1984 Revisted

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Rakesh Sharma, then squadron leader and pilot with the Indian Air Force embarked on the historic mission in 1984 as part of a joint space program between the Indian Space Research organisation and the Soviet Intercosmos space program and spent eight days in space aboard the Salyut 7 space station. The trip made Rakesh Sharma the first Indian in Space but the event is also remembered for a conversation from space that he had with then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. By Guest … [Read more...]

The Iron Lady of India

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TIMES NOW OR NEVER

- By Sanjay Jha 10-11 is fast becoming a monopoly hour for NDTV 24x7 which is most likely to hurt Face The Nation on CNN-IBN. The latter needs a drastic face-lift. Barkha Dutt continues to shine splendidly on The Buck Stops Here; crisp headlines, topical issues , snazzy visuals, fairly well chosen guest-list and engaging talking points. Where Dutt scores is where most anchors struggle, the “point of intervention”. She lets her guests express themselves, usually interrupting only when … [Read more...]

Indira Gandhi with Queen Elizabeth

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Here's a rare picture of the late Prime Minister Shrimathi Indira Gandhi with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during Royal visit to tour of India (1983). … [Read more...]

The Great Indira Gandhi

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Link-http://www.greatermankatosourcelink.com/2008/10/great-indira-gandhi.html … [Read more...]

Indira Gandhi with Mr P.K Iyengar

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Here's a picture of Indira Gandhi with Mr P.K Iyengar,former Chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission, and Mrs. Iyengar in 1975 at the Ashoka Hall, on the conferment of the Padma Bhushan. … [Read more...]

Indira Gandhi with Dr. Seaborg

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Here's a picture of Indira Gandhi and Dr Seaborg. … [Read more...]

” I understand your pain”

Courtesy: Hindustan Times In Jharkhand yesterday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited the family of slain inspector Francis Indwar, a victim of rising Maoist violence. Gandhi visited the house of slain Inspector Francis Induwar and told his three children that he understood their pain since his father too had met with a violent end at the hands of a suicide bomber. The Congress general secretary during his 20-minute stay at the house interacted with the special branch inspector's widow … [Read more...]

More on Indira Gandhi

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Here's a picture of Sir Arch Glenn, Chancellor, La Trobe University, receiving Mrs Indira Gandhi in May 1968 during her visit to La Trobe. … [Read more...]

3 CHEERS FOR CONGRESS??

Courtesy: Hindustan Times After a resounding Lok Sabha Win, exit polls predict a clean sweep for the Congress in state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh. The ruling Congress and its allies have an edge in two of the three states that polled to elect their respective assemblies on Tuesday, said exit polls and projections. The polls forecast a near sweep for the Congress in Haryana, but said the Congress Nationalist Congress Party alliance in Maharashtra could fall a … [Read more...]

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