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Santhan , one of the seven released convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, passed away at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, said hospital officials.
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Congress Working Committee’s Monday decision to conduct a nationwide caste census and introduce a bill to remove a cap of 50 percent on the reservation reminds one of Rajiv Gandhi’s speech on September 6, 1990.
The National Law University of Delhi has cancelled due to the criticism faced online questioning the decision to give a platform to a man - A.G. Perarivalan - who was involved in the assassination of a PM.
Home Minister Amit Shah listed the reasons behind the cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
Rajiv Gandhi NGOs violated several provisions of the act such as using funds for personal gains, diverting it for undesirable purposes, not keeping the government informed about the source and utilization of funds and not using the designated bank account for these organizations.
Perarivalan, Nalini Sriharan, Murugan alias Sriharan, Santhan, RP Ravichandran, Robert Payas and S Jayakumar were arrested in 1991. Four of them, including Nalini’s husband Sriharan happen to be Sri Lankan nationals.
The Central government filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order allowing the release of six convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Approaching the apex court, the Centre contended that the order was passed without hearing it.
Congress “disagreed” with former president Sonia Gandhi whose appeal helped in the commutation of death sentence of convict Nalini Sriharan over the killing of Rajiv Gandhi
The Central government has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for violations of the foreign funding law.
Babulal Nagar, advisor to Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot asked Congress supporters to raise only two slogans at a party event in Dudu--'Rajiv Gandhi amar rahe' and 'Ashok Gehlot zindabad'-- and reportedly said that those who raised any other slogan would be put behind bars.
Satish Saharia, the Assistant Director at office of Economics and Statistics at Sawai Madhopur, issued the notification to open fake accounts on Facebook & Twitter, promoting welfare schemes of state govt
He made the blunder on his official Twitter handle while paying tribute to the former Prime Minister on his 31st death anniversary. The Congress leader had shared a picture to pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi with a quote of Gandhi that read, "When a big tree falls, the ground shakes".
The Supreme Court has invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution in order release of AG Perarivalan, Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict.
Taking to social media, DMK MP shared a picture of Perarivalan and cleverly wrote ‘Congratulations’ in Tamil, a native language of Tamil Nadu. It should be highlighted that the native language of TN is not widely understood or known in other parts of the country.
The article explains how Congress leader Sonia Gandhi indirectly batted for Free Kashmir and terrorism.
Rani Guidinli was just a 14-year-old girl from Nagaland who was jailed by the British for participating in the freedom struggle under the leadership of her spiritual mentor Haipou Jadonang. She remained in solitude even after India attained freedom. It was when Pt. Nehru visited Assam and came to know about her bravery, that she was released by the Government of Independent India!
Rajiv Gandhi’s name to be removed from Orang National Park
The Maha Vikas Aghadi government announced a new IT excellence award in the name of Rajiv Gandhi after the Centre renames Khel Ratna
Rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park after Field Marshal Cariappa: Kodagu residents start online petition
It was on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, that a toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide Corporation's pesticide plant in the Madhya Pradesh capital killed and maimed thousands of people. Nearly three decades later, victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy are still fighting for justice.
This policy has created a very positive vibration in the whole country. Almost all the sections of society and academia have welcomed the policy. Those who are opposed to their political and other ideological reasons are in a fix as to how to criticize it....We hope that this policy paves the way for this ancient country to actualize its potential and gain its rightful position in the Family of Nations.
Rajiv Gandhi was born in 1944. He was the first son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. He became the seventh Prime Minister of India in 1984, after the assassination of his mother.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honor in India is annually awarded by the Sports Ministry to sportsperson for their “spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years” at the international level.
Following the apology sent by shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) recommended Kidambi Srikanth for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The apology to the federation came as for his conduct during the Asian Championship earlier this year.
