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Why Ambedkar quit Nehru Cabinet? Hindu Code Bill triggered his exit

"Compare the concern the government shows over safeguarding Muslims. Although Nehru supported the bill initially, saying, "I will die or swim with the Hindu Code Bill", Ambedkar soon found his proposed legislation had been put on the back burner. HOW HINDU CODE BILL TRIGGERED AMBEDKAR'S RESIGNATION The Constituent Assembly referred the Hindu Code Bill to a Select Committee in April …

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From India Today Magazine archives (1989) | Jawaharlal Nehru: Grace under pressure

India Today

Jawaharlal Nehru, what a man. Without Jawaharlal Nehru the history of the 20th century would be incomplete. To discover the very private Jawaharlal Nehru we must turn to-his selected works - a project of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, Volume 1 of the first series appeared in 1972 and Volume 15 in 1984. For those interested in the evolution of …

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Stop blaming Nehru, work for people: Opposition to BJP

The Hindu

The Opposition in Rajya Sabha targeted the Centre over violations of Constitutional principles in the last ten years while participating in the debate on the 75 glorious years of the Constitution. “See your arrogance on a day when we are debating the Constitution of India, your hubris makes you bring a bill on Constitution at 12 noon,” Mr O’ Brien …

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Your Constitution amendments vs ours: Amit Shah rips into Congress

India Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked the Congress party on Tuesday, comparing Constitutional amendments brought by governments led by the BJP to those led by the grand old party. Continuing the BJP's attack on former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Amit Shah accused the Congress of considering the Constitution as a 'private fiefdom' of one family. …

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Why BJP is asking Gandhi family to return Nehru’s letters to Edwina Mountbatten

Firstpost

The BJP is trying to corner the Congress over Sonia Gandhi allegedly getting removed ‘donated’ papers belonging to Jawaharlal Nehru in 2008, which had letters to several personalities including Edwina Mountbatten and Albert Einstein. The Bharatiya Janata Party is using the issue of these letters, which reportedly include Nehru’s correspondence with Edwina Mountbatten, Albert Einstein, Aruna Asaf Ali and Jayaprakash …

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Assembly debates show erstwhile RSS leaders were against Constitution: Kharge

Deccan Chronicle

During a Rajya Sabha discussion on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India," Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party for their historical stance against the Indian Constitution. Kharge asserted that debates from the Constituent Assembly reveal that former RSS leaders opposed the Constitution, expressing disdain …

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‘Her English will be good but deeds are not’: Kharge vs Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha | Watch

Hindustan Times

A war of words was witnessed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday as the House took up the debate on the Constitution of India, with union minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge locking horns in the Parliament. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge were speaking during the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha. TRACK …

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'Leave Encashment Can't Be Denied Merely Because Chargesheet Was Filed Against Petitioner': Delhi High Court

Live Law

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Jyoti Singh held that as per the CCS Rules, 1972, the Petitioner could not be denied the grant of Leave Encashment under Rule 39 of the said Rules. The Petitioner was charge-sheeted for allegedly participating in a one-day protest and could not be denied the benefit of grant of …

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PM Memorial asks Rahul Gandhi to return Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters ’taken’ by Sonia Gandhi

Live Mint

Historian, author, and member of the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, Rizwan Kadri, has written to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, requesting that she either return the personal papers of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, provide copies of them, or grant digitised access. As reported by ANI, Kadri said that '51 boxes' containing Nehru's records were retrieved by Sonia Gandhi's …

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Mallikarjun Kharge's dig at Nirmala Sitharaman for Nehru attack: Studied in JNU

India Today

In a swipe at Nirmala Sitharaman over her attack on former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a debate on the Constitution, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge underlined that the Union minister herself graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru University. 'RSS DIDN'T ACCEPT CONSTITUTION, TRICOLOUR' Accusing the BJP of abusing the Gandhi family, Kharge said "those who hated the tricolour, Ashok Chakra and the …

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What's in Nehru's Edwina letters and why a storm after 80 years?

