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Morarji govt against state funeral for Jayaprakash

In a startling revelation, Jammu and Kashmir Governor S K Sinha has said the Morarji Desai cabinet had decided not to accord a state funeral to Jayaprakash Narayan.Sinha, who was in Bhubaneswar to......

BJP follows Congress path of ruin

'If the BJP government in Karnataka's activities fostered dissidence, the Gadkari era saw the same sin crop up elsewhere, notably in Uttarakhand.' 'Gadkari's leadership saw the BJP drift away from......

Advani the tallest leader in BJP: Shivraj Singh Chauhan

The debate on prime ministerial candidate is futile and BJP leaders should talk about this only before the Parliamentary board, says Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in an......

Will Meira Kumar be Rahul's Manmohan?

While it would be wonderful to have a bright young politician like Sachin Pilot or Jyotiraditya Scindia as Rahul's premier, the chances are that Rahul will opt for Symbolism over Competence and......

Inside look: The choppy Rs 3600 cr VVIP copter deal

Ajai Shukla gives the inside story of the controversial AW-101 helicopter deal and finds that corruption is endemic to overseas defence deals in India On November 4, 1977, Prime Minister Morarji......

Govt is likely to decontrol sugar industry

Morarji Desai's government in 1977 decontrolled sugar. Now after four decades, the UPA2 led by Manmohan Singh is moving towards deregulation of the sugar industry, which means no dual price of......

Budget presentation: Who holds the record?

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday presented his fifth budget in Parliament on Friday but Morarji Desai holds the record of doing so 10 times. Mukherjee, who is holding the portfolio......

India's best finance minister? Tell us

Over the years, many finance ministers have played their role in shaping the economy. While Morarji Desai donned the FM's hatthrice, Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and V P Singh also looked after......

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......

'Budget overlooked expenditure compression'

Economist Ajit Ranade chatted with our readers on March 1, and explained how the Budget affects us all.An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and Indian Institute of Management --......

Who wears the ghagra best? Vote!

Show business is all about creating illusions. And as the more alluring face of this fantasy, the heroine has to look like a breathtaking dream at all times. Over the years, the Bollywood woman......

Amitabh Bachchan: Asia's Best

Amitabh Bachchan poses with his trophy after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong March on Monday. Festival director Shaw Soo Wei said Bachchan left a......

Spurs seek to end dire record against United

When Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes trudged off the pitch after a 3-1 defeat at White Hart Lane in 2001 they would hardly have imagined they would still be playing for Manchester United 10 years......

Images: Chelsea and Arsenal sizzle, Man Utd held

Brede Hangeland scored a brace to help Fulham hold Manchester United to a frantic 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage on Sunday. The main drama at Craven Cottage came in the closing stages after Scholes......

Affluent Manchester City aim to join top table

Manchester City, the world's wealthiest club thanks to the largesse of billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour, will be looking to transform financial might into silverware this season. Coach Roberto......

Football growing in Kashmir, defying all odds

The beautiful game is defying all odds as, despite the continuing trouble in the state, it has been turning into an all consuming passion for the youth of both sexes given that some have......

The World Cup will miss these stars

The stage is set for the 19th football World Cup, which kicks-off on Friday, June 11. While 32 teams will battle it out over a month for the game's biggest prize, some big football nations and......

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Q. Who was the first non Congress Indian Prime Minister?
Anil Garg: A. more

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Q. Which is the highest civilian award in India?
Manju Sikri: A. Morarji Desai more

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Q. What is the fav drink of Morarji Desai ?
MARMUT: A. Its Bharat Ratna...it is the highest civilian honour... given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in...... more

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Q. Fun : Person born on feb 29 celebrate their birthday today or once in 4 years only ?
Sigma: A. It's hidden in your name more

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Q. which FM presented the budget on his birthday & when was it?
Shikha Aggarwal: A. Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (29 February 1896 10 April 1995) more

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Web results for Morarji Desai

4 more in UPA Cabinet makes it largest ever

In what's touted as the last Cabinet expansion of the UPA-II government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday achieved a record of sorts. His... ...

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/4-more-in-UPA-Cabinet-makes-it-largest-ever/2013/06/18/article1640159.ece

Executive & judiciary

The article "A Trojan horse at the judiciary's door" (June 14) cites various instances of the executive encroaching into the judicial sphere. The... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/letters/executive-judiciary/article4820648.ece

Rice at ` 1/kg from July 10

The State government's ambitious project of supplying rice at Re 1 per kg to the BPL card holders will be flagged off in the district from July 10.... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/338963/rice-1kg-july-10.html

Down and out in Sarai Khaleel

Once razed to the ground in Emergency, a 65-year old roofless Urdu school now faces closure. Firoz Bakht Ahmed reports. FIROZ BAKHT AHMED | Issue... ...

http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/down-and-out-in-sarai-khaleel/24/47803/

Schools for tribal children yet to become popular

Though the scheme providing for admissions to children of nomadic and semi-nomadic groups was launched in 2011, it is yet to become popular among... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/schools-for-tribal-children-yet-to-become-popular/article4804431.ece

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