Indira Gandhi

Pupul Jayakar, a cultural activist and author, will be portrayed by actor Mahima Chaudhry in the movie 'Emergency'. She explained that Pupul Jayakar was a childhood friend of Indira Gandhi, who also wrote her autobiography, therefore…

MUMBAI: Actor Mahima Chaudhry is the latest to come aboard the cast of Kangana Ranaut-fronted film "Emergency", the makers announced on Saturday. Chaudhry, known for films such as "Pardes", "Daag", "Dil Kya Kare", "Dil Hai Tumhaara" and…

Short, sweet and powerfulOften, big ideas need a river of words, like Manmohan Singh’s 18,533-word first Budget speech on July 24, 1991 that laid down the charter for India’s economic freedom. But Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring ‘Tryst With…

HUM DO, HAMARE DOIndia’s population growth has slowed to the replacement level and the day when its population starts falling may not be far, but this motto that summed up the spirit of India’s Family Planning Programme was instrumental…

While we savour our 75th year of independence, there are the living legends who unshackled the nation from the British, went to prison for hoisting the Tricolour, bombed the symbols of colonialism and scripted patriotism in blood. Sunil…

NEW DELHI: Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was on Wednesday appointed the 49th Chief Justice of India, according to a government notification. Justice Lalit would be sworn in by President Droupadi Murmu as CJIon August 27 and will have a…

In the early years after Independence, the need to establish institutions that could formulate policies and implement them was key. Institutions were also necessary to support citizens in meeting their aspirations and providing them with…

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice N V Ramana on Thursday recommended Justice Uday Umesh Lalit's name for the post of CJIto the Union government, less than 12 hours after the law minister sought the customary recommendation from incumbent CJI on…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said India's voice has become critical in global events, and the upcoming Har Ghar Tiranga will be a celebration of the country's growing international stature and its deep-rooted democracy.…

Most recent articles that have dwelt on the attire of President Droupadi Murmu - not only the first tribal woman to hold the highest post but the first incumbent born after Independence - have been rather inadequate. It seems all the…