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The huge void created after Nehrus death was filled when Lal Bahadur Shastri, a politician from Uttar Pradesh who held home and railway portfolios in Nehrus Cabinet, took over as Indias second Prime Minister on June 9, 1964.

Lal Bahadur Shastri: In a time of war, the man of peace

Born into a poor family in 1904, Shastri spent the formative years of his life in Ramnagar, near Varanasi.

28 Oct 2019 8:13 PM

He also underlined the importance for SCO countries to come together to deal with the menace of terrorism. He was received by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov at the SCO meeting, according to the Office of the Raksha Mantri. (Photo: ANI)He also underlined the importance for SCO countries to come together to deal with the menace of terrorism. He was received by the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov at the SCO meeting, according to the Office of the Raksha Mantri. (Photo: ANI)

Tashkent: Rajnath Singh meets Afghan Chief Executive, lays emphasis on...

The leader laid emphasis on economic cooperation during his address at the SCO meeting earlier in the day.

2 Nov 2019 8:02 AM

The name of Priyanka Gandhi as Congress president has garnered strong support from the party members. (Photo: PTI)

Priyanka Gandhi visits Lal Bahadur Shastri's ancestral home in...

Gandhi, who reached here Wednesday morning by road, garlanded the statute of Shastri at his ancestral home.

20 March 2019 8:18 AM

Vivek Agnihotri in a photoshoot.

Vivek Agnihotri finds himself in a legal soup

Vivek feels Shastriji's grandsons have been provoked by their parent-party Congress to take this action.

10 April 2019 6:54 PM

No PM Modi vs Lal Bahadur Shastri at box office

No PM Modi vs Lal Bahadur Shastri at box office

Amod Mehra feels otherwise. I feel the Shastri story will be of more interest as everyone wants to know the truth about...

10 April 2019 6:53 PM

Director Vivek Agnihotri

Tashkent Files will trigger debate'

Director Vivek Agnihotri talks about his film, its conceptualisation and the support he received from Shastriji's...

4 April 2019 6:49 PM

So, a powerful leader, who is acceptable to all, is necessary. If we are looking for such a person, then there is no one other than the members of the Gandhi family. Such is the situation of Congress party that there will be a question mark on its existence without Gandhi family, added Shastri. (Photo: ANI)

Without Gandhis, Congress might disintegrate, says Shastri's son

He also warned that if somebody else is made president and some do not accept him, then there are chances of...

19 July 2019 8:33 AM

A Prime Minister to Remember: Memories of a Military Chief, By Admiral Sushil Kumar, Konark pp 135, Rs 650.

Where Nehru failed, Vajpayee excelled

The admiral reveals how a statesman-like Prime Minister took pains to gain insights into its diverse Armed Forces.

4 July 2019 7:50 PM

The third India-Pakistan war in December 1971 was a landmark conflict not only in the history of South Asia but also in global military history

Insights into how India's most successful war since its inception was...

This was a war that saw the Indian political and military leadership at its historical best.

9 Aug 2018 6:57 PM

Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri

Shastri death: CIC wants PM, MHA to take a call

Which part of 8(1)(a) of RTI Act is invoked to deny and what is the justification for such invocation, he asked.

24 Sept 2018 9:02 PM

A boy waves the Indian tri-colour flags at Mehrangarh Fort road on the eve of Independence Day in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

India at 70: Still young, restless, beset by crisis

India remained an optimist's country despite widespread poverty and illiteracy.

14 Aug 2017 6:55 PM

Indias second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri (Photo: Video grab)

1965, when India decisively frustrated Pakistan's designs under...

It was a difficult period in independent India's history.

12 Jan 2017 7:22 AM