Pranab Mukherjee

Daughter's book reveals how a disillusioned Pranab Mukherjee decried Gandhis' Congress dominance as 'worst hegemony'

In her book, 'PRANAB, MY FATHER: A Daughter Remembers,' Sharmishta Mukherjee writes about how the former president was unhappy with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi for eroding the democratic character of the Congress party, transforming it into a family enterprise

Renaming a British-designed sham Mughal Gardens as Amrit Udyan is apt

The reason our colonial rulers named a garden conceptualised by two Britons as Mughal rather than, say, Windsor, is far from altruistic

138th year of Congress: How legacy of the grand old party is immortalized in philately

The grand old Congress may be down and facing an existential crisis of sorts but it has a rich and one of its kind legacy in philately

India first staked a claim for UNSC permanent membership almost 50 years after Independence: Here’s how it happened

In 1994, India’s then Commerce Minister and head of UNGA delegation, Pranab Mukherjee, made an explicit case for India’s permanent membership

Who is Santosh Yadav, the first woman invited to be chief guest at RSS’ mega Dussehra event?

Hailing from Haryana, 54-year-old Santosh Yadav is the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice — in 1992 and 1993. On 5 October, she will also be the first woman chief guest at the RSS’ annual Nagpur affair

Four cautionary tales of Congress: A title holder, a contender, a rebel and a loyalist

The Gandhi family has shown zero tolerance towards dissent. Rahul Gandhi wants a team of his own. But he needs to begin winning and regain political turf. Yet, the biggest lesson is the Gandhi family loves a flag-waver

Why India should support China-Bhutan boundary agreement

An iron-clad Sino-Bhutanese boundary would act as a veritable wall against any nefarious moves by China against India in the Eastern Sector

Mind your limits, subtle message from government to Team Anna

Bill is Parliament’s property now, says senior minister Sibal even as Congress and BJP get into war of words over PM under Lokpal.

Union Budget 2022-2023: What's in the Budget briefcase and the history behind the bag

The word Budget comes from the French word ‘Bougette’, which means leather briefcase. Year after year, ministers have appeared with a bag for the annual exercise — barring 2020 when Nirmala Sitharaman bucked traditions and walked in with a digital tablet

Bombay HC commutes death sentence of Gavit Sisters: Tracing back the horrific crimes of Maharashtra's serial killer sisters

Renuka Shinde and Seema Gavit were convicted by the Kolhapur Sessions Court for the kidnappings of 13 children and killing five of them brutally between 1990 and 1996, and sentenced to death in 2001