Rahul Gandhi also paid floral tributes to Nehru at Shanti Vana here on his birth anniversary.
Tag: Jawaharlal Nehru
PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on 55th death anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid tributes to the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary. “Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruji on his death anniversary. We remember his contributions to our nation,” Modi said in a tweet.[Read More…]
Ram Manohar Lohia: Remembering the hero of Quit India Movement
Following the footsteps of his father Hira Lal, a patriot and freedom fighter, it did not take long for Lohia to decide the course of his life.
We the People of Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic Republic of India: Hind Desh ke niwasi sabhi jan ek hai?
In the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, “we call our State a secular one. The word ‘secular’, perhaps, is not a very happy one and yet for want of a better, we have used it.
Singer Will Smith cites Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru in his ‘define love’ video
On many occasion Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has said that “Congress is all about love.” “Show them love, even if they abuse you” teaches Gandhi to his party leaders. And it seems that these magical words has impressed Hollywood actor-singer Will Smith. Smith recently shared a video on his Instagram[Read More…]
Did You Know: Nehru was the brain behind popular cosmetic brand, Lakmé
Nehru realised that there were no Indian cosmetic products in the market to compete with the foreign ones. So, he decided to find a solution
Relevance of Nehruvian Secularism in present day India
One of the most important contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru was the firm anchoring of secularism as a core character of India polity
Documentary on Nehru needed as there’s an attempt to demythologise him: Sheetal Talwar
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai: A grand documentary on Jawaharlal Nehru, based on parliamentarian-author Shashi Tharoor’s “Nehru: The Invention Of India”, will be announced by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the capital on Tuesday. It is much needed at a time when there’s an attempt to “cut him to size”,[Read More…]
India’s Independence with Maulana Azad’s ‘India Wins Freedom’
The book India Wins Freedom gives a detailed description and analysis of the formation of India and the meaning of India partitioned ‘Pakistan’. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is a person who is the custodian of being a pacifist, well-read, peace-loving, an intellectual of secularism, sovereignty and a man of his[Read More…]
Pakistan newly elected president Arif Alvi is son of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dentist
Pakistan’s new President Arif Alvi is the son of Jawaharlal Nehru’s dentist. Alvi’s short biography on his website reveals this interesting relation of the newly elected President with India. Alvi is a leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party and a close-knit of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He was elected Pakistan’s new[Read More…]
Don’t disturb Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, writes Manmohan Singh to PM Modi
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written a strongly worded letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising serious apprehension over PM’s agenda to change the nature and character of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) and the Teen Murti complex. In a letter to PM, he has urged[Read More…]
Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue found painted saffron in Bengal, later restored
A statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district was said to have been painted saffron on Wednesday but the original colour was restored later. “The statue at the Nehru Stadium at Kulti was found painted in saffron this morning by unidentified miscreants. Later, officials[Read More…]
Jawaharlal Nehru ate Beef and Pork he cannot be Pandit: BJP MLA Gyan Dev Aahuja
Rajasthan BJP MLA Gyan Dev Aahuja, who is known for making controversial remarks, on Friday sparked a new controversy as he said that former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was not a pandit because he used to eat beef and pork. Aahuja, who represents Ramgarh Assembly constituency in Alwar district, said[Read More…]
Scientific temper- A duty embedded in our constitution
Science in India has craze as a subject which needs to be learned further to be understood, ending up scoring marks in the respective exam which an individual faces. But its significance has a larger perspective to known to all definitely beyond the image of a subject. Probably, the Constitution[Read More…]
Modi dramatises his past of poverty while he wears refined clothes: Congress
The Congress continued to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speeches in Lucknow last week, saying he should stop dramatising poverty. Congress leader Anand Sharma told reporters here that speaking was part of Modi’s DNA and if he does not give speeches, it probably can affect his health. Noting[Read More…]
Post truth politics is the biggest achievement of Modi government
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘post-truth’ the word of the year in response to a rise in its usage in relation to political developments in the US for the presidential election and in the UK on Brexit. It is defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts[Read More…]
PM Modi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary. “Tributes to former PM Mrs Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary,” he tweeted. Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India and the daughter of the first Prime Minister late[Read More…]
Governor went against constitutional convention in Goa
There is no doubt that the Indian National Congress (INC) party has had a significant role in the making of post independent India. In 1947 an India reeling from the tragedy of partition transitioned under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel amongst others to become the world’s largest[Read More…]