Washington: Returning to power in 1980, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had considered a military strike on Pakistan's nuclear installations to prevent it from acquiring weapons capabilities, a declassified CIA document has claimed.Such a
New Delhi: As the nation remembers former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, one must recall the breath of fresh air he injected into Indian politics.His charm and down to earth attitude won
New Delhi: In a move that is bound create fresh political controversy, the government has decided to discontinue stamps dedicated to Congress party icons like former Prime Ministers Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.The government has instead
APJ Abdul Kalam was unarguably one of the most loved presidents India has ever seen.His five years in office changed people's notion, post of president was no more considered as a decorative one. He was
New Delhi: A Delhi court would next month record the statements of prosecution witnesses in a 1984 anti -Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar is facing trial, along with others.District Judge Kamlesh
London: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wanted to take legal action against a UK-based Sikh separatist leader accused of inciting Indira Gandhi's assassination but failed to comply with India's request to deport him due to
New Delhi: Top police officers who undertook rare deterrent action against the killings on the streets of Delhi following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984 ran into a wall
New Delhi : “If the majority rule were to apply, the crow should be our national bird, not the peacock”. A quote attributed to the Tamil leader C.N. Annadurai during a protest speech in 1962
Mumbai: National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta is all set to make a biopic on Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi.The film, which is an adaptation of Vinod Mehta's acclaimed book The Sanjay Story published post the Emergency,
Ahmedabad: Pending for nearly 29 years, a petition seeking declaring Indira Gandhi'sassassination a "suicide through arranged murder" to facilitate Rajiv Gandhi's elevation as prime minister was dismissed at its first hearing by the Gujarat High
Our world is full of inspiring people and motivating stories and which have been successful in inspiring the script writers too.When a biopic hits the silver screen, most of the time, it succeeds in pulling
Patna: Union Minister Ananth Kumar today urged the people ofBihar to foil "designs" of the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance during the assembly polls later this year saying the three were "dreaming of ushering in jungle raj -
Bollywood diva Vidya Balan is likely to play the role of former PM Indira Gandhi, in a biopic on the former PM's life.The movie will be directed by Manish Gupta who has earlier delivered films
On 25th June 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed the Emergency in the country.Fundamental Rights were suspended, censorship was imposed on media and prominent political leaders were arrested. Media, the fourth pillar of democracy, suffered
40 years ago on this very day, the then prime minister of India, Indira Gandhi imposed emergency after honourable Supreme Court did not allow her to take part in parliament proceedings despite being an MP.Mrs.
On 25th June 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed an Emergency in the country.Fundamental Rights stood suspended, censorship was imposed on media and prominent political leaders were arrested.Media, the fourth pillar of democracy, suffered immensely
New Delhi: India is unlikely to see the imposition of another Emergency due to changes made in the Constitution and people being more vigilant, veteran journalist and political commentator Kuldip Nayar has said, noting that
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi's private secretary RK Dhawan has said that no one from Gandhi-Nehru family can claim their innocence or ignorance at the time of Emergency in 1975.Dhawan claimed that Rajiv Gandhi and his
Emergency was imposed on the country on the fateful night of 25th June, 1975. The nation came to know about it when Mrs Gandhi announced her decision to the nation on All India Radio next
New Delhi: If Baba Ramdev is to be believed then Jawaharlal Nehru managed to become first Prime Minister of India leaving behind Sardar Patel in the PM race because he was a practitioner of Yoga.In
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