After R.N. Ravi's speech, chief minister M.K. Stalin moved a resolution to retain only the printed and approved speech copy on the Assembly records. The governor then walked out in a huff.
Part - IVBy Dr Naazir MahmoodJust before 1970, there emerged two factions in the Indian National Congress: Congress that some senior leaders were spearheading; and, Congress that PM Indira Gandhi.
No discussion about the first 20 years of independent India can be complete without talking about B R Ambedkar – an economist and jurist who became more of a social reformer than political.
West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, recognising a superb and lengthy career that places him among the greats of Caribbean and world cricket. Chanderpaul made his Test debut for the West Indies in 1994 against England at the age of just 19. And 21 years later it was again England who were the opponents as he hung up his international cleats after helping West Indies to victory in the third Test in Barbados.
Part - IIBy Dr Naazir MahmoodIn India, 1957 was an eventful year as the country held its second democratic elections with Nehru coming back to power with a thumping majority and the Communist Party.