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“Had Indira Gandhi Been Alive, I Would Have Asked Her…”: Himanta Sarma

“Had Indira Gandhi Been Alive, I Would Have Asked Her…”: Himanta Sarma

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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 during a press conference held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati. “Our army had won the 1971 war. Had Indira Gandhi been alive today, I would have asked her why she allowed the creation of an Islamic nation. Why did she not take back Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the Simla Agreement? Why didn’t she expand the Chicken’s Neck corridor by negotiating for 100 more miles from Bangladesh?” he asked. The Chief Minister suggested the former Prime Minister could have turned the Chicken’s Neck corridor into a “proper road”. “You didn’t take the chicken neck. You could have turned it into a proper road. Instead, we have a fundamentalist country as our neighbour today,” said the Chief Minister. “You converted the will …

‘Indira Gandhi rewrote…’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses 1971 comparison by Congress amid ceasefire | Latest News India

‘Indira Gandhi rewrote…’: Shashi Tharoor dismisses 1971 comparison by Congress amid ceasefire | Latest News India

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that prolonging the conflict with Pakistan is not the biggest priority for India right now, while dismissing the comparisons between former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s actions in the 1971 war with those of the current escalation after Operation Sindoor. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has denied any comparison between 1971 war and 2025 Operation Sindoor aftermath. (ANI) Shashi Tharoor’s remarks come as social media was abuzz with comparisons between Indira Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Congress leaders also joining in. “1971 was a great achievement. Indira Gandhi rewrote the map of the subcontinent, but the circumstances were different. Bangladesh was fighting a moral cause, and liberating Bangladesh was a clear objective. Just keeping on firing shells at Pakistan is not a clear objective,” Tharoor was quoted by ANI news agency as saying. He said that prolonging the conflict would have resulted in many deaths on both sides. “Today’s Pakistan is a different situation. Their military equipment and the damage they can do are different. Bangladesh was fighting …

HT Archives: India and Pak seal historic Simla pactin bid to mend ties | Latest News India

HT Archives: India and Pak seal historic Simla pactin bid to mend ties | Latest News India

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The five- day Indo-Pakistan summit ended in a grand climax with the signing of an agreement by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan President Z. A. Bhutto here tonight. HT Archives: India and Pak seal historic Simla pactin bid to mend ties The signing ceremony was held at 1240 a.m. at the Durbar Hall of Himachal Bhavan where Mr Bhutto is staying. The agreement came at the end of hard bargaining by both sides and was held up for lack of agreement on a formulation of the Kashmir question. A compromise eventually emerged after two rounds of talks Mrs Gandhi and Mr Bhutto held today. The final round was at the end of the dinner given by the Pakistan President in honour of the Prime Minister. The agreement, which sets out guidelines on durable peace and normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan, will be made public simultaneously in Simla and Islamabad tomorrow. According to the agreement India and Pakistan have agreed to settle all the mutual problems bilaterally and not invoke any third party. …

Kangana Ranaut Takes A Dig At Bollywood Award Shows After Emergency Failure, Calls Them ‘Useless’

Kangana Ranaut Takes A Dig At Bollywood Award Shows After Emergency Failure, Calls Them ‘Useless’

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Last Updated:April 05, 2025, 11:16 IST Released on January 17, Emergency stars Kangana Ranaut as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency is also streaming on Netflix now. Kangana Ranaut’s latest release, Emergency, failed to leave a mark at the box office. However, the actress-turned-politician claims she is receiving a lot of appreciation for her movie. Recently, Kangana took to her Instagram stories and revealed that she received a Kanjeevaram silk saree for her “fearless storytelling” in Emergency. Talking about the same, Kangana took a dig at the Bollywood award shows and wrote, “This is so wonderful I got a stunning weave sari for making #Emergency…so much better than getting useless trophies.” Check it out here: (Screengrab of Kangana Ranaut’s Instagram story) Released on January 17, Emergency stars Kangana Ranaut as former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Kangana is not just playing the lead in Emergency but has also directed it. The film explores the 21-month Emergency imposed by Gandhi, from 1975 to 1977, often referred to as the darkest chapter of …

S Jaishankar On Pakistan’s “Fanatical Mindset”

S Jaishankar On Pakistan’s “Fanatical Mindset”

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New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today appraised Parliament about the rising incidents of attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The minister cited ten major incidents involving brutal attacks on Hindus in Pakistan in the month of February alone, while updating MPs about the atrocities. “New Delhi tracks the treatment of minorities in Pakistan very closely,” Mr Jaishankar said, adding that India has made its position regarding action on Pakistan “well known”. During his address to parliamentarians, Mr Jaishankar highlighted Pakistan’s “fanatical and bigoted mindset” towards minorities. Among the ten gruesome incidents he mentioned, seven of them were related to abductions, disappearances, and forced conversions to Islam, two others were about kidnappings, and one even involved police brutality on students for merely celebrating Holi. Not just Hindus, but Sikhs were targeted to, the minister said. He narrated three incidents related to atrocities against members of the Sikh community. In one instance, a family of Sikhs were attacked and brutalised allegedly for resisting forced conversion. In the second case, another family of Sikhs faced …

