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NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha launched a pointedly gendered attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, contrasting him with former PM Indira Gandhi. Speaking ahead of the Bihar polls, he compared the 1971 war situation to Operation Sindoor, saying that then PM Gandhi, “being a woman”, handled the situation with more strength “than…
NEW DELHI: A Dubai-based Indian traveller has won a legal battle at the Delhi High Court after Customs seized his luxury Rolex watch at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, wrongly classifying it as a “commercial quantity.” The passenger had challenged the Customs order, and the Court ruled that a single high-value watch cannot automatically be…
Priyank Kharge (PTI image) and RSS troop (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Tuesday said that he has been receiving threatening calls and abusive messages for questioning the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in government schools, colleges and public institutions.In a post on X, he wrote: “For…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday launched a sharp counterattack in the Lok Sabha against leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the Modi government’s handling of Operation Sindoor. Citing historical records, BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Nishikant Dubey alleged that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had sought US intervention to halt the 1971 India-Pakistan…
Today, PM Modi will beat Indira Gandhi on 2nd-longest stint NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will reach another milestone in his career on Friday when he will overtake Indira Gandhi‘s 48-year-old record of having the second-longest consecutive stint as PM. Modi will complete 4,078 days in office to overtake Indira’s uninterrupted spell of 4,077 days…
File photo of Sunil Ambedkar (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Thousands of RSS volunteers, including some prominent office bearers, were put in jail and subjected to various kinds of tortures in custody during the period of Emergency imposed by the then-prime minister Indira Gandhi on June 25 in 1975, senior RSS functionary Sunil Ambekar said.“At…
Jairam Ramesh and PM Modi (R) NEW DELHI: The Congress launched a sharp political attack against PM Narendra Modi-led government on Wednesday, accusing it of running an “undeclared emergency” over the past 11 years. The grand old party alleged that “Indian democracy is facing a systematic and dangerous five-fold assault” under the current regime.The party’s…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party’s foreign policy legacy, using a mix of historical anecdotes and recent controversies to question the credibility of the Nehru-Gandhi leadership in global diplomacy.In a post on X, Dubey recalled an incident from 1971, claiming former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma said on Tuesday had former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi been alive, he would have questioned her about the strategic decisions she made during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, particularly regarding the “chicken neck” corridor and the handling of post-war negotiations. “What was the benefit of creating Bangladesh?” Mr Sarma asked…
TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan on May 12, 2025. TPCC working president T. Jagga Reddy invoked the leadership of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, praising her decisive role during the 1971 India-Pakistan war and said the BJP is still trying to undermine her contribution in winning wars….
