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Indira Gandhi 101st birth anniversary: From nationalising banks to liberating Bangladesh, Iron' Lady's key decisions revisited
Fp Staff •Today is the 101st birth anniversary of India's former and only woman prime minister, Indira Gandhi. Indira, who was known as the "iron lady" of India is remembered for the tough decisions she took during her tenure as the prime minister of India and how she surprised her Opposition to come back in power for a fourth term in 1980.
Amarinder Singh says blaming Rahul Gandhi for 1984 riots is 'absurd', claims Congress, as a party, was never involved
•Amarinder Singh hit out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for attacking Rahul Gandhi on the issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying the Congress, as a party, was never involved
Subramanian Swamy says Operation Bluestar was mischievous blunder, describes 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide
•Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said Operation Bluestar, carried out by the Indian Army in 1984, was a "mischievous blunder".
Pranab Mukherjee dubs Indira Gandhi 'best Prime Minister of India ever', adds that she never shied away from reality
•Describing Indira Gandhi as a great statesman and the best prime minister India ever had, former President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said she never shied away from reality.
Operation Bluestar: UK MP seeks inquiry to probe Margaret Thatcher govt's role in army raid
•A British MP pitched for an independent inquiry into the role of the UK government in Operation Bluestar, an Indian Army action in 1984 to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple
PMO now delists 212 NRI Sikhs barred from entering India ahead of Punjab polls
Fp Staff •The Prime Minister's Office has now scrapped a 32-year-old list that barred 212 Sikhs residing abroad from entering India
Ahead of Punjab elections, pro-Khalistan elements make desperate bid to stay relevant
Sandipan Sharma •On Monday (6 June) morning, around two dozen youth raised pro-Khalistan slogans in the Golden Temple in Punjab and demanded a "Sikh referendum by 2020."
Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans raised
Ians •A small group of people who raised pro-Khalistan and anti-government slogans were whisked away by the SGPC Task Force and police as the 32nd anniversary of the Indian Army's "Operation Bluestar" passed off peacefully at the Golden Temple complex on Monday.
Ahead of Operation Bluestar anniversary, security forces conduct flag march in Amritsar
Ians •Security forces conducted a flag march in sensitive areas of Amritsar to instil confidence among people ahead of the 32nd anniversary of 'Operation Bluestar'
SAD supporters in Amritsar raise pro-Khalistan slogans on Operation Bluestar anniversary
Fp Archives •The anniversary of Operation Bluestar went off peacefully amid tight security arrangements even as SAD supporters raised pro-Khalistan slogans.