Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Hyderabad
Nizam held out thinking that Osmanistan would fructify; Patel scuppered it
New Delhi: Many of the larger Princely States tinkered with the idea of remaining independent in the run-up to Independence. The dramatis personae who thought of this third Dominion or Princestan idea…
- India
Why the RSS admires Sardar despite his decision to ban it
New Delhi: The invaluable contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the unification of the country as its first Deputy Prime Minister and Union Home Minister, cannot be ignored, but since the past…
- India
How Vallabhbhai Patel planned Hyderabad’s Operation Polo
“Gandhi’s death reunited Nehru and Patel. Their reconciliation not only saved Congress and India’s central government from collapse, but it kept Nehru in power. Without the Sardar’s strength and support Nehru might…
- India
Congress reminds BJP it was Patel who banned RSS; called it ‘clear threat to the state’
New Delhi: In his speech on the occasion of taking over as Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and reminded his audience that he was leading a party once headed…
- India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel vs Jawaharlal Nehru: Hype vs Reality
It is said that when one works in an abattoir long enough, one goes deaf to the blood and guts of slaughter. In the much-hyped Nehru vs Sardar surround sound, there are…
- India
Pakistan rejects PM Modi’s remarks about Kashmir during public rally in Gujarat
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks about Kashmir during a public rally in Gujarat, saying his contention that he has, somehow, “resolved the Kashmir issue”, is not only…
- India
‘Patel was not averse to J&K joining Pak’, Cong counters Modi’s claims on Nehru
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday countered the claims of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the issue of J&K was not resolved by India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru. Even though PM Modi…
- Telangana
KTR compares Amit Shah with Sardar Patel, says Shah is ‘divisive’
Hyderabad: Telangana state minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday compared current Union home minister Amit Shah with former home minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel, saying that while the…
- India
Rahul plays Sardar Patel card in Gujarat to woo voters in the Assembly
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday played the Sardar Patel card to woo the voters ahead of the Assembly polls. Taking on the BJP, he raised a pointed question that if…
- India
Gujarat: Protestors demand renaming of Narendra Modi stadium, detained
Surat: Sardar Sanman Sankalp Samiti (SSSS) and Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders were detained on Sunday before they could start their rally demanding renaming of Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad.…
- Opinions
Book Review: Revisiting past debates in fraught times; the China question
Talmiz Ahmad The authors present the foreign policy debate largely in the context of relations with China. They contrast Nehru’s world-view, anchored firmly in progressive anti-imperialism and “Asianism”, with Patel’s hardheaded and…
- Opinions
Book Review: Revisiting past debates in fraught times
Talmiz Ahmad In these highly polarised times in India, when the ruling dispensation is questioning and reordering almost every idea and institution that has defined the country since Independence, it is not…
- India
Nehru left Goa to fend for itself to protect his global image: PM Modi
New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on former prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that to maintain his image at the international level, Goa had to…
- India
Punjab CM Channi hits out at BJP with quote from Sardar Patel
Chandigarh (Punjab): Amid a war of words between the Centre and the Punjab government over the security breach of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state on Wednesday, state…
- India
How the BJP has manipulated Sardar Patel’s legacy to suit its needs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first deputy Prime Minister of India, on the occasion of his birth anniversary on October 31. “Today, India pays homage to…
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