I did not waver from my loyalty to Indira Gandhi: Pranab Mukhe...

India’s 24x7 prime minister may want to draw lessons from the experiences of Indira Gandhi and remember that the one-man band attitude that worked so well for him in the past is not the way to go for the national canvas which is considerably larger, says Bharat Bhushan.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to ride high with rock star gigs abroad and no challengers within or outside the party at home. With international oil prices dipping to unforeseen lows and inflation declining ...

By deeming October 31, Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s birthday as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the BJP has rightly made amends for the short shrift that the great leader received at the hands of the Congress. By the same token, the BJP cannot be seen as being petty towards Indira, a leader who despite her flaws, did render yeoman service to the nation, says Vivek Gumaste. Dusk was setting in along India’s extensive western border with Pakistan -- from the picturesque foothills of the Himalayas ...

‘The Red Sari’ is not a historical account of Sonia Gandhi and puts her in good light but it could not be published in India around four years ago because of ‘poor PR people’ of the Congress, says its author Javier Moro. "I never thought that the book would create a scandal. It is never a political book. I just wanted to tell the story of a remarkable lady from Italy who came from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful figures in India," he told media ...

‘Much like Indira, Modi’s strength can also be his weakness’ ‘There is both substance and hype in Modi’ ‘Modi’s challenge is to rise above the hype’ In the final part of his interview with Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com, journalist Rajdeep Sardesai says the Congress lost the election in 2011, the year of Anna Hazare. Don’t miss: Part 1: 'I have never been anti-Modi' Part 2: 'Item number was wrong for Priyanka, I should have said cameo' In the last ...

Indira Gandhi with a young Pranab Mukherjee. The 1975 Emergency was perhaps an “avoidable event” and Congress and Indira Gandhi had to pay a heavy price for this “misadventure” as suspension of fundamental rights and political activity, large scale arrests and press censorship adversely affected people, says President Pranab Mukherjee. A junior minister under Gandhi in those turbulent times, Mukherjee however, is also unsparing of the opposition then under the ...

Experts are divided on whether or not to build a new international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida. Image: Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Photograph: Courtesy, Kprateek88/Wikimedia Commons   Now we have it; now we don’t. Now we have it; now we don’t. And now we have it.   I am talking about the endless flip-flop we have had on whether or not to build a new international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida. We now have a new government at the Centre ...

New Delhi : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has refused to make public personal papers of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. The Congress chief has refused hand over of Nehru’s papers to Nehru Memorial Museum and Library which could ...

New Delhi : An audit by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has revealed that the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, considered to be one of the busiest airports in Asia, has as many as 300 chinks in its security. A senior ...

It is unconscionable to choose between Sardar Patel, who united India physically, and Indira Gandhi, who gave meaning, content and pride to the unity of the nation and became a martyr at the altar of national unity, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. This year, on October 31, Indians were offered a Hobson’s choice between the Iron Man and the Iron Lady of India for veneration. Every patriotic Indian chose both, since it is unconscionable to choose between Sardar Patel, who united India ...