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When Thatcher praised Rajiv, Manmohan for liberalisation

Margaret Thatcher had once hailed former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's vision for India's economic liberalisation, which was "boldly initiated" by the then finance minister Manmohan Singh. Former......

Rajiv was Swedish jet deal's middleman in 1970s: WikiLeaks

Much before he joined politics, late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi may have been 'the main Indian negotiator' for a massive aircraft deal for which his 'family' connections were seen as valuable for......

Convict in Rajiv killing gets gold medal in diploma course

Death row convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case Perarivalan has won gold medal in one of the Prison Department conducted educational and vocational training programmes. Perarivalan, lodged......

'Unconstitutional to hang Rajiv assassination convicts'

Over 13 years after confirming the death sentence of the three accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination as head of a Supreme Court bench, former judge K T Thomas on Sunday said it would be......

Former Union minister K C Pant passes away

Former Union Minister K C Pant, who had served under late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and switched to BJP in the late 1990s, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 81. The son of......

Hyderabad airport: Visa on arrival for passengers

The central government has extended visa-on-arrival facility to international passengers travelling through Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad managed by the GMR Group.Visitors from 11......

REVEALED: Rajiv Gandhi's role in Boeing deal

The recent Kissinger Cables released by Wikileaks might have suggested that former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, could have been an "entrepreneur" for Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab-Scania for......

Budget will woo more investors into MF sector

The mutual fund players have welcomed the Budget proposals to increase the income slab for the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) and allow pension and provident funds to invest in debt......

Expansion in income limit for RGESS to help MFs

Finance Minister, Chidambaram, in the Union Budget 2013-14 said “Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) will be liberalized. Income limit for RGESS increased to Rs 12 lakh from Rs 10......

Tax sops in RGESS extended to 3 years: Chidambaram

Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday proposed liberalising the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme to enable first time investors to park funds in MFs and listed shares and extended tax......

Spotted: Sneha Ullal at Hyderabad airport

Reader M Purnachander's daughter Kaivalya met Sneha Ullal at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport,...

Hrithik, Priyanka dazzle Rajiv Gandhi awards

The 12th Rajiv Gandhi awards were held at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in South Mumbai, and was well-attended by film personalities and politicians alike. The event was......

Saif, Darsheel to receive Rajiv Gandhi Award

Actors Saif Ali Khan, Lara Dutta and Darsheel Safary have been named amongst the recipients of this year's Rajiv Gandhi Awards for their contribution to Hindi Cinema. Dalip Singh Rana alias 'The......

HI recommends Sardar for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

India captain Sardar Singh has been nominated by the Hockey India for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. According to a statement issued by the national federation, Sardar's name was......

Having batted well against Swann, Panesar helped: Pujara

The last time Cheteshwar Pujara batted at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad, he scored 159, his maiden hundred. Seven months later, he returned to the venue and outdid the effort with a......

Ashwin has recorded his best performance in an innings

Statistical highlights on the third day of the opening cricket Test played between India and New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. # Ravichandran Ashwin's......

I did not get any invite from ministry: Shastri

Former India cricket captain Rav Shastri rejected criticism for not attending the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards committee meeting, saying that he was never informed by the Sports......

Khel Ratna for Vijay, Yogeshwar; 25 to get Arjuna awards

Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will be jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour -- while an unprecedented 25 sportspersons......

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Q. Q. Fahien visited India during the reign of 1 Ashoka 2 Chandragupta Maurya 3 Harshavardhana 4 Chandragupta-II
Lajwanti: A. more

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Q. Who is the only Indian tennis player to win the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
Pravin: A. Rajiv Gandhi more

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Q. if supreme court judge's decision is supposed to be THE FINAL verdict in our country, then why there is provision for mercy petition to be submitted to President .. ??? does it mean that President holds higher power than supreme court ... ???
Manoj M: A. Saina Nehwal more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/if-supreme-court-judges-decision-is-supposed-to-be-the-final/25554187/answers/25635250

Q. Nehru proved that a rich man can be the Prime Minister of India,Shastri proved that a poor man can be the PM,Indira proved that a woman can be the PM,Morarji proved that a Pissaholic can be the PM,Rajiv Gandhi Proved that being a PM is an inheritable disorder,V P Singh proved a Raja Can Be the PM,Narasimha Rao Proved that a psychophant can be the PM,Deve Gowda Proved that anybody can be the PM,Vajpayee proved that a PM does not have to do anything at all,Manmohan Singh has proved that WE DO NOT NEED A PM AT ALL !Y do people ask us to choose a PM btwn Rah
Gypsy: A. Very simpleAs per law and the given evidences, Hon SC can give its Judgement Mercy petition etc etc are secondaryEven in the case of Rajiv Gandhi...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/nehru-proved-that-a-rich-man-can-be-the-prime-minister-of-in/25547169/answers/25554233

Q. .....has ur heart ever skipped a beat???
Ashok Sharma: A. Q incomplete reh gaya Q ka part-II CCP karke paste karo ;p more

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UPA 2's Creative Consensus

Planning Commission member Arun Maira, former adviser to Manmohan Singh Sanjaya Baru, Rajiv Gandhi media adviser Rajiv Desai, PMO Communications... ...

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No change in engg, medical fees this year

The state government has decided not to change the fee structure or the seat-sharing agreement for professional courses for this academic year.... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334508/karnataka-no-change-engg-medical.html

City hawkers violate line rule

rule issued by the Traffic SP, Rajiv Ranjan after making agreement, the hawkers still put up their selling articles beyond the marked line. A Main... ...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/ranchi/city-hawkers-violate-line-rule.html

Former Bollywood spot boy now in a fix

Mohammad Yahya, a middle-aged man who has worked in Bollywood movies as a spot boy with legendary actors such as Dilip Kumar, was arrested in... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-bollywood-spot-boy-now-in-a-fix/article4747310.ece

Naming projects, a waste of time

After so many missed deadlines and escalation in costs the Milan Road over Bridge (ROB) opened yesterday, to some fanfare and a sigh of relief for... ...

http://www.mid-day.com/columnists/2013/may/250513-naming-projects-a-waste-of-time.htm

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