BJP MPs slam Rahul, cite ill-treatment of Maneka, Varun, Azad In their letter, the MPs wonder if Rahul was running “mohabbat ki dukan ya nafrat ka mega mall” (shop of love or mega mall of hate) The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Not clear if Sengol was presented to Mountbatten, says Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam head Sri La Sri Ambalavana Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, the 24th pontiff of Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam, said that there was no clear information whether the Sengol was given to Lord Mountbatten before it was presented to Jawaharlal Nehru The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023
Thiruvavaduthurai Math | A renowned seat of Tamil language and culture The Delhi event has brought the Math to the limelight and offered it an opportunity to ponder over its great tradition and the task ahead. The Hindu · Jun 3, 2023
Nehru Trophy Boat Race likely to be held on August 12 Nehru Trophy Boat Race likely to be held on August 12 The Hindu · Jun 1, 2023
Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today. The Hindu · May 30, 2023
Opposition dubs new Parliament inauguration ‘self-glorification and coronation’ The Congress led Opposition parties in lambasting May 28 inauguration of the new Parliament building, likening it to a “coronation”, and a “self-glorifying” event conducted with utter disdain for the scientific temper. The Hindu · May 28, 2023
One wonders whether country is going backwards: Pawar on Parliament inauguration ceremony Sharad Pawar questioned the PM and BJP's snub to President Droupadi Murmu and to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha Chairman, by not inviting them to attend the ceremony. The Hindu · May 28, 2023
"I am happy I didn't go there": NCP chief Sharad Pawar on new Parliament inauguration Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that he was not happy to see the inauguration of the new Parliament building. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · May 28, 2023
Let us embrace this symbol from past to affirm values of our present: Tharoor on Sengol Amid the raging Sengol row, Shashi Tharoor said the positions taken by the government and the Opposition on the issue are reconcilable, as he called for embracing this symbol from the past to affirm the values of our present. The Hindu · May 28, 2023
Dharmapuram, Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenams arrive in Delhi for new Parliament building inauguration Adheenams of Dharmapuram and Thiruvavaduthurai arrived in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building on May 28. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · May 27, 2023
PM Modi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on death anniversary Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, May 27, 2023 paid tributes to the former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 59th death anniversary. The Hindu · May 27, 2023
Souvenirs recorded math’s handover of sceptre to Mountbatten, says Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam spokesperson Special souvenirs published after Independence and the first Republic Day by the Tiruvaduthurai Adheenam had recorded an account of the mutt having handed over a sengol (sceptre) to Lord Mountbatten and later to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, according to an Adheenam spokesperson. The Hindu · May 26, 2023
Sengol row | Congress kept a sacred symbol as ‘walking stick’, says Amit Shah Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on May 26 claimed there was no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C. Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the Sengol as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India. The Hindu · May 26, 2023
Narendra Modi: India’s authoritarian leader with his own app India’s 14th prime minister, Narendra Modi, is emerging as one of the country’s pivotal post-independence leaders – along with its founding PM Jawaharlal Nehru, who set the template for a secular, democratic nation in 1947, and his daughter Indira Gandhi, who ruled for 15 turbulent years. The Week · May 26, 2023
The Hindu · May 26, 2023 Congress claims no evidence of 'Sengol' being symbol of transfer of power by British to India Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on May 26 claimed there is no documented evidence of Lord Mountbatten, C Rajagopalachari and Jawaharlal Nehru describing the ‘Sengol’ as a symbol of transfer of power by the British to India.
The Hindu · May 25, 2023 New Parliament building inauguration | Parties talking today about President’s eminence spoke ill of her before she got elected: Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the media at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai, on Thursday that the Opposition parties, now speaking of President Droupadi Murmu as an eminent leader from a tribal community, had ran a bitter campaign against her before she got elected as the President.
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 New Parliament building opening | How a letter to PMO set off a search for the Sengol A letter to the Prime Minister’s Office by danseuse Padma Subrahmanyam set off a research into the Sengol, the golden sceptre, that would be installated in the new Parliament building
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 The ‘Sengol’, a historic sceptre with a deep Tamil Nadu connection On May 28, 2023, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates the new Parliament building to the nation, a slice of history will would be revisited.
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 Inspired by the Cholas, handed over to Nehru: historic ‘Sengol’ to be installed in new Parliament building A sengol or sceptre is going to be installed in the new parliament building. What has it got to do with India’s independence, Chola dynasty and Tamil traditions? Read to find out.
The Hindu · May 23, 2023 BJP disrespecting history, says Pinarayi Removing episodes involving Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Abul Kalam Azad, besides the Mughal reign from history textbooks is unpardonable, says Pinarayi
The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2023 Narendra Modi in Australia: a polarising leader meets a divided Indian diaspora More than 20,000 supporters are expected at a public rally for the Indian PM in Sydney this week. But critics will be just as strident
The Hindu · May 2, 2023 The LAC crisis and the danger of losing without fighting India is under pressure on the Line of Actual Control and needs to find a way to transfer that pressure back to China
The Hindu · May 1, 2023 The end of Vigyan Prasar is the death of another Nehruvian idea As Vigyan Prasar has veered away from its original mandate of promoting scientific temper, it matters little even if it survives in any other form
Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2023 Mughals, RSS, evolution: Outrage as India edits school textbooks Government removes significant historical and scientific facts from textbooks as it pursues a Hindu supremacist agenda.