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Opinion: Emergency used to tarnish Indira’s image; facts say otherwise
Emergency Anniversary on June 25-26 annually becomes an occasion for Indira Gandhi bashing. This is done to a set plan and strategy, where the focus is on portraying her as anti-democratic and…
- India
Did Rahul Gandhi’s ED fiasco help Congress bounce back?
“I am not Savarkar. I am Rahul Gandhi,” says a placard at the protests launched by the Congress against Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. It sums…
- Telangana
Why Davos’ investment projects aren’t enough for Telugu states
The Annual World Economic Forum Summit in Davos has emerged as an attractive platform for Indian leaders. The Central and the State Governments leaders make high-profile visits to Davos, ostensibly to court…
- Opinions
Sonia Gandhi attempts to put Congress party in revival mode
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has once again taken upon herself the onerous task of putting the Congress in revival mode. Soon after taking a plunge in politics in 1998, when the Congress…
- India
Golden jubilee of Indira Gandhi’s land reforms
Indira Gandhi took the initiative to convene Chief Ministers Conference on Land Reforms in 1969. The idea was to evolve a national consensus and to urge the States to enact Land Reforms…
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Hasrat Jaipuri, the Prince of Romance
Known for the magic of his romantic poetry, renowned Poet-turned-Lyricist Hasrat Jaipur was hailed as the Prince of Romance in the world of Hindi Cinema. Coming in the hallowed tradition of Poets…
- Opinions
Opinion: Congress bid to win back Dalits
Dalits have been described as the reed ki haddi, or the backbone of the Congress. Mahatma Gandhi started the historic battle against Untouchability, as part of his Constructive Programme, alongside his political…
- Opinions
Sonia Gandhi’s challenge is to revive Congress
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has set about the task of working for the Congress Revival. Without losing any time, she has taken charge of the new political situation, in the wake of…
- Opinions
Opinion: In realm of diplomacy, Congress always proactive
In the Post-War period, when India had attained Independence, the fledgling nation was put to test, as the country had to face eversomany crises on the global scene. At the height of…
- Opinions
Opinion: Priyanka pitching for new brand of politics
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is pitching for a new brand of politics. She has set out her thesis at considerable length during her ongoing campaign in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.…
- Opinions
Karnataka Hijab row: BJP push for polarization agenda
Muskan Khan, the lone girl walking bravely, even as a frenzied mob of hecklers, armed with sticks, menacingly chased her inside the College premises, raising the Saffron war-cry, became an evocative symbol…
- Opinions
Opinion: Unbecoming of PM to stoop so low in Parliament
Venkat Parsa Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the Presidential Address to the joint sitting of Parliament, has had its desired impact. It provoked Prime…
- Opinions
Lata Mangeshkar Unbeaten, because she was Unbeatable
“This girl brought tears in my eyes,” was the instant reaction of Free India’s First Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to a private song, penned by poet-lyricist Pradeep, Aie mere watan ke…
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Mahatma Gandhi lived and died for Hindu-Muslim unity
Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 this year assumes enormous significance, as it happens to be the year of Amrit Mahotsav or 75 years of Indian Independence. Gandhiji articulated the…
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Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru were comrades-in-arms
Venkat Parsa Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was among the most charismatic figures of the Freedom Struggle, along with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Essentially a Congressman at heart, Bose shared with Nehru a common…
