Was Maruti 800 truly the brainchild of Sanjay Gandhi?Before 1983, India had already been manufacturing cars for several years, and the idea of a more affordable "people's car" had been discuss...
14 Dec, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Maruti zips past a big milestone, but will it regain its lost mojo?Maruti Suzuki gained from being the first-mover in the small-car market, enjoying a monopoly for a long time. However, now with a wide rang...
28 Apr, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
Understanding customers, overcoming odds key to Maruti's 40-year successful journey: R C BhargavaHowever, he pointed out that the journey for Maruti was not a smooth one and was full of challenges. "We know how Maruti started and why it...
25 Aug, 2022, 08.10 PM IST
View: With obviously no corrupt politicians in the real world, villains are in the moviesWithin two decades of Independence, however, established movie-criminals figured out that the best place to camouflage their crime was unde...
27 Nov, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
Suzuki Motor's 91-year-old chairman Osamu Suzuki waves goodbye after decades-long careerThe chairman, after heading the company for more than four decades that his wife's grandfather founded, is leaving his son Toshihiro Suzuki...
25 Feb, 2021, 06.53 AM IST
Nehru said RBI autonomy subject to govt direction, it's still true: Top govt functionaryThe top functionary also cited several instances of clash the earlier governments at the Centre had with the central bank.
05 Nov, 2018, 10.53 PM IST
Indira Gandhi was the leader but sootradhar of 1971 was PN Haksar: Jairam RameshHaksar was arguably the most powerful bureaucrat in the country post-independence, according to Ramesh. His friendship with Indira Gandhi g...
15 Jun, 2018, 08.03 AM IST
‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ to ‘Padmavati’: Personality based films target of intoleranceIn 1975, Amrit Nahata’s film ‘Kissa Kursi Ka’ boldly portrayed the political doings of Indira Gandhi and her petulant political heir, Sanja...
20 Nov, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
Don't want to waste my time in negativity, want to focus on real work: Varun GandhiThis is the way someone in Seattle will be able to help out a poor farmer in Ghazipur, Varun Gandhi said.
19 Oct, 2016, 12.14 AM IST
Sonia had no qualms about Emergency, Maneka knew of Sanjay's acts, says Indira's aide RK DhawanHe also said that Indira Gandhi was unaware of the excesses of Emergency like forced sterilizations and the Turkman Gate demolitions
24 Jun, 2015, 10.21 AM IST
AAP crisis: Many Maharashtra leaders 'extremely upset', may quit"Whatever happened in NC meeting was nothing short of murder of democracy. I am deeply hurt and giving a serious thought to quit the party,...
30 Mar, 2015, 06.11 PM IST
Politicians and their luxury cars; More than just poll wheelsWhen it comes to four wheels, candidates are swerving widely. Some defy the financial prowess they demonstrate in assets.
24 Mar, 2014, 10.17 PM IST
- Cables talk of Sanjay Gandhi’s business ambitions
hough the Gurgaon based Maruti did not manufacture buses, during emergency, BEST issued the tender to it without any objection, according t...
10 Apr, 2013, 12.07 PM IST
- Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi competed as middlemen for IAF deal: US cables
The US embassy cables — sent between 1973 and 1976 — suggest that Rajiv was working for Saab-Scania, whose Viggen aircraft was in the fray ...
10 Apr, 2013, 11.59 AM IST
Wikileaks cable: A K Antony refused to support Sanjay GandhiThe cable went on to analyse that in 1977, unhappiness among Congressmen and the organisational ineffectiveness will become an increasing p...
09 Apr, 2013, 02.15 PM IST
Vadra-DLF issue: Tactical blunders by Congress ministers and political damageHistory has little comfort to offer the Congress as it hunkers down to assess the political damage from the Robert Vadra story.
14 Oct, 2012, 06.54 AM IST
- The origins of the Indian small car dream
When did we, as a nation, first start dreaming of ‘small cars’ or a ‘car for the masses’ ?
31 Mar, 2011, 07.19 AM IST