When ‘Uncle Sam’ speaks, Congress freaks: Unravelling Pitroda paradox, the last of Rajiv Gandhi’s loyalists | India News – The Times of India

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…

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‘A plane on a cart’: PM Modi cites RK Laxman’s cartoon in TOI to take dig at Rajiv Gandhi | India News – The Times of India

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…

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Bangladeshis entering Assam after March 24, 1971 are illegal immigrants, says SC | India News – Times of India

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…

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Citizenship under Assam accord: 4:1 SC verdict upholds validity of Section 6A; dissenting judge says provision ‘has become more prone to abuse’ | India News – Times of India

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…

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‘Papa, will fulfil your dreams’: Rahul Gandhi’s heartfelt tribute to father Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary – Times of India

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…

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Now, Anurag Thakur’s ‘Buddhu’ attack; BJP MP cites Rajiv Gandhi interview to target Rahul | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur, whose caste attack on Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha has triggered a storm, on Thursday doubled down on his attacks against the Congress leader and invoked remarks of former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru to prove how his family has always been against reservations for…

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Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi recall father’s death after meeting Wayanad victims; BJP calls it ‘tragedy tourism’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Both Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi turned emotional on Thursday after meeting Wayanad landslide victims. Former Wayanad MP Rahul said he was feeling similar to how he felt when his father (Rajiv Gandhi) died. The BJP, meanwhile, took a potshot at the Congress leaders terming it ‘tragedy tourism’. Terming it “quite a difficult day”…

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