In what was perhaps the most critical meeting before full-scale war broke out, Shastri defined India's immediate war objectives to his defence minister, army, and air force chiefs: 'To defend against Pakistan's attempts to grab Kashmir by force and to make it abundantly clear that Pakistan would never be allowed to wrest Kashmir from India; To destroy the offensive power of Pakistan's armed forces...' A fascinating excerpt from Shiv Kunal Verma's must-read 1965: A Western Sunrise India's War With Pakistan.
'I need to work to find some joy in this life.'
The Roshans is somewhat like leafing through a glossy coffee table book full of trivia -- no depth, but such a shiny collection of memories, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Family members of Sagar Sharma, one of the two men who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery on Wednesday, said he left home in Lucknow a few days ago to attend a "protest" in Delhi.
Roshan Lal Suthar, a resident of Pansal Dhileara area of Rajasthan, was missing since Tuesday and his body was found near the lower Holy Cave, they said.
Delhi Police has sought the help of its Lucknow counterparts to trace a 'cyclist cobbler' who created cavities in the shoes of Parliament security breach case accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D to fit smoke canisters in them, sources said.
The diary entries are not regular. It included his thoughts on society, poems and couplets by revolutionaries and freedom fighters.
Six people hailing from different cities got together at a flat in Gurugram, a major satellite city of Delhi, after hatching a plan to intrude into Parliament on the anniversary of the December 13, 2001 attack on Wednesday.
The wreckage of the Pepsu Roadways Transport Corporation bus was found 300 metres down from the green tax barrier of the Allo (potato) ground in the middle of the Beas river in Manali on Saturday and a search is on for the 11 passengers.
BJP workers were chased and thrashed by the police and it was only when all of them gathered and staged a sit-in outside the local police station that top officers reached the spot.
MLA Roshan Lal Varma, who quit the Bharatiya Janata Party along with his supporters, on Wednesday said he had been feeling suffocated for the past five years as his work was being obstructed.
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who resigned this week from the Yogi Adityanath government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the assembly polls, on Friday said that former state cabinet minister Dara Singh Chauhan will join the Samajwadi Party on Sunday.
Saini said he had resigned from Yogi Adiyanth government because 'for five years Dalits, backward classes were suppressed, their voices were suppressed'.
Hours after Uttar Pradesh labour and employment minister Swami Prasad Maurya quit his post, his daughter and the Bharatiya Janata Party's Badaun MP Sanghamitra Maurya on Tuesday claimed her father has not joined any party and will reveal his strategy in a couple of days.
OBC leader Dharam Singh Saini on Thursday became the third minister to resign from the Uttar Pradesh cabinet this week, giving yet another jolt to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the run-up to the assembly polls.
Nine of the turncoats were fielded by the BJP and 10 by the Samajwadi Party.
'Kashmir is heaven on earth. I had to come back.'
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said he was not going back to the saffron camp and indicated joining Samajwadi Party on Friday.
State Election Commission has found nine articles in local newspapers as "paid news" during Chhattisgarh assembly polls and directed that expenses incurred in publishing them be added to poll expenditure of parties and candidates concerned.
The high-profile saga -- which on Friday saw the arrest of flamboyant Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, who calls himself 'Managing Worker' of his business empire -- has seen many dramatic events along the way.
The companies have 90 days to deposit the money with Sebi, which has been tasked by the Supreme Court to return the money to the investors.
'Scores of important BJP MLAs are in touch with Akhileshji, but he has very humbly said that the SP's doors are now closed to BJP MLAs and leaders.'
'I was feeling so suffocated under Yogiji's rule.'
In a new low, an independent municipal councillor threw a pail of garbage at one of his colleagues in the opposition to drive home his point on unsanitary conditions in his area. He was thrashed by the other lawmakers in return. The ruckus broke out during the budget session of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation when Congress backed Independent councillor Nawab Ali threw a full dustbin at Bharatiya Janata Party councilor and chairman of Sanitary Committee Roshan Lal Saini.
Informing about his decision, Maurya said in a tweet in Hindi, 'Due to the attitude of gross neglect towards Dalits, backwards, farmers, unemployed youth and small and medium-sized traders, I am resigning from the council of ministers of Yogi (Adityanath) of UP.'
Officials of the Anti-Corruption Branch questioned a station house officer of the Delhi police, whose premises were raided after allegations that he has amassed assets worth around Rs 20 crore, on Wednesday. The accused officer is yet to be arrested.
Roshan Lal Nauhria, an Indian from a small village in Punjab, has been awarded one of the highest civil honors in New Zealand -- member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ( NZOM) in the Queen's birthday Honours list announced on Monday by the Prime Minister's office.
Slight tremors of 3.1 magnitude were felt in the national capital region on Monday night. The slight-intensity quake occurred at 12:41 am and the epicentre was Delhi, an India Meteorological Department report said.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
These builders had collected the taxes from prospective buyers but had failed to deposit them.
Having endured a "strange" feeling while walking under the IOC flag in the opening ceremony of Sochi Winter Olympics, Himanshu Thakur is a relieved man now as he will be able to take part in the closing ceremony under the tri-colour after the world body lifted the ban on the country.
The Chandigarh government is trying to ensure that students from the north-east are not discriminated against.
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