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The Prime Minister Born On February 29

Morarji Desai, India's first non Congress prime minister, was born on February 29, 1896. Mr Desai was 81 when he was elected prime minister and ruled India for two years, from March 1977 to July......

No govt has lost a no-trust vote in Lok Sabha so far

No confidence motions have been moved in the Lok Sabha 27 times in the past, and all of them have either been defeated or remained inconclusive, data compiled by a think tank shows. IMAGE: Prime......

When A Secret Rajiv-Badal Meeting Was Cancelled

'Mr Badal wanted to talk to a member of the Gandhi family to bring about some sort of rapprochement between the Akalis and the Congress which were the two major parties at that time.' IMAGE:......

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Narasimha Rao asked me why China was doing so well in attracting foreign investments and I gave my frank opinion.''I told him that giving thrust to exports had to be a national effort.''But in......

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

'When I realised that I was to take the pictures of Pandit Nehru, I was very nervous and scared.' IMAGE: Then prime minister Indira Gandhi flanked by then Congress chief minister K Karunakaran,......

Modi needs to listen to our economists

We have a government with an extremely weak economic team advising a PM who hardly pays attention to their thoughts, says Jayanta Roy. Photograph: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com I......

COLUMN: India's love affair with gold

India does not regard gold merely as an investment, it is also the preferred form of hoarding tax-evaded wealth, writes Shreekant Sambrani. I had recently recounted in this space stories of Arjun......

The word 'budget' originated from which language?

1.This shield (left) belongs to which country? a) United Kingdom b) United States c) Spain Wrong! Try again.. Wrong!The correct answer is United StatesThe shield belongs to the US Treasury......

PM's penchant for showpiece projects

Mr Vajpayee has a penchant for showpiece projects. So we have the Golden Quadrilateral, an evocative name for a project to improve India's main road arteries. There is also the Sagarmala, an......

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Mr Morarji Desai

News for Mr Morarji Desai

The Prime Minister Born On February 29

No govt has lost a no-trust vote in Lok Sabha so far

When A Secret Rajiv-Badal Meeting Was Cancelled

'Narasimha Rao was a prime minister with an open mind'

'Taking Panditji's photos is the most unforgettable memory'

Modi needs to listen to our economists

COLUMN: India's love affair with gold

The word 'budget' originated from which language?

PM's penchant for showpiece projects

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