India Today

The Prime Ministers' Museum and Library has for the first time formally asked for the return of personal letters written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Edwina Mountbatten, Jayaprakash Narayan, Albert Einstein, among others. Kadri said these letters pertain to Nehru's communication with Edwina Mountbatten, Albert Einstein, Jayaprakash Narayan, Padmaja Naidu, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Aruna Asaf Ali, Babu …

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Fact Check: Nehru slapped for calling Arya Samaj members 'refugees'? Find the truth here

India TV News

Claim: The image shows Jawaharlal Nehru after he was slapped by Swami Vidyanand Videh for referring to members of the Arya Samaj as 'refugees. Users sharing the image claim that when the photo was captured Swami Vidyanand Videh slapped Nehru for referring to members of the Arya Samaj as 'refugees'. A wild demonstration by Indian peasants broke up this meeting …

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The Human Side of Nehru

The Quint

Much has been written and will continue to be written for centuries to come, on the life and the gigantic contribution of India's first and longest-serving Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the architect of modern India. In September 1956, Rustamji accompanied Nehru to Riyadh and wrote, "I found him padding around the fabulous palace specially built for his visit, switching off …

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Freedom at Midnight review: Nikkhil Advani's sprawling, layered show is India's answer to The Crown

Hindustan Times

Freedom at Midnight review: Interestingly, Nikkhil Advani's new series releases on the same day as his directorial debut. Arif Zakaria as Mohammad Ali Jinnah No one man's story It also helps that Freedom at Midnight is not a biopic – it's not obsessed with any one particular figure. Viceroy's House – Gurinder Chadha's 2017 historical was also partly adapted from …

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Sidhant Gupta, Arif Zakaria and more: Meet the stellar cast of Freedom at Midnight

India Today

SonyLIV's latest web series, Freedom at Midnight, chronicles India's struggle for independence without being jingoistic, while also highlighting the horrors of Partition that followed immediately after. Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru Actor Sidhant Gupta, who gained prominence with his performance in the Prime Video series Jubilee as Jay Khanna, embodies the role of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Arif …

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Freedom at Midnight review: Powerful portrayal of Partition, amped by stellar acting

India Today

At the stroke of midnight on August 14, 1947, India gained freedom from over 200 years of British colonial rule. Take, for example, lines like "Aam aadmi vo badlaav laa sakta hai jo sarkaar saalon mein nahi laa sakti" or "Ye log Hindu hone se pehle bhi Punjabi ya Bengali hain". The central characters in the show include Lord Mountbatten, …

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Bombay HC Restrains Sports Authority Of India From Using Unlicensed Songs Of Phonograhic Performance Ltd At 'Horn Okay Please' Food Festival

Live Law

In what could spell trouble for Delhi's popular food festival - 'Horn Ok Please', the Bombay High Court in an interim order on Tuesday restrained the Sports Authority of India from playing songs or music owned by the Phonograhic Performance Limited without obtaining prior licence. Further, unless SAI is restrained from playing sound recordings of PPL without obtaining licence for …

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Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund announces plans to launch ‘Nehru Archive’ in 2025

Hindustan Times

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund on Thursday announced plans to launch The Nehru Archive, a comprehensive digital platform designed to preserve and provide easy access to collection of materials related to Nehru’s life and legacy. The archive will house several important collections, including the 100 volumes of The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, a collection of his letters to chief …

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PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary: 'I pay homage to our former Prime Minister'

India TV News

Jawaharlal Nehru birth anniversary: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary on Thursday. "On the occasion of his birth anniversary, I pay homage to our former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru," Modi said in a post on X. Congress leaders pay tribute Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Gandhi also paid …

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From the India Today Archives (1984): The enduring legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru

