The Information World
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Gandhi did not select Nehru over Patel for PM
In fact, there was no role of Gandhi in the whole election that resulted in Nehru becoming Congress president. Without any historical basis or evidence, the blatant misinformation that Mahatma Gandhi had selected Jawaharlal Nehru against Vallabhbhai Patel for the post of Prime Minister of India has been pushed around, mainly by the Sanghis. The…
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Lal Bahadur Shastri described Nehru and Gandhi as “Greatest Indians”
The 2nd Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, had described Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest Indians of all time. It was on 27 May 1965, the first death anniversary of Nehru, when Shastri said the following words:- Nehru was the greatest man produced by the nation after Mahatma Gandhi and the…
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Rahul Sankrityayan on Mahatma Gandhi
Marxist author and former Buddhist Rahul Sankrityayan (1893 – 1963) wrote about Mahatma Gandhi in his book:- “After the War there was no great man in the world except Gandhi who would have given this great message of peace. He did not have the originality of Buddha. If it is torn out of context, Gandhi’s…
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Remembering Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Today is the birthday of the great freedom fighter Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He was born on 6 February 1890. He is also known as “Frontier Gandhi” and “Badshah Khan”. He was strongly opposed to the partition of India. He happened to reside in Pakistan after the partition and became a critic of Pakistan for which…
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75th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest figure of the Indian independence movement and the world of revolution, died on 30th January 1948. He was assassinated by a Hindutva fanatic after he was returning from a Hindu temple. The day 30 January is remembered in India as “Martyrs Day”. Today, the world remembered Mahatma Gandhi on this occasion…
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Indian rupee ends 2022 as one of the worst-performing Asian currency
Indian rupee ends 2022 as one of the worst-performing Asian currencies. It fell 11.3% to finish the year at 82.72 against the US dollar. In 2021, Rupee ended at 74.33 Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been evasive about the concerns related to the falling value of Indian rupee. Her statement “Rupee is not sliding,…
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Nehru on reservation, Periyar, Ambedkar, Muslims, Christians and Gita
Today is the 133rd birthday of India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964). This day is celebrated in India as “Nehru Jayanti” and also as “Children’s Day” because of Nehru’s fondness and dedication to a better future for the children of India through his economic and educational policies. I have read about…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 7 November
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. In Kupyansk direction, 2 enemy battalion tactical groups, supported by foreign mercenaries, had been conducting offensive operations towards Nizhnyaya Duvanka and Svatovo (Lugansk People’s Republic). The offensive has been halted by Army Aviation, artillery fire, and intensive action of Russian forces.…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 6 November
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. In Kupyansk direction, 1 battalion tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), supported by a group of nationalists, attempted to attack Russian forces’ positions at a narrow front stretch towards Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic). The enemy units have been stopped by strikes…
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Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry on 5 November
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. In Kupyansk direction, enemy units forming up to 1 battalion tactical group attempted to attack Russian positions towards Kuzemovka (Lugansk People’s Republic). Russian artillery and Army Aviation have neutralised the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). Over 140 Ukrainian…
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