1947 Jawaharlal Nehru is elected by the Indian National Congress as the first prime minister of independent India.
1964 Nehru dies in office. His only child, Indira Gandhi, joins cabinet.
1966 Indira Gandhi becomes the first woman to hold the prime minister's office in India.
1975 A high court finds Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral corruption, she declares a state of emergency.
1977 Indira Gandhi loses election to coalition led by Janata Party, comprising nearly all of her opponents.
1980 Indira Gandhi returns for a fourth term as prime minister as Congress wins a landslide.
1984 Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards after the Indian army attacks militants in Golden Temple.
1984 After the death of his younger brother, Sanjay Gandhi, in 1980 and his mother's assassination, Rajiv Gandhi reluctantly takes the prime minister's job at the age of 40.
1989 Corruption scandal surrounding the Bofors arms deal taints Rajiv Gandhi, resulting in Congress's defeat in the 1989 elections.
1991 Still Congress president, Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber.
1998 Rajiv Gandhi's widow, Sonia Gandhi, is elected as the president of the Congress party.
1999 Sonia Gandhi is defeated by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in a general election.
2004Sonia Gandhi leads Congress to win election. Her child, Rahul Gandhi, is elected to parliament.
2007 Rahul Gandhi is appointed as a general secretary to the Congress party in charge of the youth wing.
2009 Under Sonia Gandhi's guidance, the Congress-led government is re-elected.
Paatal Lok season two
Directors: Avinash Arun, Prosit Roy
Stars: Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Lc Sekhose, Merenla Imsong
Rating: 4.5/5
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana
Rating: 4.5/5
How will Gen Alpha invest?
Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.
“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.
Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.
He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.
Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”
In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
- Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000
- Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000
- Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000
- Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000
- HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000
- Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000
- Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000
- Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000
- Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000
- Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000
- Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000
- Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
- Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
- Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League semi-final, first leg
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
When: April 25, 10.45pm kick-off (UAE)
Where: Allianz Arena, Munich
Live: BeIN Sports HD
Second leg: May 1, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
