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  Ambedkar's economic thought, vision not fully understood: PM Modi

  India | December 06, 2015 19:55 IST

  New Delhi: Describing B R Ambedkar as a great visionary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his economic thought and vision is still not fully understood, even though his contribution towards social justice have been

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  PM Modi releases commemorative coins on B.R. Ambedkar

  India | December 06, 2015 13:01 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released two commemorative coins of Rs 125 and Rs 10 denomination as part of the 125th birth anniversary year celebrations of B R Ambedkar.The coins were issued on

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  VHP plans big show in Ayodhya

  India | December 06, 2015 10:29 IST

  VHP plans big show in AyodhyaLucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is all set to make December 6 in Ayodhya a 'big show' to mark the demolition of the disputed site in 1992. It has

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  Ambedkar's bust unveiled at Canada's York University

  India | December 06, 2015 8:23 IST

  Toronto: A bust of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, has been unveiled at the York University here."Dr Ambedakar was as a great son of India and the architect of the Indian

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  If Patel was made first PM, India would have gone on the lines of Pak

  India | November 30, 2015 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: Activist for Dalit rights and writer, Kancha Ilaiah, has said that if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was made the first Prime Minister, India would have gone on the lines of Pakistan and democracy would

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  Belgium's oldest university KU Leuven honours BR Ambedkar

  World | November 29, 2015 21:36 IST

  Brussels:  Belgium's most prestigious and oldest university, KU Leuven (KUL) marked India's Constitution Day as an honour to BR Ambedkar with a big audience of international relations and law students on federalism in India.The event

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  PM Modi inaugurates Ambedkar memorial in London

  World | November 14, 2015 23:48 IST

  London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated a memorial here dedicated to Dr B R Ambedkar over two months after India acquired the bungalow where the Dalit icon and architect of India's Constitution lived as

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  Parliament's Winter Session to begin from Nov 26

  Politics | November 09, 2015 14:08 IST

  New Delhi: The Winter Session of Parliament will commence from November 26 and conclude on December  23.The decision was taken by Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh that met

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  Govt releases stamp on Dr Ambedkar; to release coin

  India | September 30, 2015 18:18 IST

  New Delhi : Government today released a commemorative postal stamp on Dr B R Ambedkar and said it will come out with a coin in his honour. Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad released the

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  India completes acquisition of B R Ambedkar's house in London

  World | September 25, 2015 17:01 IST

  London: India has completed the acquisition of a 3.1-million pound three-storey house in London where Dr B R Ambedkar, architect of the Indian Constitution, lived as a student in the 1920s and steps will be

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  Government discontinues postal stamps featuring Indira and Rajiv

  Politics | September 15, 2015 9:48 IST

  New Delhi: In a move that is bound to create fresh political controversy, the government has discontinued stamps launched by the Department of Posts (DoP) in December 2008 dedicated to Congress party icons and former

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  India acquires BR Ambedkar's house in London

  India | August 28, 2015 2:51 IST

  Ending months of uncertainty, India on Thursday sealed the deal to acquire the ownership of a three- storey bungalow here, where Dalit icon and architect of Indian Constitution Dr B R Ambedkar lived as a

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  At Ambedkar birth anniversary, Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at BJP

  Politics | June 02, 2015 21:02 IST

  Mhow: Invoking Dalit icon B R Ambedkar's idea of “annihilation of caste”, Rahul Gandhi today made a strong pitch to end social discrimination and took a veiled dig at BJP cautioning against the “ideology that

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  Sonia Gandhi asks Congressmen to vigorously mark Ambedkar's anniversary

  Politics | May 30, 2015 22:45 IST

  New Delhi: In an attempt to reclaim lost ground among Dalits ahead of crucial Bihar and UP polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today asked partymen to undertake year-round vigorous programmes to mark the 125th birth

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  Dalit man killed in Shirdi for keeping Ambedkar song as ringtone

  India | May 23, 2015 8:11 IST

  Shirdi: A 21-year-old Dalit man in Maharashtra's temple town Shirdi was brutally killed by upper caste and OBC men for allegedly having a song on BR Ambedkar as his mobile ringtone.On May 16 at around

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  Rahul likely to visit Ambedkar's birthplace, meet Dalits

  Politics | May 01, 2015 20:21 IST

  Indore: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit Mhow, the birth place of B R Ambedkar, and interact with Dalits on May 29 during his one-day visit to Madhya Pradesh.The visit is being

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  BJP, RSS using Ambedkar's ideas to justify Ghar Wapsi: Arundhati Roy

  India | April 30, 2015 7:07 IST

  New Delhi: Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy has accused BJP and RSS of using the ideas of B R Ambedkar to justify 'ghar wapsi' campaign, which she claimed was based on politics rather than religion.Roy

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  'Holiday politics' - a new trend in Uttar Pradesh ahead of polls

  Politics | April 21, 2015 17:32 IST

  Lucknow: Known to witness use of money and muscle power for political gains, Uttar Pradesh is now observing a new trend ahead of Assembly elections, that of ‘holiday politics'.In an apparent bid to woo the

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  Maharashtra govt to set up Ambedkar Chair at London School of Economic

  India | April 21, 2015 13:44 IST

  Nagpur: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday said it will set up 'Ambedkar Chair' at London School of Economics (LSE), of which Dr BR Ambedkar is an alumnus.Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole said a delegation

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  B R Ambedkar a victim of political untouchability

  Politics | April 21, 2015 7:17 IST

  New Delhi: Describing B R Ambedkar as a victim of “political untouchability”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today credited the key architect of the Constitution for his own growth from a humble background.  He also said