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02 Aug 2024

Ex-Indian Prime Minister American Spy? This PM Was Accused Of Being CIA Mole

In the 1980s, a controversial allegation surfaced accusing the then-Indian Prime Minister, Morarji Desai, of being a CIA mole. This claim originated from a book by Seymour Hersh, an American investigative journalist, titled The Price of Power: Kissinger in the Nixon White House. Hersh alleged that Desai received payments from the CIA in exchange for information during his tenure as India's finance minister in the 1960s.

14 Mar 2024

Election Facts: Story Of Seven Deputy Prime Ministers Of India

Despite being a non-constitutional post, the office of deputy prime minister has seen sporadic occupancy, spanning a mere decade out of the 75 years since Independence. Yet, it has been graced by seven distinguished individuals, each leaving an indelible mark on India's political landscape.

12 Apr 2023

DNA: When famous singer, actor KL Saigal was born in 1904

This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.

10 Apr 2023

DNA: When former Prime Minister Morarji Desai died in 1995

This segment of DNA brings you information related to today's history.

28 Feb 2022

PM Narendra Modi pays homage to Morarji Desai on his birth anniversary

Desai was the first leader to head a non-Congress government at the Centre. Desai took part in the freedom struggle movement and served as the fourth Prime Minister of India.

21 Jan 2022

Budget 2022: Who presented the highest number of Union Budgets?

The most number of budgets were presented by former Finance Minister Morarji Desai. Desai presented the budget a total of 10 times, first between 1959 and 1963, and then again between 1967 and 1969. Notably, Desai, who was born on December 29, presented the budget on his birthday on two occasions, both during the leap years.

History of Lok Sabha elections

08 Apr 2019

INKredible India: The story of 1980 Lok Sabha election

If the 1977 Lok Sabha election showed how voters had largely snubbed Indira Gandhi, the election in 1980 revealed how the Janata Party government had been unable to capitalise on a golden opportunity - paving the way for Indira's return.

History of Lok Sabha elections

14 Mar 2019

INKredible India: The story of 1977 Lok Sabha election

War. Inflation. Mass protests. Emergency. These developments in the years leading up to the 1977 Lok Sabha election would see Congress ousted from power for the first time ever in independent India.

25 Jan 2019

Anti-BJP parties are like Rubik's Cube, 2 sides right could mean 4 sides wrong

The Congress is too weak to be the core of anti-BJP politics, and some parties would prefer a weaker BJP.

04 Dec 2017

Congress an empire that can only be ruled by single dynasty: PM Narendra Modi

Continuing his scathing attacks on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday termed the party as "an empire" that can only be ruled by one single family. He also said that the Congress "disliked Gujarat and hated it" and so the people of Gujarat should "punish" the Congress.

17 Apr 2017

India is what it is because of Sardar Patel: PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for redrawing the Indian map after independence "to give us what it (country) is today".

29 Feb 2016

PM Modi pays tribute to former PM Morarji Desai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to former prime minister Morarji Desai on his 120th birth anniversary.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

23 Jan 2016

Morarji Desai had assured Japanese general of taking care of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's ashes

General Iwaichi Fujiwara, a Japanese military intelligence officer who had close ties with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army, had urged the Indian government in 1979 to take care of the disposition of Bose's ashes lying in a temple in Tokyo.

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