Ambedkar's in Everyone's ThoughtA proposed film spotlights India's ongoing debate about B.R. Ambedkar's legacy. The home minister's remarks reignited discussions, even inv...
20 Dec, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
BJP president Nadda asks Congress to 'stop lying' on Ambedkar issueBJP and Congress clashed over B R Ambedkar's legacy. BJP chief Nadda accused Congress of neglecting Ambedkar. Nadda highlighted Modi govern...
19 Dec, 2024, 12.18 PM IST
Ruling side cites Emergency, Nehru; Opposition questions SanghA heated parliamentary debate saw the ruling party and the opposition clashing over the Constitution and historical figures. The ruling par...
14 Dec, 2024, 11.44 PM IST
Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya to open on April 14, say sourcesSources also indicate that two former prime ministers who are still alive, Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda, are likely to be specially in...
29 Mar, 2022, 08.57 PM IST
In UP, Congress trains workers to battle ‘myths’ about Nehru, party’s historyAs part of its campaign in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Congress is training its office-bearers to counter the “misinformation against the...
04 Sep, 2021, 10.09 AM IST
Other posters will have Nehru's image, unnecessary controversy over issue: ICHR officialICHR, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, has been running a series of lectures and seminars on the theme of the Independen...
29 Aug, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
To highlight one family, contribution of others ignored: PM Modi at Azad Hind Fauj eventDonning the famous Azad Hind Fauj cap, the Prime Minister hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort and unveiled a plaque to mark the anniv...
21 Oct, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Bhimrao Ambedkar cult spreading across worldStatues and university chairs in Ambedkar’s name as also studies on his thought are growing at a rapid pace across continents.
29 May, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
How Muslim fears were allayed, and the UCC became a directive principleNovember 1948, when the debate on the clause in the Draft Constitution took place, was a sensitive time in terms of Hindu-Muslim ties.
08 Sep, 2017, 12.05 PM IST
Uniform code: Jawaharlal Nehru okayed principle, but didn’t make it a directiveNehru felt that given the pre and post-Partition violence, Muslims who had stayed back in India would feel insecure if a UCC was introduced...
23 Aug, 2017, 12.23 PM IST
Need bigger strike against Pakistan than earlier surgical strikes: Ramdas AthawaleThe Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said Pakistan should be given a befitting reply for the despicable act of mutilati...
04 May, 2017, 10.02 PM IST
Modi set to become India's third most successful PM: Ramachandra GuhaGuha said Modi's charisma and appeal transcend boundaries of caste and language, and that his qualities put him on the same padestal as Neh...
30 Mar, 2017, 04.16 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi used 15% fewer words than former PM Manmohan Singh in US Congress speech“As two great democracies, we are natural partners in many ways,” Singh said. Modi, in turn, credited Vajpayee for this coinage referring t...
10 Jun, 2016, 08.52 AM IST
In search of large support base, parties latching onto B R AmbedkarAmbedkar may not have had much to do with cricket, but over the past year politicians of all hues have been rushing to be seen to be paying...
15 Apr, 2016, 01.47 AM IST
Ambedkar's 125th anniversary: Modi government monitors appointment of SC/ST heads at state-run banksStaking a firm claim to the legacy of BR Ambedkar, Modi government is planning several programmes to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of...
08 Jan, 2016, 06.12 AM IST
Not recognising Jawaharlal Nehru's contribution reflects intolerance: Ghulam Nabi AzadAzad accused the ruling dispensation of attempting to "manufacture a clash" between the personas of freedom struggle like Netaji, Patel and...
27 Nov, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi ads alone cost UPA-2 Rs 53 croreThe Nehru-Gandhi family, not surprisingly, emerges as the government's favourite when it comes to expenditure on newspaper advertisements o...
09 Jun, 2013, 08.16 AM IST