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When Jimmy Carter Visited India

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was the third American leader to visit India during which a village in Haryana was named Carterpuri in his honour. President Carter died on......

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Wing Commander Raveendran and Flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for the prime minister and other passengers in the......

What You Must Know About The Emergency

During the Emergency Indira Gandhi acquired absolute power. Lakhs of political opponents, students, activists were arrested. IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with her younger son Sanjay Gandhi. Photograph:......

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......

Asked about INDIA face, Pawar reminds of 1977 polls

Amid suspense over Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)'s prime ministerial face for the 2024 general elections, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said......

On February 1, Sitharaman will equal Morarji Desai's record

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will set a record by presenting the sixth Budget in a row -- 5 annual Budgets and one interim -- a feat achieved so far only by former Prime Minister Morarji......

Sitharaman creates history with 8th consecutive budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made history as she presented a record eighth consecutive budget, which comes in the backdrop of slowdown in economy and demand for tax cuts for......

How well do you know these facts about Union Budget?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present a record eighth consecutive budget that is expected to contain measures to shore up weakening economic growth and ease the burden on......

Nirmala Sitharaman presents her 7th Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Budget for 2024-25, her 7th straight presentation surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai. Illustration: Dominic......

Nirmala Sitharman set to make history with 7th consecutive Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji......

Emergency Review: Kangana's Disaster

Kangana Ranaut's decline as an actor feels complete, observes Utkarsh Mishra. What would you, my fellow Indian, envision if I asked you to imagine a dramatic depiction of the sequence when Prime......

Emergency Trailer: On Expected Lines

As with biopics these days, Kangana Ranaut's films may be less about telling the story of a dark chapter of Indian history and more about giving fodder to those who seek to defend or justify......

'Manthan Is My Most Influential Film'

'The censor board asked me for some strange cuts.''Otherwise, they would have given me an 'A' certificate.''One cut was where Girish Karnad was explaining artificial insemination in cattle.''These......

Mission Majnu Review: I Spy Silly

If you want to make your enemy look like a threat, at least make them formidable, sighs Sukanya Verma. We've watched no love lost between India and Pakistan's diplomatic equation through......

Rahul Shakes A Leg At Friend's Wedding!

IMAGE: K L Rahul at the roce ceremony of David Mathias and Kalyani Desai. Photographs and Video: Kind courtesy KL Rahul/Instagram Having got a few days break at the end of IPL 2022, K L......