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Seshan wanted to halt polls after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination: Book

A bossy chief election commissioner TN Seshan proposed an immediate halt to the general election process when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 and put himself forward as home minister,......

Gopalkrishna Gandhi to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award

Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. A decision in this regard was taken......

Perarivalan, convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, gets bail

The Supreme Court Wednesday granted bail to A G Perarivalan who has been serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, taking note of his long incarceration of over 30 years and no......

Sonia inaugurates Cong's new headquarters, Narasimha Rao honored

The Congress' new headquarters located at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi was inaugurated on Wednesday, as the grand old party turned a page in its history after operating from its iconic 24, Akbar......

'Rahul Gandhi Would Have Been Wiser Had He...'

'...spent 1/10th of his time at 24, Akbar Road...''He would have met thousands of party workers and ordinary Congress supporters who have love for the party.''Left of Centre intellectuals have......

V Thulasidas: Air India's saviour

When Vasudevan Thulasidas, a 1972 IAS Tripura cadre officer, took over as the chairman and managing director of Air India in December, 2003, many eyebrows were raised. He was the first full-time......

Rs 1.25 lakh cr black money confiscated by Modi govt: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Black money to the tune of "Rs 1.25 lakh crore" has been confiscated by the Modi government, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday and asserted transparency is a key aspect of the present......

Jyotiraditya Scindia's Biggest Challenge

A free and open aviation market, where the government keeps the interest of consumers higher than saving any airline.Arindam Majumder reports. IMAGE: After the skies reopened on May 25, 2021, the......

AAI staff strike to protest airport privatisation

Thousands of employees of Airports Authority of India on Tuesday started a relay hunger strike across the country to protest against the government's move to privatise six airports. The employees......

Jet, set and gone

The Jet Airways of old is no more and the industry mourns its demise. Readers who were at the top of their careers in the 1990s, those who were born in the 1960s and 1970s and of course anyone in......

Three Khel Ratnas shine at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Olympic heroes boxer Vijender Singh, wrestler Sushil Kumar, along with four-time world champion woman pugilist M C Mary Kom, were on Saturday conferred the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award......

Coronavirus delays process of National Sports Awards

'Generally, the process should have been completed by the month of April but this year the situation is unprecedented.' IMAGE: Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik became the first Indian woman......

Saina receives Khel Ratna from Gill

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from Sports Minister M S Gill after missing out on the August 29 ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan due to the World......

Kohli, Chanu to receive Khel Ratna on September 25

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu was chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award following her gold medal at the World Championships last year. Photograph: PTI India cricket captain Virat Kohli......

Vijay, Dutt conferred Khel Ratna

A thunderous applause greeted London Olympics heroes Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt as they jointly received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour,......