In 1937, Jawaharlal Nehru had been @INCIndia President for two terms and he was due to be elected the third time.
Just about then, an insightful, article was published in the Modern Review Calcutta, a leading journal of the time by Chanakya-
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"Rashtrapati Jawaharlal ki Jai. The Rashtrapati looked up as he passed swiftly through the waiting crowds, his hands went up and were joined together in salute, and his pale hard face was lit up by a smile. It was a warm personal smile and the people who saw it responded…2/n
…to it immediately and smiled and cheered in return.
The smile passed away and again the face became stern and sad. Almost it seemed that the smile and the gesture accompanying it had little reality behind them; they were just tricks of the trade to gain the goodwill of…3/n
"A fair and inclusive Covid vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now. But there are still no signs of it." - @RahulGandhi on 27th August 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic in our country has assumed unprecedented dimensions of a human catastrophe.
We have repeatedly in the past drawn your attention, independently and jointly, to the various measures that are absolutely imperative for the Central government to undertake and implement. Unfortunately, your government has either ignored or refused all these suggestions.
This only compounded the situation to reach such an apocalyptic human tragedy.
Without going into all the acts of commission and omission by the Central government that have brought the country to such a tragic pass, we are of the firm opinion that the following...
On this day in 1945, In Berlin, Nazi Germany Hitler was informed by his general that all of the forces on which Hitler had been depending to rescue Berlin had either been encircled or forced onto the defensive and the red army was merely 500 meters away...1/6
...from his bunker. In the course of the next few hours, Hitler along with his girlfriend committed suicide. Some say he chew on cyanide after giving the same to Eva Braun & Some say he shot himself but one thing is certain that Hitler did what he...2/6
...did because of the fate his former friend in Italy met 2 days ago.
Benito Mussolini and his girlfriend Clara were shot dead, their bodies were taken to Milan and left in a square, where a large angry crowd insulted, spat on, and physically abused the bodies. 3/6
Police has unleashed brutal indiscriminate lathicharge on protesting farmers at Baghpat, Delhi-Sahranpur Highway. Farmer leaders on site arrested and taken to undisclosed location. #BoycottBJP
Lights have been cut-off at Delhi's Gazipur Border, Protesting farmers anticipate imminent police crackdown.
Similar reports coming from other borders too. (Singhu, Tikri etc)
This is as received from a local journalist. Unable to independently verify.
In 1983, Pakistan Army generals decided to Storm & capture the "barren heights" which were bone of contention between the India & Pakistan, as the both nations claimed ownership of this "barren heights". So they decided to order...1/n
...artic-weather gears for their troops from reputed company in London. They placed order of 150 such gears & made the payment.
RAW got to know about this 'deal' & promptly shared the information with the government & army. India government ordered 300 artic-weather gears...2/n
...double of what Pakistanis had ordered from the same company. RAW ensured that delivery of the gears to Pakistan was delayed & we got it right on time, Which gave the Indian army tactical head-start & Army planned an operation to occupy the glacier by 13 April 1984...3/n