Morarji Desai Death Anniversary: Lesser-known facts about the 4th Prime Minister of India
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian independence activist and served between 1977 and 1979 as the 4th Prime Minister of India and led the government formed by the Janata Party.
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai was an Indian independence activist and served between 1977 and 1979 as the 4th Prime Minister of India and led the government formed by the Janata Party.
During his long career in politics, he held many important posts in government such as Chief Minister of Bombay State, Home Minister, Finance Minister and 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of India. In retirement, he lived in Mumbai and died on April 10, 1995 at the age of 99.
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Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for over three decades, starting her career with The Times of India, subsequently moving to Outlook magazine and The Indian Express. She has been a primetime news anchor and has also worked as Consulting Editor, The Times Of India. She is also a political commentator on the news channel ET Now. Ghose is the author of the best selling biography of Indira Gandhi, Indira, India s Most Powerful Prime Minister. She is the author of the recently published theoretical work, “Why I Am A Liberal”. LESS. MORE
Farmers protest: Non-peasants hijack peasantsâ movement to grind their axes
ANI
New Delhi: The farmers movement on the borders of Delhi continued for the 18th day on Saturday even as it has been hijacked by a couple of non-BJP political leaders and social activists to grind their axes. They are not farmers but they are trying to control it as they are associated with the farmers organisations.
Topping the list is former CPI(M) MP Hannan Mollah, who even sidelined Punjab s farmer leaders after their talks with Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday. He is now part of the farmer leaders camping at the Delhi-Haryana border, guiding them in the strategies.