Mahatma Gandhi
- Telangana
Telangana: Centre failed to distribute national flags, says Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday said that the union government was not in the state to distribute enough national flags to the citizens in the country. The Minister…
- Andhra Pradesh
Bhatlapenumarru: A small AP village remembers its son who designed the national flag
Bhatlapenumarru: Even the history books do not have much on Bhatlapenumarru, a tiny village amid lush green fields in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, though it was where a national legend, Pingali…
- Bollywood
Mahatma Gandhi’s life to be captured in a web series by Hansal Mehta
Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has come on board to direct the upcoming series, ‘Gandhi’, based on Ramachandra Guha’s two books: ‘Gandhi before India’ and ‘Gandhi-The Years that Changed the World’. Actor Pratik…
- India
Gandhi Memorial Museum features Savarkar on its latest issue drawing criticism
The Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS), the national memorial and museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, brought out a special edition that features Hindutva leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on its June cover…
- Hate Crime
UP: Yati Narsinghanand booked for remarks against Mahatma Gandhi
The Uttar Pradesh police booked a case against Dasna Devi temple priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi. A video has been circulating on the social media platform Twitter…
- India
Karnataka: Road in Karkala named after Godse removed by authorities
Udupi: Authorities along with police have removed a signage that was installed by the roadside in Bola gram panchayat of Karkala taluk here, bearing the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse.…
- Hyderabad
Don’t replace Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at James Street: Congress appeals to GHMC
Hyderabad: Senior Telangana Congress leader Marri Shashidhar Reddy and other party leaders appealed to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation not to replace Mahatma Gandhi statue at James Street in Secunderabad with another statue.…
- India
Sedition law: ‘Lakshman Rekha’ must be respected, says Union Minister on SC’s order
After the Supreme Court’s historic decision to put the controversial sedition law on hold, Minister of Law and Justice of India Kiren Rijiju made a contentious remark saying while he “respected the…
- India
Kalicharan Maharaj to campaign with Yati in Ghaziabad
Hindutva leader Kalicharan Maharaj, who was earlier arrested for verbally abusing Mahatma Gandhi last December in Raipur, will visit Ghaziabad on May 8, he announced in a video. He said that he…
- India
SC to commence final hearing on pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition…
- World
People forced to flee homes need to be treated with dignity, India’s efforts laudable: UNHCR
New Delhi: People who are forced to flee from their homes or are displaced need to be treated with dignity, UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner Gillian Triggs said, lauding India’s efforts in opening…
- India
Critics need to look at Gandhi’s enduringly relevant aspects: Guha
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi may be criticised by many but there are some enduringly relevant aspects of him that his critics should pay attention to in today’s times, according to historian-writer Ramachandra…
- India
Bengaluru: Massive pro-Ambedkar protest held against District Judge
A protest was held on Saturday in Bengaluru against a district judge in Raichur, who objected to having Dr BR Ambedkar’s portrait put alongside Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait on Republic day. The protest…
- Opinions
Opinion: PM Modi and his twisting of facts about Pandit Nerhu
By Palwai Raghavendra Reddy Prime Minister Narendra Modi time and again finds an opportunity to attack the Congress and its present leadership. However, in the ongoing budget sessions of the Parliament, Modi…
- World
US expresses concern over defacement of Gandhi statute in NY
New York: The US State Department has expressed concerns over the attacks on statues of Mahatma Gandhi and is asking law enforcement to investigate the incidents, according to a spokesperson. “The Department of…
