Rajiv Gandhi

'Boforsgate' highlights corruption as India's biggest political issue. (Image Source: Facebook)

Fifth column by Tavleen Singh: The ghost of Bofors returns

I recently read Boforsgate by Chitra Subramaniam, which uncovers the corruption behind the Bofors bribery scandal. Her fearless journalism exposed…

March 2, 2025 04:00 IST

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PM Narendra Modi, Mallikarjun Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during…

August 20, 2024 10:59 IST

India’s Leadership Legacies: List of past Prime Ministers and their tenures

Subsequent leaders like Rajiv Gandhi and P.V. Narasimha Rao spearheaded economic reforms, while Atal Bihari Vajpayee solidified India’s nuclear prowess…

June 5, 2024 13:35 IST

Rajiv Gandhi’s 33rd death anniversary: Remembering the youngest PM of India, Know why May 21st is observed as National Anti-terrorism Day

Rajiv Gandhi served as the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989, which marked a period of significant change…

May 21, 2024 15:01 IST

Santhan, released convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, dies of heart attack in Chennai

Santhan, alias T Suthendiraraja, was one of the seven persons set free by the apex court in 2022 after they…

Updated: February 28, 2024 12:39 IST

Rajiv Gandhi speech in Lok Sabha on September 6, 1950 on Mandal report implementation

‘One man’s obstinacy’: When Rajiv Gandhi shredded PM VP Singh in Lok Sabha on Mandal Commission report

“The Congress is for all assistance to ‘Socially and Educationally Backward Classes’. But we are not in favour of having…

September 28, 2023 11:04 IST

Caste census, OBC focus: In Rahul Gandhi’s push, a historic course correction for Congress

Rahul Gandhi’s push to project the Congress as a party speaking strongly for the interests of OBCs is a significant…

September 26, 2023 18:35 IST

Women’s Reservation: Matter stirring since 1970s – Rajiv Gandhi to Vajpayee, all who tried and failed

In 2008, the UPA government introduced The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008 in Rajya Sabha, which sought to reserve one-third…

September 20, 2023 15:52 IST

Congress leaders pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on death anniversary; call him ‘great son of India’

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and members of the Gandhi family on Sunday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi…

May 21, 2023 18:07 IST

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre moves SC seeking review of order for premature release of 6 convicts

The Centre said the order granting remission to the convicts, who had assassinated the former prime minister, was passed without…

Updated: November 17, 2022 22:42 IST

Who is Swami Shradhananda alias Murali Manohar Mishra? All about murder convict seeking SC relief citing Rajiv Gandhi assassination case verdict

Shradhananda, who has been behind bars for 29 years, on Wednesday pleaded with the Supreme Court before a bench of…

Updated: November 17, 2022 13:13 IST

Supreme Court’s order to release Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts ‘totally unacceptable’: Congress

In a statement issued shortly after the decision, Congress general secretary incharge of communications Jairam Ramesh termed the verdict “erroneous”…

Updated: November 11, 2022 15:34 IST

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court orders release of all convicts serving life sentence

The Supreme Court noted that convicts – Nalini Sriharan, Robert Pais, Ravichandran, Raja, Sriharan and Jaikumar – have spent over…

Updated: November 11, 2022 13:46 IST

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August 14, 2022 03:15 IST

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Convict Nalini moves Supreme Court seeking premature release

Nalini has challenged the June 17 order of the Madras High Court, which rejected her plea for early release, and…

August 12, 2022 11:23 IST

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury blames hackers after controversial tweet on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary draws flak

Chowdhury claims that he was giving a speech at a party office in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district when the tweet…

May 22, 2022 12:37 IST

Self goal? Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s now-deleted tweet on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary sparks ‘1984’ debate

Calling it a “malicious campaign” against him, Chowdhury, in his defence, wrote on his social media handle, “The tweet against…

May 21, 2022 19:43 IST

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PM Modi, other political leaders pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on 31st death anniversary

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi remembered his father to be a “kind man” who taught him and his sister Priyanka the…

Updated: May 21, 2022 14:47 IST

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