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A fresh era for India or a ham-fisted ego trip? Welcome to Modi’s new seat of power

The prime minister says his £120m parliament building will establish a new order – critics say the design doesn’t match that ambition

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2023

Winged messengers of Odisha police keep glorious past alive: Carrier pigeon service not redundant till now

BHUBANESWAR: The first Prime Minister, late Jawaharlal Nehru, was in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on April 13, 1948, about eight months after India achieved Independence.

The Times of India · Mar 21, 2023

‘Not a virtue but necessity’: What it’s like attending a Rahul Gandhi press conference

In a luxury hotel atop a hillock overlooking Srinagar’s Dal Lake, the enthusiasm was evident, and the hall packed ahead of schedule. It was the 13th and final press conference of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, before the march came to an end after travelling over 135 days from Kanyakumari in…

Newslaundry · Jan 30, 2023

Newsance 194: India-China border clash and why it’s all Nehru's fault

TV Newsance is back after a break! And guess what, nothing much has changed when it comes to the world of TV news. The big news of the week was the clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, and we saw news anchors tripping over each other…

Newslaundry · Dec 17, 2022

Sharad Pawar: PM Modi uses govt platforms to target opposition

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using government platforms to target the opposition, something never done by his predecessors.

The Times of India · Dec 13, 2022

Using data to tell the story of India’s infrastructure issues, and the way ahead

In October 1963, while inaugurating the Bhakra dam on the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh, then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru used the evocative phrase “temples of modern India” to describe the infrastructural milestones in the formative years of India’s post-Independence economic rebuilding. The dam, which took nearly 15 years to…

Newslaundry · Nov 30, 2022

A ‘march to unite India’, led by Congress, reaches half-way mark

The nationwide march on foot, led by India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, has reached its 80th day.

Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2022

J&K: "Youth Got Connected With PDP After Article 370 Was Scrapped," Claims Suhail Bukhari

PDP leader Suhail Bukhari claimed that the Kashmiri youths got connected with the party after 5 August, 2019 when Article 370 and 35A were revoked from Jammu & Kashmir. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Nov 28, 2022

Why you should know the exciting experimental, political and feminist work of senior Indian artist Nalini Malani

Contemporary Indian artist Nalini Malani, born in 1946, is infinitely experimental.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2022

Rahul Gandhi faces flak from ally and rivals over remarks on Savarkar

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi stoked a controversy yet again by alleging that freedom fighter VD Savarkar helped the Britishers and remained loyal to them. Not just the BJP but Congress’s ally Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) slammed the opposition leader.

The Times of India · Nov 17, 2022