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Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, former Union Minister and Congress leader passes away
Dr Bhishma Narain Singh (85), the former Union Minister and Congress leader, has passed away in Noida on August 1, 2018. Dr Singh held various portfolios during the Congress rule led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was also the Governor of Assam and Tamil Nadu.
Topics: Bhishma Narain Singh • Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • India • Indian Hindus • Indian National Congress • Indian people • Indira Gandhi • Janata Party • Mahatma Gandhi • Political families of India
Gopalkrishna Gandhi selected for 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the former West Bengal governor, has been selected for 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. The award will be presented to him at a special ceremony on August 20 at Jawahar Bhawan. The award, which carries a citation and cash amount ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Finance Ministers of India • Gandhi • Indian Hindus • Indian National Congress • Indian people • Peace • Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
Ashok Mitra, noted scholar passes away
Ashok Mitra (90), the noted scholar and the first Finance Minister in the Left Front government in West Bengal, has passed away in Kolkata on May 1, 2018. Besides serving the State Government, he also worked with the Central Government as the Chief Economic Adviser from 1970-72, when Indira Gandhi was prime minister, and was ..
Topics: Ashok Mitra • Defence Ministers of India • Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • Indian Institute of Management Calcutta faculty • Indian people • Indira Gandhi • Members of the Lok Sabha • Mitra
C H Hanumantha Rao writes book “My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism”
The book “My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism” has been authored by C H Hanumantha Rao, who is former Planning Commission and Finance Commission member. Mr Rao is presently one of the most creative thinkers, social activist, and distinguished economist in India. The book has been launched by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • Hanumantha Rao • India • Indian Hindus • Indian nationalists • Indian people • Indira Gandhi • Jawaharlal Nehru • Kashmiri people • Manmohan Singh
India hosts World Conference on Vedas
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the World conference on Vedas ” Vishwa Ved Sammelan” at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi on December 15, 2017. The 3-day conference will have in-depth discussions on the universal message of the ancient scriptures to bring world peace, ensure human rights and work towards ..
Topics: Bengali Hindus • Defence Ministers of India • Finance Ministers of India • Government of India • Gujarati people • Indian Hindus • Indian people • Indira Gandhi • Mahatma Gandhi • Members of the Lok Sabha • Pranab Mukherjee • Vedas