‘Americans can keep their silly Oscars, we have…’: Kangana Ranaut responds as Emergency trends on Netflix | Bollywood News

‘Americans can keep their silly Oscars, we have…’: Kangana Ranaut responds as Emergency trends on Netflix | Bollywood News

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Kangana Ranaut’s solo directorial debut Emergency may not have performed well at the box office back when it released in theatres earlier this year. However, it’s been receiving some rave reviews from the audience who watched the period political drama on Netflix India after its digital premiere. On Sunday, Kangana took to her Instagram Stories and responded to fans who shared words of appreciation for her film. An Instagram user shared on their Story, “”#EmergencyOnNetflix should go for the Oscars from India. Kangana, what a film.” Kangana reposted the message on her Story and wrote, “But America wouldn’t like to acknowledge its real face, how they bully, suppress and arm twist developing nations. It’s been exposed in #emergency. They can keep their silly Oscar. We have National Awards.” In the film, Kangana plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. During the 1971 India-Pakistan War, Indira is seen visiting then-US President Richard Nixon at the White House in Washington DC, requesting him to not aid Pakistan. Richard mocks at Indira’s sari, which she takes offence to. Later, …

Congress MLAs Spend Night Inside Rajasthan Assembly After “Dadi” Remark Row

Congress MLAs Spend Night Inside Rajasthan Assembly After “Dadi” Remark Row

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Jaipur: Six Congress MLAs, who were suspended from the remaining period of the Budget Session of Rajasthan Assembly on Friday, spent the night in the Well of the House. Govind Singh Dotasra, who is the Rajasthan Congress President, Deputy Leader of Opposition, Ramkesh Meena, Amin Kagzi, Zakir Hussain Gesawat, Hakeem Ali Khan and Sanjay Kumar Jatav, were joined by their party colleagues. They first staged a sit-in protest in the House against their suspensions and were then seen sleeping on bedding. आज रात्रि, विधानसभा में ! जनहित की बुलंद आवाज़! आपकी आवाज़ को दबाने की किसी भी कोशिश को नाकाम करेंगे, हर मुद्दे पर मजबूती से खड़े रहेंगे!#RajasthanVidhanSabha #जनताकीआवाज pic.twitter.com/2XVcYOvZJQ — Zakir Hussain Gesawat – MLA🇮🇳 (@ZakirHussainINC) February 21, 2025 The Rajasthan Assembly on Friday witnessed chaos over a remark by a minister while answering a question regarding hostels for working women, which led to three adjournments of the House and the suspension of six Congress MLAs. During the Question Hour, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot pointed to the opposition and said, “In …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Convicted For Killing Father, Son In Delhi

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar Convicted For Killing Father, Son In Delhi

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Last Updated:February 12, 2025, 14:29 IST 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar is currently serving a life sentence in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 Anti-Sikh riots case linked with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area on November 1, 1984. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge found Kumar, who is currently serving a life sentence in another anti-Sikh riots case in Delhi Cantt, guilty. SC Questions Delhi Cops For Not Filing Appeals Against Acquittals On Monday, the Supreme Court questioned the Delhi Police for filing appeals against acquittals in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases and said prosecution should be carried out “seriously and not just for the sake of it”. Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, while addressing additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Delhi Police, stated that special leave petitions (SLPs) against the acquittals should be filed and pursued with …

‘If you earned ₹12 lakh in Nehruji’s time…’: How PM Modi praised Budget 2025 | Latest News India

‘If you earned ₹12 lakh in Nehruji’s time…’: How PM Modi praised Budget 2025 | Latest News India

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Feb 02, 2025 03:38 PM IST PM Modi said that under Congress, a ₹12 lakh income meant ₹2.6 lakh in tax, but his government’s latest budget ensures no tax on the same earnings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at the Congress, invoking former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to claim that their governments imposed heavy taxes on people’s earnings, while his government has eased the tax burden and provided greater relief to the middle class. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of the Delhi Assembly election, at RK Puram in New Delhi, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (PTI) While addressing a rally at RK Puram in Delhi, PM Modi said, “Let me present a picture before you. It will help you understand better and make it easier to explain to others. If we look at this budget—back in Nehru Ji’s time, if you earned ₹12 lakh, the government would take away one-fourth of your salary as tax. If this were Indira Ji’s era, you would be shocked …

Union Budget: When Prime Minister, instead of finance minister, presented the budget

Union Budget: When Prime Minister, instead of finance minister, presented the budget

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Jan 22, 2025 02:25 PM IST While the budget is mostly presented by the finance minister, there are rare occasions when someone else could also turn up to do so. Even the Prime Minister. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2025 in the parliament on February 1. FILE: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman carrying the Budget tablet wrapped in a traditional ‘Bahi Khata’ style pouch as she arrived at Parliament to present the interim Budget 2024.( ANI) While the budget is mostly presented by the finance minister, there are rare occasions when someone else could also turn up to do so. Even the Prime Minister. While in numerous cases, a finance minister went on to become the PM after some years, there have been three occasions when a Prime Minister presented the Union Budget in the parliament, mostly because they held the finance portfolio. The first time it happened was in 1958 while the last time a PM gave a budget speech was in 1987. When Prime Minister presented the Union Budget …