India Today

The tributes come with ritual predictability in this ancient land of myth-makers and deifiers. "Nehru's enduring achievement is the democratic ethos, the feeling in the country that democracy has come to stay," says Gopal. Nehru's chief ministers lived useful political terms; today's tend to grovel, leaving everything to "Madam", as the jargon has it, spending their time trying to stay …

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Happy Children's Day 2024: Top 40 images, funny wishes, quotes, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share on November 14

Hindustan Times

Happy Children's Day 2024: Children's Day, celebrated nationwide on November 14, is also known as Bal Diwas. Top 10 funny Children's Day wishes: "Happy Children’s Day! 🚀🧸" "Happy Children’s Day to the ones who make every day feel like an adventure! Happy Children's Day 2024: Wishes, greetings, messages and images for your loved ones Happy Children's Day to all.

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3 months, 1 week ago

Sitaram Yechury: Lifelong Leftist who held sway in Delhi despite CPI(M) downturn

Hindustan Times

The Rajya Sabha, had a red carpet, and the Lok Sabha a green one. Sitaram Yechury of the Communist Party of India, was fond of remarking that this was because “if the Lok Sabha green-lights any faulty bill, the Rajya Sabha must show it the red light.” Yechury at the CPI office in Delhi in 2016. Yechury, who died on …

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Jawaharlal Nehru University to set up centres for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain studies

Hindustan Times

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has announced the establishment of a Centre for Hindu Studies, along with centres for Buddhist and Jain studies, as reported by news agency ANI citing an official notification. These three new centres will be created under the “School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies,” in line with National Education Policy 2020, according to a notification. “The Executive …

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JNU gets Executive Council's nod to establish centres for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain studies

India TV News

Jawaharlal Nehru University is set to establish a Centre for Hindu Studies, along with centres for Buddhist and Jain studies. "The Executive Council in its meeting held on 29.05.2024 has approved the recommendation of the committee constituted to explore and recommend on NEP-2020 and Indian Knowledge System and its further implementation in the University, and establishing of following centres within …

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Why Ambedkar quit Nehru Cabinet? Hindu Code Bill triggered his exit

From India Today Magazine archives (1989) | Jawaharlal Nehru: Grace under pressure

Stop blaming Nehru, work for people: Opposition to BJP

Your Constitution amendments vs ours: Amit Shah rips into Congress

Why BJP is asking Gandhi family to return Nehru’s letters to Edwina Mountbatten

Assembly debates show erstwhile RSS leaders were against Constitution: Kharge

‘Her English will be good but deeds are not’: Kharge vs Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha | Watch

'Leave Encashment Can't Be Denied Merely Because Chargesheet Was Filed Against Petitioner': Delhi High Court

PM Memorial asks Rahul Gandhi to return Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters ’taken’ by Sonia Gandhi

Mallikarjun Kharge's dig at Nirmala Sitharaman for Nehru attack: Studied in JNU

What's in Nehru's Edwina letters and why a storm after 80 years?

Fact Check: Nehru slapped for calling Arya Samaj members 'refugees'? Find the truth here

The Human Side of Nehru

Freedom at Midnight review: Nikkhil Advani's sprawling, layered show is India's answer to The Crown

Sidhant Gupta, Arif Zakaria and more: Meet the stellar cast of Freedom at Midnight

Freedom at Midnight review: Powerful portrayal of Partition, amped by stellar acting

Bombay HC Restrains Sports Authority Of India From Using Unlicensed Songs Of Phonograhic Performance Ltd At 'Horn Okay Please' Food Festival

Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund announces plans to launch ‘Nehru Archive’ in 2025

PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary: 'I pay homage to our former Prime Minister'

From the India Today Archives (1984): The enduring legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru

Happy Children's Day 2024: Top 40 images, funny wishes, quotes, Facebook and WhatsApp status to share on November 14

Sitaram Yechury: Lifelong Leftist who held sway in Delhi despite CPI(M) downturn

Jawaharlal Nehru University to set up centres for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain studies

JNU gets Executive Council's nod to establish centres for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain studies