to refrain from causing the destruction of, or damage to, any nuclear installation or facility in the other country

On December 31, 1988, of the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed(HT Archive)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:50 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi assassination: Released convict Santhan dies in hospital

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Santhan suffered a cardiac arrest. He was diagnosed with cryptogenic cirrhosis.

Rajiv Gandhi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 10:06 AM IST

Lord Rama symbol of everyone’s faith, says Hooda as Ayodhya temple inaugurated

Addressing bar association members in Rohtak, Hooda said there was Congress government when the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi opened the doors of Ram temple

In an attack on the BJP-JJP government, Hooda said that the BJP-JJP alliance has completely failed to deliver on public expectations and implement their election manifestos. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 23, 2024 01:53 AM IST
By, Rohtak

Cong, not Rajiv, responsible for unlocking of Babri Masjid gates, Arun Nehru behind it: Aiyar

Cong, not Rajiv, responsible for unlocking of Babri Masjid gates, Arun Nehru behind it: Aiyar

HT Image
Published on Jan 20, 2024 10:17 AM IST
PTI |

On Ram temple consecration, Sharad Pawar invokes Rajiv Gandhi. What he said?

The Ayodhya Ram temple's ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony will take place on January 22.

A file photo of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.(Archive)
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 10:11 PM IST

Sam Pitroda says Rajiv Gandhi's palm bled after shaking hands with 5,000 people

Sam Pitroda said Rajiv Gandhi too was very fond of meeting people even after he became the prime minister and once his palms were bleeding from shaking hands.

Sam Pitroda said Rahul Gandhi's father former PM Rajiv Gandhi used to meet people and there were overwhelming crowd always to meet Rajiv Gandhi. (ANI)
Updated on Jan 10, 2024 03:35 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi had taken steps to open the Ram temple , BJP people are liars:Karnataka Minister

Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy on Sunday targeted the BJP for taking credit for the Ram temple, saying "Rajiv Gandhi when he was prime minister, had taken steps to open the Ram temple."

HT Image
Published on Jan 08, 2024 06:56 AM IST
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Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya is a political event: Cong MLC BK Hariprasad

BJP leader Eshwarappa condemns Hariprasad's statements, says Lord Ram will safeguard visitors

Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya is a political event: Cong MLC BK Hariprasad
Published on Jan 03, 2024 06:01 PM IST

MPs' suspension: Throwback to a similar action during Rajiv Gandhi era in '89

A total of 63 MPs were suspended in 1989 during a debate on a report on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.

Suspended MPs during their protest in the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.(PTI)
Published on Dec 20, 2023 02:09 PM IST

‘He was so angry': Pranab Mukherjee's daughter recalls Rahul Gandhi incident

Sharmistha Mukherjee was speaking at the launch of her book "Pranab My Father: A Daughter Remembers" on Monday.

Former president Pranab Mukherjee during the Iftar party hosted by the Congress president Rahul Gandhi on June 13, 2018.(PTI file)
Updated on Dec 12, 2023 06:47 AM IST

Amit Shah's 'dynasty' jibe at Congress with '4G' twist: ‘Nehru, Indira and…’

Amit Shah also accused Owaisi of appeasement politics and vowed that his party will remove the 4 percent reservation to the Muslim community in Telangana.

Union home minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for the Telangana Assembly elections. (ANI)
Published on Nov 20, 2023 07:25 PM IST

Bangaru Adigalar profile: How ‘Amma’ empowered women through spiritualism

Adigalar revolutionised spiritualism for a social cause and ensured prominence to women in allowing them to pray inside the sanctum sanctorum

He is revered as ‘Amma’ (mother) by his devotees who use red garments as a mark of Shakti worship. (PTI file photo)
Published on Oct 20, 2023 01:19 PM IST

'INDIA bloc's goal is to enforce Women's bill immediately': Sonia Gandhi

Addressing the DMK's Women's rights conference, the Congress leader claimed that Rajiv Gandhi brought the 33% reservation for women in Panchayati raj.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi(ANI/ X)
Published on Oct 14, 2023 09:32 PM IST

A post-dated Bill of rights ahead of polls

Nari shakti sloganeering across the political spectrum over the women’s quota is hollow posturing, and a cynical attempt to woo the woman voter

Will the carrot of women’s reservations transform a patriarchal political milieu?(HT Archive)
Published on Sep 21, 2023 10:23 PM IST

Women's reservation bill cleared at Cabinet meeting; Congress reacts

The Congress welcomed the Union Cabinet's reported decision to clear the women's reservation bill in a key meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the meeting of the Union Cabinet, at Parliament House Annexe in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 10:54 PM IST

Reminiscences from a former diplomat

Aftab Seth's memoir, "A Diplomat's Garden," offers a glimpse into the life of an Indian diplomat, filled with action and excitement.

Aftab Seth's deliberate caution is even more apparent when he turns to late former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto(Reuters file photo)
Published on Sep 11, 2023 02:54 PM IST

Can BJP’s 3-pronged attack win in 2024?

PM Modi hinted dynastic politics, corruption and appeasement will be his 3 weapons for 2024. But after nine years, will they work as well as they did in 2014?

 In 2014, Modi was the archetypal outsider (ANI)
Published on Aug 24, 2023 09:33 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La mountain pass during bike trip in Ladakh. Watch

Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La pass in Ladakh during bike trip.

Rahul Gandhi during visit to Khardung La mountain pass in Ladakh. (ANI)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 04:43 PM IST
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