Droupadi Murmu to become 10th successive president to take oath on July 25Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth president of India, took oath on July 25, 1977. Since then successive presidents including Giani Zail Singh...
25 Jul, 2022, 12.03 PM IST
AAP MLA Kultar Sandhwan becomes Punjab Vidhan Sabha SpeakerSandhwan, 46, won from the Kotkapura assembly seat after defeating Congress candidate Ajaipal Singh Sandhu by a margin of 21,130 votes in t...
21 Mar, 2022, 04.21 PM IST
Pretty much unpresidented: Pranab Mukherjee spoke his mind, democratised Rashtrapati BhavanPranab has spoken his mind on a few occasions, speaking out against intolerance and dysfunctional Parliament sessions and for political acc...
09 Jul, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
The intolerance myth: It’s Congress that exhibits the worst intoleranceIt’s time to constantly reiterate that freedom of speech means freedom for everyone and cannot be restricted to only one point of view.
07 Nov, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
Army had plotted to topple Rajiv government in 1987: Retired Lt Gen PN HoonLt Gen P N Hoon, a former Army commander of the prestigious Western Command, has claimed there was a plot to topple Rajiv Gandhi's governme...
04 Oct, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
RSS backed Emergency, reveals former IB chief T V RajeswarFormer Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief T V Rajeswar has claimed the existence of a highly controversial "missing" chapter in the memoirs of ...
22 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
APJ Abdul Kalam's funeral & memorial to be in his hometown RameshwaramFormer president Gyani Zail Singh and former prime minister Chandra Shekhar’s last rites were performed at Ekta Sthal, located between Shan...
29 Jul, 2015, 04.08 AM IST
Lord Swraj Paul was seen as alternative High Commissioner' in 1980s: UK govt documentsLord Swraj Paul, a close confidant of late premier Indira Gandhi, was described as an "alternative Indian High Commissioner in London" in 1...
19 Jul, 2015, 12.01 PM IST
Meet the great Indian chamchas of politicsLalu Prasad’s supporters planned to build a temple dedicated to him and his wife in Bihar’s Rohtas district.
14 Feb, 2015, 05.50 AM IST
Not worried about snoopgate investigations: BJPLekhi said Maneka's mother, who ran a magazine, was also snooped as well as the Editorial Board members of the publication.
30 Apr, 2014, 10.21 PM IST
Where Manmohan is a motormouth and Mulayam his brotherAs he sits on his father's shoulder, his brother Bal Thackeray arrives and leans on the other shoulder, while Kalyan Singh and Giani Zail S...
22 Mar, 2014, 11.43 AM IST
My father couldn't get Rajiv Gandhi on phone during 1984 riots, Zail Singh's daughter saysDr Kaur told the channel that Singh was against sending in the Army to flush out militants from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
04 Feb, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
- IIT-Roorkee in dock over mass copying
The JAB, which conducts JEE for admission to IITs, has directed IIT-Roorkee to file an FIR on mass copying in the Bhatinda centre during th...
19 Oct, 2011, 09.29 AM IST
- Pranab Mukherjee at receiving end of bug trick that has been tried on many
Pranab Mukherjee’s complaint of his office being bugged may have hit the headlines but the practice of planting snooping devices in high of...
22 Jun, 2011, 09.18 AM IST
- Giani Zail Singh and Sanjay Gandhi responsible for Punjab crisis in 80s: Book
'A Centenary History of the Indian National Congress' makes critical observations on "dirty politics" in the name of religion in Punjab.
31 May, 2011, 04.20 PM IST
PM directs Bhopal GoM to report all aspects of Bhopal tragedyThe report is to be within 10 days on all aspects relating to the tragedy.
15 Jun, 2010, 03.40 AM IST
- Govt withdraws Post Office bill
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday withdrew the controversial Indian Post Office (Amendment) bill, 1986, in Lok Sabha on the recommendat...
16 Mar, 2002, 01.02 PM IST