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High Court rejects plea from Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini, Ravichandran on release
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High Court rejects plea from Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts Nalini, Ravichandran on release

The previous AIADMK cabinet had recommended for the premature release of all the seven accused in the case in September, 2018

Why Rahul Gandhi wore a bandhgala in London and Cambridge
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Why Rahul Gandhi wore a bandhgala in London and Cambridge

Because it has become the template ‘Indian PM look’ abroad popularised by his father, Rajiv Gandhi

Congress courts controversy on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary as Adhir Ranjan rakes up ‘When a big tree falls…’
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Congress courts controversy on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary as Adhir Ranjan rakes up ‘When a big tree falls…’

The Congress leader quickly tried to distance himself from the entire issue by first tweeting ‘a malicious campaign is propagated by those forces inimical to me’ and then ‘The tweet against my name in the tweeter account has nothing to do with my own observation’

Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Congress leaders pays tribute to former prime minister at Vir Bhumi
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Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Congress leaders pays tribute to former prime minister at Vir Bhumi

PM Modi also paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary

Supreme Court orders release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict AG Perarivalan
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Supreme Court orders release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict AG Perarivalan

A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to grant relief to Perarivalan.

Why can't Rajiv Gandhi case convict be released after serving 36 years in prison: Supreme Court to Centre
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Why can't Rajiv Gandhi case convict be released after serving 36 years in prison: Supreme Court to Centre

The apex court said when people who have served lesser periods are being released, then why can't the Centre agree on releasing AG Perarivalan

High Court calls for trial court judgment in former PM Rajiv Gandhi murder case
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High Court calls for trial court judgment in former PM Rajiv Gandhi murder case

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at an election public meeting organised by the Congress party at Sriperumbudur in the night of 21 May 1991

Off-centre | The Delhi Files: Truth or dare
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Off-centre | The Delhi Files: Truth or dare

It is speculated that ‘The Delhi Files’ will be about the anti-Sikh pogrom in 1984 under the watch of the Congress government led by then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi

Sorry state of affairs: How freebie mates are busy scripting their own Greek, Sri Lankan tragedies in India
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Sorry state of affairs: How freebie mates are busy scripting their own Greek, Sri Lankan tragedies in India

Prudence and good economic management insist that AAP-style conjuring of pie-in-the-sky bonanzas must be outlawed and nixed

The Kashmir Files talks about one genocide, but what about others confined to whispers and whisperers?
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The Kashmir Files talks about one genocide, but what about others confined to whispers and whisperers?

Kashmiri Pandits aren’t the only victims of genocide in India. There are many others — and they too want a voice of their own to be out in the public, beyond the confines of whispers and whisperers

PV Narasimha Rao death anniversary: Nitin Gadkari, Hardeep Singh Puri pay tribute to former prime minister
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PV Narasimha Rao death anniversary: Nitin Gadkari, Hardeep Singh Puri pay tribute to former prime minister

Along with then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, Rao led the country through the liberalisation of the Indian economy and its re-integration with the global economy

Rajiv Gandhi's 77th birth anniversary: Here's how PM, Rahul Gandhi paid tributes among others
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Rajiv Gandhi's 77th birth anniversary: Here's how PM, Rahul Gandhi paid tributes among others

Several Congress leaders, including his son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to the former Prime Minister at his memorial in Delhi.

Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: From being dubbed 'Mr Clean' to being a pilot, facts about India's youngest PM
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Rajiv Gandhi birth anniversary: From being dubbed 'Mr Clean' to being a pilot, facts about India's youngest PM

Gandhi was one of the few political leaders who loved to drive around himself. He even drove himself around during his electoral campaigns

Akshay Urja Diwas 2021: Date and significance of national renewable energy day
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Akshay Urja Diwas 2021: Date and significance of national renewable energy day

Apart from being an important day, it is also an awareness campaign which is aimed at educating and informing the masses about the benefits of renewable energy resources for our planet.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, announces PM Narendra Modi
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, announces PM Narendra Modi

The Khel Ratna was earlier named after politician and India's sixth prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Rajiv Gandhi 30th Death Anniversary: Rahul, Priyanka and others pay tribute to former prime minister
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Rajiv Gandhi 30th Death Anniversary: Rahul, Priyanka and others pay tribute to former prime minister

NCP chief Sharad Pawar shared an image of Rajiv Gandhi along with a message appreciating the late prime minister's role in making India technologically advanced

Book excerpt: In The Tejas Story, a retired air marshal chronicles his experiences of test flying the LCA jets
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Book excerpt: In The Tejas Story, a retired air marshal chronicles his experiences of test flying the LCA jets

The story that comes to life through his book is that of his team of pilots and of the LCA programme itself, how it was commissioned, the challenges in the development phase and the pressure of realising the dream of domestically developing a fighter plane.

Congress veteran and ex-home minister Buta Singh passes away at 86; Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute
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Congress veteran and ex-home minister Buta Singh passes away at 86; Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute

A staunch loyalist of Rajiv Gandhi, Singh was a member of Lok Sabha for eight terms, held several positions in varied ideological dispensations at the Centre and became the Bihar governor in 2004

In upcoming memoir, Barack Obama compares Rahul Gandhi to eager student lacking aptitude, mastery
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In upcoming memoir, Barack Obama compares Rahul Gandhi to eager student lacking aptitude, mastery

In his book, Obama offered a more positive assessment of another Congress figure, former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, whom the former US president has also praised publicly.

Pranab Mukherjee was the last of a particular type of leader created by the Congress
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Pranab Mukherjee was the last of a particular type of leader created by the Congress

He was as much at home with the nitty-gritty of administrative detail, the key to ministerial success, as he was with the intricate calculations that went into party management