Rajiv Gandhi

Aiyar on Sunday heaped praise on former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi leadership. Addressing the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival 2025, Aiyar drew sharp contrasts between Rajiv Gandhi's political choices and the policies of the current administration, which he accused of neglecting India's geographic and social peripheries.

Applause Entertainment dominates OTT space with Black Warrant, Criminal Justice, The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case in first half of 2025

Applause Entertainment has dominated early 2025 with three major hits—Black Warrant, Criminal Justice: A Family Matter, and The Hunt—scoring a rare OTT hat-trick across Netflix, JioCinema, and Sony LIV.

The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Review: A gripping and powerful watch that revisits Rajiv Gandhi's assassination with grit and grace

'The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ revisits the 90-day investigation that followed Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, capturing its urgency without turning it into a spectacle. With no stars and no shortcuts, it delivers a gripping, grounded thriller rooted in fact.

Rahul Gandhi more intellectual than his father Rajiv Gandhi: Sam Pitroda

Pitroda said that the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has all the qualities of a future Prime Minister

Sadbhavana Diwas 2024: Date, History, Significance And Rajiv Gandhi’s Legacy

Sadbhavana Diwas, observed on August 20, marks Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary. It is a day to reflect on his vision for peace, unity, and progress in India.

National Anti-Terrorism Day 2024: Historical significance and the Rajiv Gandhi connection

The National Anti-Terrorism Day commemorates the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed on this day in 1991. His assassination by the LTTE was a stark reminder of the impact of terrorism on society.

Lok Sabha polls: Rajiv Gandhi scrapped inheritance law to save his property, says PM Modi

The facts relating to Inheritance Tax are eye-opening...When former PM Indira Gandhi died, her children were going to get her property. But there was a rule earlier, that before the property goes to the children some part of it was taken by the government, says PM Modi.

Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan on Rajiv Gandhi's role in India’s IT growth

Kris Gopalakrishnan recalled how Rajiv Gandhi's focus on technology, telecom and the IT sector contributed greatly to the country’s development.

MP CM slams Rahul Gandhi over China remarks, drags Rajiv Gandhi into tussle; Nath seeks apology

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party indulged in a verbal tussle as Chouhan also said smaller nations used to scare the country when Rahul Gandhi’s father Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister (between 1984 and 1989).

FCRA registration of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation cancelled after it received funds from Chinese embassy: Amit Shah

The trustees of the RGF are former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Suman Dubey and Ashok Ganguly.

Rajiv Gandhi convicts likely to be released today

The prison officials set into motion the process of releasing all six of them including four Sri Lankan nationals, following the receipt of the Supreme Court's Friday order copy setting them at liberty.

SC orders release of six convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

All the convicts served a prison term of over 30 years in connection with the case

Indira Gandhi death anniversary: Historic moments in photos

On Indira Gandhi's 38th death anniversary, we look at a few photographs which captured some of the former Prime Minister's historic moments.

Centre disbands MDMA formed to probe Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

MDMA was working under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and comprised officers from multiple central security agencies.

BJP attacks Congress for naming Rural Olympics after Rajiv Gandhi

The row started with the chief minister’s Sunday tweet in which he mentioned that the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Olympic games will be organised from 29 August to 5 October.

Rajiv's single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements: Congress on his birth anniversary

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited their father's memorial, Veer Bhumi, and paid homage on his 78th birth anniversary in the morning.

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary

India's youngest prime minister, Gandhi held office during 1984-89, the last time the Congress had a majority in Lok Sabha.

HC refuses to quash lower court proceedings against Rajiv assassination convict Murugan

Justice N Sathish Kumar, who rejected the plea, directed the Vellore court to dispose of the case expeditiously. The judge was disposing of a criminal original petition from Murugan.

Perarivalan’s release: What made the SC rule the way it did?

The “inexplicable delay not on account of the prisoner (which) is inexcusable”, besides his good behaviour and education gained during these years in incarceration, helped the cause of the convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

Supreme Court orders release of AG Perarivalan convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination

The Supreme Court invoked its powers under Article 142 to direct AG Perarivalan's release, which comes three days ahead of the thirty-first death anniversary of the former prime minister

Arunachal BJP MP Tapir Gao blames Congress policies, Rajiv Gandhi for Chinese intrusion

Arunachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tapir Gao claimed that it was during Congress rule that China occupied Sumdorong Chu Valley in Tawang, Arunachal and said that Congress leader and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had denied Indian Army the permission to push back the People’s Liberation Army.

PM Modi pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

Former prime minister Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1991 in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur by a suicide bomber during an election campaign.

Politics | What will it take for Congress and Rahul Gandhi to decide?

If Jyotiraditya Scindia felt suffocated enough in the party to switch over to the BJP, the Congress durbaris and the ‘old guard’ too need to share the blame. Rahul Gandhi also needs to share the blame.

Centre, TN govt oppose Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini''s plea

All the seven were convicted by a special TADA court for their role in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991 by an LTTE suicide bomber during an election rally at nearby Sriperumbudur. They were sentenced to death, but later it was commuted to life imprisonment.

Politics | Will Congress address the elephant in the room?

Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s anecdote, about Rahul Gandhi’s 2013 ‘tear-the-nonsense-ordinance’ comment, is a reminder of the festering problems the Congress is yet to satisfactorily address.