What some papers reported on Valentineâs Day in 1961
TOI bragged about its sales while FPJ berated a section of media for fanning communal hatred in backdrop of Jabalpur riots. Hereâs a sneak peek into some papers on Feb 14, 1961, compiled by Churmuri
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On February 14, 1961, âThe Hinduâ, Madras, was scooping the news that Rajendra Prasad would not seek a third term as Presidentâand R.K. Laxmanâs creation âGattuâ had made his debut in an Asian Paints ad.
âThe Times of Indiaâ at a cover price of 16 naye paise, claimed the âlargest net sales among all daily newspapers in Indiaââand was reporting Pakistani efforts to stop piracy of Bollywood films.