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Editorial
Jan 16, 2023
January 16, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Akali-Centre TalksSign In to read
The Akali Dal high command accepted the invitation but insisted that the talks be held in Chandigarh instead of Delhi.
Editorial
Jan 14, 2023
January 14, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Maharashtra CM Babasaheb Bhosale drops two cabinet ministersSign In to read
The CM told media: “I refrain from making any comment on the subject. The resignations have not reached me.” But S M I Aseer said the CM had summoned him and asked him to resign.
Editorial
Jan 13, 2023
Addressing a public meeting in Gauhati, BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee came out openly in support of the agitation. Calling the last round of talks “a drama,” he exhorted the people to boycott the election.
Editorial
Jan 12, 2023
The former Maharashtra chief minister, A R Antulay, is trying to gain control of the movement by Congress (I) dissidents to oust Chief Minister Babasaheb Bhosale.
Editorial
Jan 12, 2023
Ramakrishna Hegde was sworn in as the chief minister of the first non-Congress government in the state since independence.
Editorial
Jan 10, 2023
January 10, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Janata Party’s chances of forming a govt in Karnataka brightensSign In to read
Bangarappa’s boycott of the meeting which elected Ramakrishna Hegde, as leader of legislature party, gave rise to speculation about the prospect of forming a Janata ministry.
Editorial
Jan 9, 2023
January 9, 1983, Forty Years Ago: NTR is Chief MinisterSign In to read
N T Rama Rao listed 10 “dos and don’ts” and asked his partymen to strive to implement in letter and spirit the promises made in the party’s manifesto.
Editorial
Jan 7, 2023
January 7, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Congress (I) loses control of two states in the SouthSign In to read
The Congress (I) has lost, for the first time, sole power in the entire southern region.
Editorial
Jan 6, 2023
The first results of the assembly elections to three states are declared, where about 70 per cent of the 52 million voters exercised their franchise.
Editorial
Jan 5, 2023
January 5, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Non-aligned summitSign In to read
As chairman of the five-day non-aligned summit, India is making all preparations to make it a big success.
Editorial
Jan 4, 2023
January 4, 1983, Forty Years Ago: No Glitz For Film FestSign In to read
The Ninth International Film Festival got off to a traditional start with N K P Salve, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, lighting a huge brass lamp with the light handed over by the Bombay cine actress, Dipti Naval, at a somewhat stereotyped function at Asiad village auditorium.
Editorial
Jan 3, 2023
January 3, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Akalis For TalksSign In to read
The Akali leadership will prefer to have direct talks with the cabinet committe rather than with a mediator to avoid confusion and ambiguity in arriving at an acceptable settlement of the issue.
Editorial
Jan 2, 2023
A fresh bid to break the Centre-Akali impasse is expected to be made next week after prime Minister Indira Gandhi returns from her election campaign tour in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tripura.
Express News Service
Dec 30, 2022
December 30, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Tensions In CongressSign In to read
The in-fighting in the Congress-I legislature party took a new turn when the state government removed Kailash Chandra Vyas from the chairmanship of the Bhilwara Urban Improvement Trust. Vyas was leading the revolt against Chief Minister Shiv Charan Mathur.
Dec 29, 2022
December 29, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Antarctica MissionSubscriber Only
The second Indian expedition team landed safely in Antarctica to begin a two-month scientific study of the continent’s geology and select a place for a permanent manned station to be established by 1985.
Editorial
Dec 28, 2022
December 28, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Delhi University StrikeSign In to read
Delhi University teachers are determined to continue the strike and fight “tooth and nail” for their demands following a deadlock in their talks with the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Editorial
Dec 27, 2022
December 27, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Bihar Caste ViolenceSign In to read
People from the Scheduled Caste communities of six villages in Naubatpur block of Patna district have fled their homes in the wake of an armed raid by men of the Bhumi Sena, an organisation of the landholders of Bara village on December 23.
Editorial
Dec 26, 2022
December 26, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Akali talksSign In to read
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi will negotiate with Akali leaders on their demands after the elections in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tripura on January 5, Punjab Chief Minister Darbara Singh said.
Editorial
Dec 24, 2022
December 24, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Indo-Pak CommissionSign In to read
The joint commission will tackle Indo-Pakistan problems relating to economic co-operation, trade, industries, education, health, cultural co-operation, tourism, visas etc.
Express News Service
Dec 23, 2022
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wanted the Election Commission and the state government to take all steps to ensure free and fair polls. The PM also assured the Centre’s help for this purpose.
Editorial
Dec 22, 2022
December 22, 1982, Forty Years Ago: An Indo-Pak commissionSign In to read
Pakistan is reported to have suggested that the commission should also take up political and military questions — a suggestion New Delhi has been averse to accepting.
Editorial
Dec 21, 2022
December 21, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Govt denies report on proposed strike against Pak nuclear facilitiesSign In to read
The Washington Post, quoting US intelligence sources, says Prime Minister Indira Gandhi decided against carrying out an attack on Pakistan’s nuclear installations when she first heard the proposal nine months ago.
Editorial
Dec 20, 2022
When six MLAs could be suspended from the party for using filthy language, Chief Minister Babasaheb Bhosale was also liable for a similar action, the two leaders of the dissidents said.
Editorial
Dec 19, 2022
Addressing a series of public meetings on a whistle-stop election campaign in the state, Mrs Gandhi singled out the Bharatiya Janata Party and the RSS for a virulent attack and cautioned people against such forces that promoted fissiparous tendencies.
Editorial
Dec 16, 2022
The law and order situation continued to be critical in riot-hit Baroda for the third day as the toll in violence rose to 11. The police fired eight rounds to disperse mobs indulging in stone throwing and group clashes. At least two persons received injuries in the police firing, hospital sources said.
