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2 years, 126 days 2 years, 126 days 9 Lal Bahadur Shastri: INC: 1 year, 216 days 1 year, 216 days 10 Vishwanath Pratap Singh: JD: 343 days 343 days 11 Inder Kumar Gujral: JD: 332 days 332 days 12 H. D. Deve Gowda: JD: 324 days 324 days 13 Chandra Shekhar: SJP(R) 223 days 223 days 14 Charan Singh: JP(S) 170 days 170 days 15: Gulzarilal Nanda ...
13 May 1952 12 years, 107 days H. J. Kania: 1950 – Indian National Congress: 1 13 May 1952 13 May 1957 M. Patanjali Sastri: 1952: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: 13 May 1957 13 May 1962 Sudhi Ranjan Das: 1957: 2 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888–1975) Tamil Nadu: Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha ...
Two of the incumbents are women — Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, who has the longest continuous incumbency serving since 20 March 2011 (for 13 years, 260 days) and Atishi Marlena in Delhi. Atishi (aged 43) is the also the youngest incumbent chief minister, while Kerala 's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest.
India's telecommunication industry is the second-largest in the world with over 1.2 billion subscribers. It contributes 6.5% to India's GDP. [ 325 ] After the third quarter of 2017, India surpassed the US to become the second-largest smartphone market in the world after China.
India's share of world trade fell from 1.4% in 1951–1960 to 0.5% between 1981 and 1990. [183] However, India's export performance is argued to have shown actual sustained improvement over the period. The volume of exports grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in 1951–1960 to 7.6% in 1971–1980. [184]
The former Union Territory of Nagaland achieved statehood on 1 December 1963. [11] The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 resulted in the creation of Haryana on 1 November and the transfer of the northern districts of Punjab to Himachal Pradesh. [12] The act designated Chandigarh as a union territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. [13]
Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh, [2] Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, [1] and later as Osho (Hindi pronunciation:), was an Indian godman, [3] philosopher, mystic [4] and founder of the Rajneesh movement. [1] He was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader during his ...
The guest country is often chosen on the basis of strategic, economic and political interests. French President Emmanuel Macron was the chief guest at the celebrations that marked India's 75th Republic Day. [17] [18] In 2025, Indonesian president Prawobo Subianto is the chief guest of the Republic day. [citation needed]