Category: india
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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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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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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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BJP’s deceptive approach and ST/SC reservation in Karnataka
In order to continue holding power in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has been committed to playing deceptive tricks instead of working to fix its actual problems in the state such as fixing its roads. BJP, like other former political parties, by relying on an old and widely exposed trick called “reservation” to […]
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Kejriwal falsely claims Ganesha’s photo exists in Indonesian currency
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday requested the Centre to include pictures of Hindu deities Lakshmi and Ganesh on Indian currency notes. He claimed that putting images of Hindu Gods together with Mahatma Gandhi will bring prosperity to India. He cited the example of Indonesia, claiming that Indonesia, a “country with 85% Muslim population” […]
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India fires back at “human rights” taunt by the US
India has fired back at Washington on several contentious issues – including the threat of sanctions and its selective fight for human rights – while maintaining that ties between the two sides are strong enough to accommodate differences. In a blunt rebuttal to the US menacing India with sanctions threats over its purchase of Russian […]
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India Plans To Purchase Russian Oil At Discounted Rate
India will look at accepting Russia’s offer of discounted oil, once tanker and insurance cover issues are resolved. In general, India imports about 2-3% of its fuel from Russia – 80% of all oil used in the country is imported overall – and is now looking at establishing a rupee-ruble trade mechanism to permit the […]
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Donald Rumsfeld passes away at same age as George Fernandes
Donald Rumsfeld was born 9 July 1932 and served as the 13th Defense Secretary of the United States in 1975-1977 and again served as Defense Secretary from 2001 to 2006. He died recently on 29 June 2021. He was 88. George Fernandes was born on 3 June 1930. He served as 22nd Defence Minister of […]
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Covid-19 vaccination center installed in Ahmedabad Drive-in theatre
On Tuesday, the Covid-19 vaccination center has been installed in Ahmedabad’s Drive-in Road theatre where people used to drive into the theatre for watching recently released movies. Law enforcement officials could be seen enforcing the Covid-19 guidelines for safely vaccinating people.