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Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi (Photo: PTI/File)

Sweden saved Rajiv Gandhi from Bofors mess: CIA

Stalled probe to spare then PM's blushes: Declassified report.

26 Jan 2017 2:45 AM IST

Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sweden terminated Bofors scam probe to save Rajiv from embarrassment:...

The CIA also said that Sweden's probe into bribes allegedly paid to its officials was terminated after Rajiv's visit to...

25 Jan 2017 4:10 PM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron joins ranks of world's youngest leaders

The North Korean Kim Jong-un leader is quite possibly the world's youngest ruler.

9 May 2017 4:44 AM IST

Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot. (Photo: PTI)

Can Gehlot the survivor' deliver in Gujarat?

Former Rajasthan CM faces daunting task of reviving Congress in PM Narendra Modi's home state.

8 May 2017 2:14 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Oppn should focus on issues, not target Modi

The first challenge is to identify the basic issues that worry people.

5 May 2017 12:12 AM IST

Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi (Photo: AP/File)

Rajiv Gandhi sacked minister to smoothen ties with US: CIA reports

The memorandum referred to the major Cabinet reshuffle that Gandhi had ordered in May 1986.

29 Jan 2017 5:13 PM IST

The data said that as on January 1, 2016, a total of 59,272 cases were pending in the Supreme Court, of which there were 48,181 civil matters and 11,091 criminal cases.

Citizens have a right to access inquiry reports

Another ploy used by past governments is delaying the publication of a report and even suppressing the dissenting note.

29 Jan 2017 4:32 AM IST

Judges should never be bloodthirsty a real concern for the dignity of human life postulates resistance to taking a life through laws instrumentality. (Representational image)

360 degree: Emotions and word of law

Wobbly and inconsistent standards could dilute or confuse India's legal process.

26 March 2017 5:58 AM IST

Devotees take a dip in the river Ganga on the first day of Ardh Kumbh festival at Haridwar. (Photo: AP)

Help keep rivers clean

The spirit behind the ruling is more important than the legal battles to be fought to clear their banks of...

22 March 2017 2:24 AM IST

Former prime minister Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Plaques holding Indira, Rajiv for 1984 riots to be part of Delhi...

The 1984 Riot Victims Council said widows of riot victims will carry these plaques to the gurudwara.

15 Jan 2017 10:41 AM IST

Ram Nath Kovind gestures before the media after being elected as the 14th President of India, in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

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The ability of the President to act independently is severely constrained by the Constitution.

21 July 2017 12:09 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. (Photo: AFP)

Bofors: Will the caged parrot sing?

The Congress kept sheltering Quattrocchi, and the BJP was more intent on shielding the Hinduja brothers.

18 July 2017 4:47 AM IST