Another name has been added in the nomination list for Rajiv Khel Ratna Award, highest sporting honor. This time it is the Hockey India on Tuesday that announced to nominate Indian Women's hockey captain Rani Rampal with many other players getting nominated for Arjuna Award, Major Dhyan Chand Award, and Dronacharya Award.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 21st death anniversary. The Congress leader was assassinated on this day by a suicide bomber during an election campaign in Tamil Nadu. "On his death anniversary, tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi," Modi tweeted this morning.
In order to meet the guidelines of the National Sports Code to become the President of the Paralympic Committee of India, Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik on Monday announced her retirement.
The Centre has reiterated its stand in the Madras High Court that the convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be released without its approval.
Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award while Indian track and field athlete Muhammad Anas and shotputter Tejinderpal Singh Toor got felicitated with Arjuna Awards. Athletics coach Mohinder Singh Dhillon was conferred the Dronacharya Award.
India's veteran wrestler, Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medalist, Bajrang Punia has been nominated for the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
There are two types of India: the “New Idea of India” propagated after 1947; and, the “Old Idea of India” inherited historic legacy. The left of the center ideologues interpreted the “New Idea of Idea” based on the “secular” ideology, albeit Mahatma Gandhi exploited religion to gain political independence in 1947 from the British yoke.
Modi’s response came to the continuous criticism heaped on him by incumbent Congress president Rahul Gandhi son of late Rajiv Gandhi who was never tired of calling him a ‘Chor’.
Be that as it may, more importantly India as nation suffered the worst possible humiliation when Rajiv Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India, while inspecting the guard of honor at the in Sri Lankan airport during the ceremonial send off, was assaulted by a naval rating (sailor), who reversed his rifle and attempted to hit Rajiv on the head with it, but the rifle struck Rajiv a glancing blow on his shoulder.
Prioritizing self, Congress kept India’s national security at stake for their own benefits. With each secret exposing, a sensational revelation comes into limelight as images of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and family relishing on Indian warships are making news. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rally in New Delhi on Wednesday stated that Indian Navy's former flagship INS Viraat was used by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and his in-laws as a "personal taxi".
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Karnataka writes to Medical Council of India seeking permission for a new course, which contain the Doctorate of Medicine and of Philosophy is a program which holds good as a dual doctoral degree for medicos-research enthusiasts combining the vocational training of the Doctor of Medicine degree with the research expertise of the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
India is in the election mood. Everywhere and everyone is promising something. The biggest festival of democracy brings some old skeletons out of the closet. DMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu also come up with the new manifesto for general elections 2019 with the promise to release killers of Rajiv Gandhi.
“The AICC President Rahul Gandhi and his coterie, while addressing a minority convention promised to withdraw the Bill pending in the Parliament, penalising Triple Talaq. History has repeated itself, neither as a satire nor as a tragedy. It has repeated itself with a mindset of cruelty”, alleged Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a blog post on Friday alleging that Gandhi's promise to withdraw the Triple Talaq Bill to win the elections was a repetition of history.
Presenting the best with the best, President Ram Nath Kovind felicitated Indian Skipper Virat Kohli and Gold Medalist in Commonwealth Games Saikhom Mirabai Chanu with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
The gem of Indian cricket team and skipper Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu are all set to receive the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna on September 25 this year. Notably, the Sports Ministry on Thursday released the list of all the award winners. In a statement, Sports Ministry said, “Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities.”
Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Netflix series 'Sacred Games' has mired into the controversy over the charges of untrue facts.
Seeking a probe into Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, Supreme Court is going to hear plea filed by A. G. Perarivalan, one of the convicts. Centre directed to reveal the status of seven convicts in the assassination. Also, SC asked the centre on a plea which was filed on 2016.
After the successful rollout of web series ‘Social’ the handsome hunk Rana Daggubati is ready with yet another mind-blowing concept. According to industry talks, the Baahubali actor will be presenting a web series based on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The Sports Ministry has nominated Padma Shri Award winner and Indian Badminton Player PV Sindhu for Padma Bhushan which is India’s third highest civilian award on Monday. She is the second sportsperson after MS Dhoni to be nominated this year.
