BJP calls his comments an attack on the integrity of India and an insult to every soldier who had sacrificed their life for the nation
29 May 2024 11:19 PM
The enduring theme of the Mahatma’s concerns is the imperative of Hindu-Muslim unity
30 Dec 2023 4:31 PM
Do we really believe all Pakistanis are jihadis
24 Sep 2023 12:00 AM
Excerpt from Mani Shankar Aiyar’s 'Memoirs of a Maverick'
27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM
Except for the CPI(M) and the BJP, every political party in India has a dynastic line of succession, or more aptly inheritance
20 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
In the Introduction, the author-compilers say Nehru’s vaulting vision was in practice tempered by the 'more mundane world of politics'
26 Dec 2021 1:21 AM
“Wish you all on Id, specially my brothers and sisters in Kashmir who are under massive restrictions and troubles,” Ms Gandhi Vadra tweeted.
13 Aug 2019 5:54 AM
Rahul had offered to quit as the party chief during the May 25 meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC).
24 Jun 2019 9:54 AM
The BJP's objective is to have a 'Gandhi-mukt Congress' so as to have a 'Congress-mukt Bharat', he claimed.
23 Jun 2019 6:35 PM
Pitroda faced the wrath of Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his 'hua to hua' remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
15 May 2019 3:07 PM
Aiyar lost his temper at TV reporters who questioned him over an article he wrote, recalling a slur he directed at PM in 2017.
15 May 2019 10:37 AM
Aiyar is no stranger to controversy. He infamously used the “chaiwala” remark in 2014 against Mr Modi.
15 May 2019 5:47 AM
His remarks come after an acrimonious exchange between political parties and leaders throughout the election campaign.
14 May 2019 4:27 PM
In the run-up to 2017 Gujarat Assembly polls, Aiyar had referred Modi as 'neech aadmi', a remark that cost his party heavily in the state.
14 May 2019 11:47 AM
Senior BJP leaders and workers have failed to observe the solemnity of the occasion.
26 Aug 2018 12:09 AM
Rahul Gandhi revoked Mani Shankar Aiyar's suspension from Congress on Saturday on the recommendation of its central disciplinary committee.
20 Aug 2018 11:30 AM
Aiyar was suspended from primary membership of Congress in December 2017 after his 'neech' remark for PM Modi courted a major controversy.
11 Aug 2018 5:06 PM
Due to the the magistrate’s absense, the hearing has now been deferred to May 4.
08 Apr 2018 6:16 AM
Remark amid India, Pak standoff over attack on Army, CRPF camp.
14 Feb 2018 1:12 AM
In a latest, Aiyar said that Pak wants cordial relations with India, but India is 'still caught in a partially 1947 situation'.
13 Feb 2018 6:35 PM
Both the leaders aired their views while participating in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President’s address in the Lok Sabha.
07 Feb 2018 3:05 AM
Divya's swipe came after Modi's comment in a rally where he said farmers are his top priority; described 'TOP' as tomato, onion and potato.
05 Feb 2018 9:26 AM
Modi has often been targeted over his humble 'tea seller' background, which he invariably used as a stick to beat his rivals with.
23 Jan 2018 1:15 PM
The grim bunch clapped in joy and carried Santa on their shoulders to their village head’s throne.
29 Dec 2017 1:25 AM
Hindutva is also handicapped in rural areas by the continued prevalence of caste identities.
22 Dec 2017 1:00 AM
In Gujarat, the BJP won the election for the 182-member assembly with a clear majority of 99 seats.
19 Dec 2017 1:13 PM
Rahul Gandhi took over the Congress baton from his mother Sonia Gandhi who served as the party chief for 19 years.
16 Dec 2017 9:27 AM
To sane Pakistanis and Indians, the recent deterioration in Indo-Pakistan relations is a cause for genuine concern.
15 Dec 2017 2:30 AM
BJP leader added that meeting took place in secretive manner with secret agenda, which is purely 'anti-national' in its original character.
14 Dec 2017 7:50 AM
Thakor's claim that complexion of Modi has turned fair because he eats mushrooms imported from Taiwan that cost Rs 80,000 per piece.
13 Dec 2017 10:25 AM
The government’s snoopers could not have known the details of what was talked about at the party.
13 Dec 2017 1:58 AM
Indians will get their chance in 2019 regardless of the outcome of the Gujarat elections.
13 Dec 2017 1:56 AM
Why are charges levelled only in rallies? If Pak is interfering, let the Army enter that country and take action, the Sena suggested.
12 Dec 2017 7:24 PM
Senior BJP leader and Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned the ‘unwarranted’ statement by Pak.
12 Dec 2017 2:10 AM
Common protocol required that the Pakistan high commissioner be invited to the dinner.
12 Dec 2017 1:26 AM
Pak said India should win on own strength rather than fabricated conspiracies, which are utterly baseless and irresponsible.
11 Dec 2017 12:51 PM
PM accuses Cong of being in cahoots with Pak; Cong says PM relying on ‘rumours’.
11 Dec 2017 4:05 AM
Modi added that Rafiq had backed Ahmed Patel as the next chief minister of Gujarat.
10 Dec 2017 2:54 PM
News of Rahul Gandhi 2.0, a refurbished version of the once reluctant politician, has been most prominent in the public eye in 2017.
10 Dec 2017 6:06 AM
The word Modi itself means an individual who runs the neighbourhood store, and it has the same meaning as the name Gandhi.
10 Dec 2017 12:17 AM
The Congress fears a possible negative electoral fallout of the unbecoming language Mr Aiyar used.
09 Dec 2017 1:48 AM
Gandhi also accused the BJP of not outlining its plans for Gujarat by not releasing a manifesto.
09 Dec 2017 1:31 AM
Mr Kushwaha’s RLSP is an ally of the BJP in the NDA coalition at the Centre as well in Bihar.
09 Dec 2017 1:15 AM
The former Union minister said that the Congress is doing well in Gujarat under the leadership of the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
09 Dec 2017 12:54 AM
Modi also alleges that Congress believes in -'atkana' (to stall) 'latkana' (to keep the issue hanging) and 'bhatkana' (to divert an issue).
08 Dec 2017 7:09 PM
'What did he mean by removing me from the way? And what is my crime? That I have blessings of the people?' PM asks.
08 Dec 2017 3:41 PM
Jaitley lashes out at Aiyar, saying his remark displays the mindset that 'only one elite family' can rule this country.
08 Dec 2017 9:22 AM
Swords come out in BJP over leader’s jibe against Modi.
08 Dec 2017 3:23 AM
Rahul first asks Mani Shankar to apologise and then suspends him.
07 Dec 2017 9:39 PM
Reacting to Aiyar's remark, Congress President-to-be Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked the senior leader to apologise for what he had said.
07 Dec 2017 6:48 PM
Delhi is famous for these parties when the host wants to show the rest how well he or she is networked with the new political dispensation.
20 Nov 2017 12:14 AM
The senior Congress leader further said that now he was more convinced that the situation in the Valley is extremely grave.
26 May 2017 2:18 PM