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‘Book Not Published’: MM Naravane’s Memoir Publisher Reacts After Delhi Police’s FIR | India News

‘Book Not Published’: MM Naravane’s Memoir Publisher Reacts After Delhi Police’s FIR | India News

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Last Updated:February 09, 2026, 23:22 IST Penguin Random House India clarified that Four Stars of Destiny by General Manoj Mukund Naravane has not been published. A printed copy of the unpublished book by former Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane held up in the Parliament complex | Image: X Penguin Random House India on Monday issued a statement clarifying that the memoir of former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, ‘Four Stars of Destiny‘, has not been published, following a Delhi Police FIR over the alleged circulation of the book online. The publisher said it holds the sole publishing rights for the memoir and stressed that no copies—printed, digital, or otherwise—have been released to the public. “We wish to make it clear that the book has not gone into publication. No copies of the book – in print or digital form – have been published, distributed, sold, or otherwise made available to the public by Penguin Random House India,” the statement said. It added, “Any copies of the book currently in circulation, in whole …

‘Book Not Published’: MM Naravane’s Memoir Publisher Reacts After Delhi Police’s FIR | India News

Delhi Police File FIR Over Circulation Of Ex-Army Chief’s Unpublished Book Amid Parliament Row | India News

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Last Updated:February 09, 2026, 19:53 IST Delhi Police took cognisance of information found on social media and news forums claiming that a pre-print version of the book was in circulation. A printed copy of the unpublished book by former Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane held up in the Parliament complex | Image: X Delhi Police on Monday registered a case over the alleged leak of a pre-publication copy of Four Stars of Destiny, the memoir of former Army Chief General Manoj Naravane, after reports surfaced that the book was circulating online without mandatory clearances. According to the police, they took cognisance of information found on social media platforms and news forums claiming that a pre-print version of the book was in circulation, even though official approval for its publication had not yet been granted by the competent authorities. During verification, investigators found that a PDF version of a typeset book bearing the same title, apparently prepared by publisher Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., was available on certain websites. In addition, some online marketing …

‘Jo uchit samjha woh kiya… scared of truth’: Rahul takes jibe at Modi | India News

‘Jo uchit samjha woh kiya… scared of truth’: Rahul takes jibe at Modi | India News

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4 min readNew DelhiFeb 6, 2026 04:45 AM IST As Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Congress on Thursday in Rajya Sabha, saying “try as hard as you can, you won’t be able to dig Modi’s grave”, a day after he had to skip his address in Lok Sabha since the House was adjourned amid a Congress protest, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi targeted the PM with a reference to unpublished memoirs of former Army chief M M Naravane, saying, “Jo uchit samjha woh kiya (did what he deemed fit)”. “Bas, sawaalon se itni ghabrahat? Modi ji, sachai se aisa darey, jhooth ki sharan le li. Khair, jo uchit samjha woh kiya, (So nervous about facing questions? Modi ji, scared of truth, took refuge in falsehoods. Anyway, did what he deemed fit),” Gandhi said on X after the PM concluded his 97-minute address. Gandhi also alleged he wasn’t allowed to speak in the House as LoP, and raise issues regarding national security and India-China relations. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on X described the …

Rahul Gandhi flashes copy of ex-army chief’s unpublished book ‘govt said doesn’t exist| India News

Rahul Gandhi flashes copy of ex-army chief’s unpublished book ‘govt said doesn’t exist| India News

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Rahul Gandhi held up a book on Parliament premises today as he doubled down on his claim that the Modi government mishandled the border dispute with China. This is the same book that Leader of Opposition Gandhi wanted to cite in the Lok Sabha, but was stopped as it is not published yet. He asserted that he was only quoting from a magazine article that carried excerpts from this book. But he could not, as the Lok Sabha speaker and the ruling BJP-led NDA cited rules against such quoting. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi speaks to the media, as he shows a copy of the unpublished “memoir” of former Army chief M M Naravane during the Budget Session of Parliament. (PTI) On Wednesday, on the third consecutive day of the controversy, he brought a printed version of the book — which is currently pending for approval with the Ministry of Defence — to the Parliament premises, and flashed it to cameras. What’s the book at centre of row? Former Chief of …

Agnipath scheme surprised Army; it was a ‘bolt out of the blue’ for Navy and Air Force, former Army chief writes in forthcoming memoir

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The Agnipath scheme, launched in June 2022 for the recruitment of soldiers, sailors and airmen for a four-year period, had surprised the Indian Army, while it was a “bolt out of the blue” for the Navy and Air Force, former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane writes in his upcoming memoir, Four Stars of Destiny. “We in the army were taken by surprise by this turn of events, but for the navy and air force, it came like a bolt from the blue,” Gen. Naravane writes, stating that it took him some time to explain to the Navy and Air Force chiefs that the initial proposal he had made in 2020 — a model titled ‘Tour of Duty’ which eventually became the changed format of the Agnipath scheme — had only been for recruitment in a limited manner for the Army, and that he had been equally surprised by its unexpected broader implementation. “Having become a tri-service matter, it now fell on Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat to take the proposal forward, albeit …

Rajnath Singh To Ex-Army Chief During China Tension

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In the memoir, Gen Naravane reflects on his thought process that night. New Delhi: ‘Jo ucchit samjho woh karo’ (Do whatever you deem appropriate), this is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the then Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on the night of August 31, 2020 following a tense situation arising out of Chinese PLA moving tanks and troops in Rechin La mountain pass on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. In his memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’, Naravane recounts Singh’s direction as well as a flurry of phone calls between the defence minister, external affairs minister, the national security advisor and the chief of defence staff that night on the sensitive situation. ALSO READ | “China’s Xi Jinping Won’t Forget…”: Ex-Army Chief On 2020 Galwan Clash After Singh’s call, Naravane says a hundred different thoughts “flashed through” his mind. “I conveyed the criticality of the situation to the RM (Raksha Mantri), who said he would get back to me, which he did, by about 2230 hours,” writes Naravane. “He said that he …