Ashok Gehlot vs Mani Shankar Aiyar over Rajiv Gandhi. NEW DELHI: Former Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday called his party colleague Mani Shankar Aiyar a frustrated “sarfira.” Reacting strongly to Aiyar’s remarks questioning the competency of late Rajiv Gandhi, Gehlot said: “His statements about Rajiv Gandhi reflect the height…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday latched on to veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar‘s remarks on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to attack the Congress.BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya shared an excerpt of Aiyar’s interview on X, and said: “Let the veil be stripped”. In the video, the Congress leader said that…
Bofors scam was a big factor in Rajiv Gandhi’s defeat in the 1989 elections. NEW DELHI: India has sent a judicial request to the United States, seeking crucial information in connection with the Rs 64-crore Bofors case, potentially marking the revival of the probe into the scandal related to the purchase of 155mm field artillery…
Sam Pitroda and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: What do Sam Pitroda and Mani Shankar Aiyar have in common? Well, both the leaders, who were once part of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi‘s inner circle, have a penchant for landing their party in trouble with their off-the-cuff remarks.While Mani Shankar Aiyar, whose disdainful remarks against PM…
Recalling the illustration that appeared in paper Modi described how it depicted an airplane—symbolizing grand ambitions—placed on a wooden cart being pushed by laborers. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while responding to the Motion of Thanks debate in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, invoked a famous RK Laxman cartoon that appeared in The Times…
PM Modi and former PM Indira Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary.Taking to his official account on X, PM Modi wrote, “Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary.” Born…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday declared all Bangladeshi migrants who entered Assam on or after Mar 25, 1971, as illegal migrants. Given the grave adverse impact they have had on the state’s culture and demography, the Union and state govts must expedite their identification, detection and deportation, SC said.A five-judge bench delivered this verdict…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the Assam Accord was a political solution to…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a dig at Congress and alleged that the “royal family” of the opposition party intends to eliminate the reservation for Dalits. While addressing his first rally in Haryana ahead of the state assembly polls scheduled for October 5, the Prime Minister asserted that as long as…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid homage to former prime minister and his father Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary. Rahul Gandhi also offered floral tributes to his father at Veer Bhumi, Rajiv Gandhi’s memorial.In a heartfelt message on X, formerly known as Twitter, Rahul Gandhi expressed his admiration for his…
