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President confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, 2 others posthumously

March 31, 2024 8:01 am

The awards to Rao, Singh, Thakur and Swaminathan were received by their kin.

As Jayant leads RLD to BJP, west UP waits for clearer signs to follow him

February 17, 2024 2:46 pm

No clarity on seats yet, Muslim base wary, farm protest stirring, RLD supporters watch out for deal Jayant gets; Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh welcome but not the clincher

Bharat Ratna: Why Charan Singh was a messiah for farmers

February 15, 2024 6:04 am

His land reform laws created a new socially and politically empowered middle peasantry in northern India that also saw its economic fortunes rise with the Green Revolution.

Recalling Chaudhary Charan Singh's Emergency speech: 'Just because you are in power, you don't own the country'

June 26, 2023 7:35 pm

The text of the speech, delivered by Chaudhary Charan Singh, then LoP of the UP Assembly, on being released from jail in 1976, during the Emergency

When Charan Singh refused to celebrate Savarkar birth anniversary: ‘Perhaps he is among the greatest, but …’

May 29, 2023 12:13 am

During his second tenure as Uttar Pradesh CM, Charan Singh said the Hindutva ideologue’s sacrifices were beyond any doubt. “The question is the birth anniversary of how many (such people) will be celebrated at the government level?” he asked.

July 30, 1982, Forty Years Ago: PM's US Visit

July 29, 2022 10:38 pm

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi conveyed to President Ronal Reagan, India's concern over the American supply of sophisticated military equipment to Pakistan.

July 22, 1982, Forty Years Ago: No-trust Motion

July 21, 2022 11:14 pm

Both left and right opposition groups plan to move a non-confidence motion against the government during the current session of Parliament.

June 20, 1982, Forty Years Ago: The Israeli invasion

June 20, 2022 8:52 am

Israeli helicopter-borne troops landed on Dahrai-Qadib ridge in north Lebanon, 60 km north of Beirut, reliable Lebanese sources said. The landing area was near the road linking Tripoli, the major town in the area on the coast with the Bekaa plain in central Lebanon.

April 7, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Charan Singh Resigns

April 06, 2022 10:55 pm

The 80-year old Lok Dal President Charan Singh dramatically announced his retirement from active politics in a desperate bid to put down a revolt by party colleagues, including Devi Lal and Biju Patnaik, on the question of Opposition unity.

Who failed the people of UP?

February 27, 2022 5:32 pm

P Chidambaram writes: It seems the UP election is a bi-polar fight between BJP and SP. The kind words exchanged between Mr Amit Shah and Ms Mayawati reveal the hidden plan. The Congress has pitched its flag and symbol in all 403 constituencies.

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