Rashi Mathur

Rashi Mathur

How Indian Navy mounted pressure on Pakistan through a tactical masterstroke in Kargil war

How Indian Navy mounted pressure on Pakistan through a tactical masterstroke in Kargil war

May-July 1999, India was in a state of war with Pakistan after the latter had infiltrated into the Indian territory.

Jul 26, 2019 - 12:20 PM IST
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Kargil Vijay Diwas: What happened 20 years ago in the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war

Kargil Vijay Diwas: What happened 20 years ago in the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war

Kargil war, from May 3 to July 26, 1999, took place after Pakistani troops were detected on top of the Kargil ridges. Pakistan had started planning the attack in 1998 itself.

Jul 26, 2019 - 12:19 PM IST
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Deja vu in Uttar Pradesh as Narendra Modi steamrolls Akhilesh-Mayawati in Lok Sabha election 2019, Rahul Gandhi clean bowled

Deja vu in Uttar Pradesh as Narendra Modi steamrolls Akhilesh-Mayawati in Lok Sabha election 2019, Rahul Gandhi clean bowled

The Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati and the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party buried their over two-decade-long difference and joined hands in

May 24, 2019 - 10:42 AM IST
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Lok Sabha election 2019: Will Modi remain invincible or can Akhilesh-Mayawati dent the BJP in Uttar Pradesh?

Lok Sabha election 2019: Will Modi remain invincible or can Akhilesh-Mayawati dent the BJP in Uttar Pradesh?

Election after election, it has remained a popular belief that the road to Lok Sabha passes through Uttar Pradesh.

May 22, 2019 - 06:05 PM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2014 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2014 Lok Sabha election

Manmohan Singh led United Progressive Alliance government was heading completion of its second full five-year term in office in 2014.

May 15, 2019 - 11:14 AM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2009 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2009 Lok Sabha election

When the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi turned down the post of the Prime Minister in 2004, former finance minister

May 15, 2019 - 11:18 AM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2004 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 2004 Lok Sabha election

Having served at the Centre from 1999 to 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance became the first non-Congress government to have completed its full term in Lok Sabha.

May 14, 2019 - 10:24 AM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1999 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1999 Lok Sabha election

Soon after the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government celebrated the first year in power in 1999, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) pulled the pl

May 14, 2019 - 10:24 AM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1998 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1998 Lok Sabha election

Congress in 1997 had given outside support to Prime Minister IK Gujral but the fragile government was in a constant threat of losing the numbers in the Lok Sabha.

Apr 14, 2019 - 06:58 PM IST
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History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1996 Lok Sabha election

History Revisited: How political parties fared in 1996 Lok Sabha election

PV Narasimha Rao took over as the Prime Minister in 1991 when the country was on the verge of going bankrupt.

Apr 14, 2019 - 10:49 AM IST
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