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Forty years ago, on October 31, 1984, India saw a sudden change of guard—Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as Prime Minister within four-and-a-half hours of the official announcement of the assassination of Indira Gandhi. In 1964 and 1966, when the premiership changed following the death of a predecessor, new incumbents were sworn in after a 13-day mourning period. But things were different in 1984. Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri had died due to natural causes; Indira Gandhi had fallen to the bullets of assassins, her own bodyguards. The planners of the assassination had chosen a perfect day: President Zail Singh was on a visit abroad; Cabinet Secretary Krishnaswamy Raosahib and the Prime Minister’s Principal… Read More »Opinion: Opinion | Endorsement Sans Election: How Indira Gandhi’s Death Changed Everything

Dulquer Salmaan is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film, Lucky Baskhar. Ahead of its theatrical debut, the makers hosted a pre-release event in Hyderabad on Sunday (October 27). It was attended by the cast and crew of the film. Actor Vijay Deverakonda and director Trivikram Srinivas were spotted at the event. During a special moment, Vijay recalled his first meeting with Dulquer Salmaan. The actor revealed that he used torrent services to download Dulquer’s movies. Eventually, he met Dulquer on the sets of Mahanati. While the duo didn’t get to share screen space in the film, they became good friends after meeting at the event for the same movie. Vijay also talked about the… Read More »Vijay Deverakonda On Bond With Dulquer Salmaan, Not Sharing Screen Space Together And More

Mrunal Thakur and Arjit Taneja worked together on the television show Kumkum Bhagya. While Mrunal played the role of Bulbul Arora, Arjit slipped into the character of her love interest, Purab. The duo recently reunited at Ekta Kapoor’s Diwali party and took their fans on a nostalgia trip. Mrunal shared a picture with Purab on her Instagram Stories on Monday. It featured the actress dressed in a black and silver ensemble, while Purab wore a classic black kurta. The duo posed side by side for a selfie clicked by Mrunal. Sharing the image, the actress added their on-screen couple name “Rabul” on the picture and tagged Arjit in her post.  In a previous interview, Arjit… Read More »Mrunal Thakur And Arjit Aneja Had A Mini Kumkum Bhagya At Ekta Kapoor’s Diwali Party

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on Tyre on Monday killed seven people, with the Israeli army later issuing an evacuation call for swathes of the southern coastal city. An “Israeli enemy strike this morning on a building” in the centre of Tyre killed “seven people and wounded 17 others”, a health ministry statement said, updating an earlier toll of five dead and 10 wounded. An AFP video journalist saw emergency personnel rush a survivor to an ambulance on a stretcher, while other rescuers worked to put out a heavily smouldering fire at the site, where a residential apartment block had collapsed. Later Monday, the Israeli army told residents in parts of central Tyre to leave… Read More »7 Killed In Israeli Strike On Tyre City, Says Lebanon

<p>New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Congress on Monday sought an all-party meeting to get clarity on whether the next census would include a detailed enumeration of all castes and whether the census will be used for determining the strength of each state in the Lok Sabha.</p> <p>Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the extension of the tenure of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner has been notified and it means that the long-delayed Census that was due in 2021 will finally be conducted soon.</p> <p>”But there is still absolutely no clarity on two crucial issues. Will this new Census include a detailed enumeration of ALL castes in the country, in addition to… Read More »Congress Calls For All-Party Meeting On Census, Demands Clarity On Caste Enumeration & LS Representation