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MK Stalin unveils ex-PM VP Singh's statue in Chennai

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav during the unveiling of the statue of former prime minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh in Chennai.
Published on Nov 27, 2023 09:45 pm IST

Bihar will bring bill to hike quota to 75%, says Nitish Kumar after caste survey

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (File Photo)
Updated on Nov 08, 2023 04:29 am IST

Life-size statue of VP Singh to come up in Chennai: Stalin

Former prime minister VP Singh. (HT archive)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:19 am IST

Distantly Close | A history lesson from past coalitions

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A wise beginning has been made by assigning Nitish the task of reaching out to non-BJP outfits unenthusiastic about the Congress’s centrality to the Opposition’s scheme.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 06:14 pm IST

30-yr-old incident, former CM Veerendra Patil become focus of Karnataka poll campaign

While many may not remember the name of Veerendra Patil, his name and his stature as a Lingayat leader has been weaponised by the Bharatiya Janata Party against the Congress, ironically, Patil’s party (HT Archive)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:18 am IST

How Mandal changed, and did not change, India

Former prime minister, VP Singh, addressing a rally in August 1990 in support of the Mandal Commission
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 07:32 pm IST

Rude films by Vir Sanghvi: Bachchan- A life in chapters

Amitabh Bachchan has lived his life in phases. Once a phase ends, he moves on.
Updated on Apr 26, 2020 03:18 am IST

UP ministers to now pay taxes from own pockets as state amends law

In 1981, sub section 1 of the Act provided for 1,000 per month of salary for the chief minister, ministers and ministers of state while sub section 2 provided for 650 per month salary for a deputy minister.
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 07:38 am IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Phulpur gave country 2 prime minsters, got only IFFCO as trophy

The IFFCO plant at Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Published on May 12, 2019 08:54 am IST

Election 2019: Your guide to election tourism

Updated on Apr 28, 2019 05:31 pm IST

How former Prime Ministers, spiritual gurus have failed to resolve Ayodhya dispute

In 2017, Art of Living founder and a member of the current mediation panel, Ravi Shankar, listed four options to settle the Ayodhya dispute.
Updated on Mar 09, 2019 08:52 am IST

Arms and the Indian politician

Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi with spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala during a press conference on the issue of Rafale deal at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi, September 22. Rahul Gandhi is trying to use this scandal as a lethal weapon during the 2019 election campaign
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 11:08 am IST

Reservations cannot be an entitlement in perpetuity

Protestors taking part in Maratha Kranti Morcha burnt down a police chowkie at Kopar Khairane in Navi Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Updated on Jul 26, 2018 11:01 am IST

Three prime ministers who lost no-confidence motions in the past

The Deve Gowda government tumbled after the Sitaram Kesri-led Congress withdrew support in 1997.
Updated on Jul 20, 2018 10:11 am IST

What Congress needs to do to build an anti-BJP front for the 2019 general elections

Leaders from various political parties at a dinner organised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Janpath, New Delhi, March 13, 2018
Updated on Apr 05, 2018 04:37 pm IST