Mahatma Gandhi
- Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal begins day-long meditation to ‘pray for country’
New Delhi: On the occasion of Holi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal began a seven-hour-long meditation from 10 am on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, AAP shared pictures of Kejriwal meditating and said,…
- Kolkata
Controversy brews over question on Mahatma Gandhi in Bengal secondary school exam
Kolkata: Controversies have started brewing over a controversial question in the history paper in the ongoing secondary examination conducted by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE). The controversies were over…
- India
Replace Gandhi with Savarkar on currency, rename Parliament after him: Hindu Mahasabha
Meerut: The All India Hindu Mahasabha on Sunday demanded that the image of Mahatma Gandhi on currency notes be replaced with that of V D Savarkar and other freedom fighters. In an…
- India
Who in India uses maternal grandfather’s surname?: Congress to Modi
Delhi: Asking who in India uses their maternal grandfather’s surname, the Congress on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on the Gandhis not using the Nehru name…
- India
MP: teacher gets notice after boy recites poem critical of Mahatma Gandhi
Seoni: The Madhya Pradesh Education Department has issued a show-cause notice to a government school teacher after a student recited a poem critical of Mahatma Gandhi during a function. A video of…
- Delhi
Bose would be embarrassed to know he was being used to diminish Nehru, Gandhi: Guha
New Delhi: On most issues barring non-violence, Subhas Chandra Bose was on the same page as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and would have been “embarrassed and pained” to know he was…
- Middle East
UAE Minister Sheikh Nahyan unveils Mahatma Gandhi bust in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Dubai on Tuesday. He was accompanied by the…
- World
New book documents revival of Gandhi’s Tolstoy Farm in South Africa
Johannesberg: A new book documenting the revival of the historic Tolstoy Farm, the commune started by Mahatma Gandhi during his tenure in Johannesburg at the turn of the 19th century, was officially…
- India
President, PM pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat
New Delhi: The nation remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 75th death anniversary on Monday with President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering floral tributes to the ‘Father of the Nation’…
- Telangana
Gandhi’s ideals urgent need for India: KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao said that the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, who advocated that his religion is the wellbeing of all sections of people regardless of caste and religion,…
- Kashmir
Bharat Joda Yatra likely to end on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary: Cong
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is likely to culminate in Srinagar on January 30, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a party leader said on Thursday. Jammu…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Savarkar’s photo unveiled in assembly with Gandhi; opposition roars
Belagavi (Karnataka): The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Monday unveiled the portrait of Veer Savarkar in the Assembly hall of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here, even as the opposition Congress staged a…
- India
Maha: Mahatma Gandhi’s great grandson joins Rahul in Bharat Jodo Yatra
Shegaon: Mahatma Gandhi’s great grandson, Tushar Gandhi, joined Rahul Gandhi in the Bharat Jodo Yatra at Shegaon in Buldhana district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, with the Congress hailing his participation as…
- India
MP: ‘Godse Zindabad’ slogans, aarthi on death anniversary of Gandhi’s killer
Workers of the right-wing organisation, Hindu Mahasabha, celebrated the death anniversary of Nathuram Godse by worshipping him like Gods at its office in Daulatganj area in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Slogans…
- India
TN: Opposing RSS’ route marches, VCK distributes ‘Manusmrithi’
Chennai: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday held route marches in three towns of Tamil Nadu including Cuddalore while the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi distributed copies of ‘Manusmrithi’ to oppose the right…
