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Siddhartha Nath Singh accuses Priyanka Gandhi of 'insulting' Lal Bahadur Shastri, says she paid tributes with used garland
Siddharth Nath Singh's remark comes after a video appeared online showing Priyanka Gandhi garlanding a statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri with a used garland

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives in Varanasi as part of her three-day boat journey in Uttar Pradesh
On last leg of her three-day boat journey in Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrives in Varanasi today

The Tashkent Files: Vivek Agnihotri's film on Lal Bahadur Shastri's mysterious death to release on 12 April
The makers of The Tashkent Files have also unveiled the first poster from Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty's suspense thriller.

Daily bulletin: Modi govt marks Gandhi Jayanti as Swachhta Divas, Congress to launch Gaddi Choro Andolan; top stories for today
The 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi will see a host of events today including a world sanitation convention, the Opposition's quit power movement, and a farmers' rally; top stories for today

CIC asks prime minister, home minister to take call on declassifying Lal Bahadur Shastri's death records
The directives were issued to the central public information officers of the Prime Minister's Office, External Affairs Ministry and Home Ministry on the plea of an RTI applicant seeking to know if autopsy was done on Shastri who had died on 11 January, 1966 in Tashkent in a Soviet dacha.

Vivek Agnihotri, Naseeruddin Shah talk about making Tashkent, a film based on Lal Bahadur Shastri's life
In Tashkent starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vivek Agnihotri will not only address Lal Bahadur Shastri's death, but also how he was viewed as a hurdle by some forces | #FirstCulture

Lal Bahadur Shastri film: Vivek Agnihotri signs Naseeruddin Shah, Mithun Chakraborty for pivotal roles
Vivek Agnihotri announced a biopic on Lal Bahadur Shastri last year on the death anniversary of the late prime minister of India.

Narendra Modi pays tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri on 52nd death anniversary, hails ex-PM's 'courageous leadership'
Narendra Modi paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 52nd death anniversary saying he will be remembered for his courageous leadership.

Indira Gandhi had more success in Kashmir than any other PM, a bad ending shouldn't overshadow her record
On her birth centenary, however, it is worth recalling that Indira’s overall record of responding to the challenge in Kashmir was far more effective than that of any other prime minister.

Doka La 'crisis': In trying to run a fake narrative, Congress did itself a disservice, imperilled bilateral ties
It isn’t clear whether Gandhi while raising questions about the stability of the Doka La resolution and Modi’s "motive", relied on data other than some reports that appear to be ambiguous and misleading.

Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhi chief secretary MM Kutty to explain absence at Lal Bahadur Shastri's birth anniversary event
The Delhi chief secretary has been asked to "explain" his absence at the birth anniversary celebrations of Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Mann Ki Baat: Narendra Modi says Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel gave the nation direction
Narendra Modi said October is the month of remembering great leaders including Mahatma Gandhi who gave the nation a proper direction

Doka La standoff: Mohan Bhagwat says India won't get cowed down, lauds Modi govt for enhancing nation's global standing
India has made clear that it will not be cowed down on security and defence matters, Mohan Bhagwat said as he credited Modi government for enhancing country's global standing.

Shiv Sena slams Centre over rail accidents, says forget bullet train focus on safety first
Taking a dim view of the 'bullet train' project in the backdrop of recent railway accidents, the Shiv Sena said the Centre should instead focus on safely operating existing trains.

Gorakhpur tragedy: Government evades accountability as Independence Day overshadows death of 72 infants
The clicking of heels and gun salutes at India Gate on Independence Day is likely to drown the wails of the 72 families stunned by grief in Gorakhpur's BRD Hospital

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: Congress demand UP chief minister, health minister's resignation
the district administration which is supposed to exercise superintendence over the hospital, and the other is the moral responsibility of the chief minister.

Presidential Election 2017: Ram Nath Kovind set to become first president from UP after nine PMs
it will be for the first time that Uttar Pradesh will have the pride of sending someone to Rashtrapati Bhavan if NDA nominee Ramnath Kovind succeeds

UP Election 2017: What’s driving Narendra Modi and his rivals desperate ahead of the final phase?
When did you last see a prime minister doing back-to-back road shows and full time campaigning for an Assembly election?

UP Election 2017: Akhilesh Yadav-Ram Gopal Yadav bonhomie may not last long
Will Akhilesh still need Chanakya Ram Gopal Yadav by his side when his supremacy within the Samajwadi Party is established and father Mulayam Singh Yadav yet again takes over all possible roles to promote son? Nobody can have an answer to that but contemporary history is not on his side.

Tashkent Accord turns 50: Shastri felt India can make peace with Pak but not with China, says Kuldip Nayar
India and Pakistan signed the Tashkent Accord exactly 50 years ago, on 10 January, 1965 at Tashkent in the Soviet Union.