Gandhi
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Tharoor plunges into sanitation drive, invokes Gandhi to silence critics
National | Oct 25, 2014, 07:43 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: After facing party's wrath for praising Prime Minister's cleanliness drive, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today joined the campaign on the outskirts of the state capital by invoking Mahatma Gandhi, saying he is not going
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When Morarji objected to 'fake' Gandhi in Attenborough epic
Bollywood | Aug 26, 2014, 06:22 PM ISTPune: “Why do we need a ‘nakli' (fake) Gandhi to portray the Mahatma?” This question was posed by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai when he raised strong objections to allowing Richard Attenborough to shoot for
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When Morarji Desai objected to "fake" Gandhi....
National | Aug 26, 2014, 03:15 PM ISTPune: It was not a smooth sailing for legendary British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, who made the epic movie ‘Gandhi', when he sought permission to shoot scenes relating to last days of Kasturba spent at the
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Richard Attenborough's top films (view pics)
Hollywood | Aug 25, 2014, 07:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: A jewel from Hollywood Richard Attenborough, a British Cinema Giant, died on Sunday August 25th at the age of 90. His son confirmed the demise and the world fell into an ocean of
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2 Congress MLAs meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss Delhi Assembly polls
National | Jul 23, 2014, 11:42 AM ISTNew Delhi: With speculations over fresh elections in Delhi, two Congress MLAs tonight met party president Sonia Gandhi and are understood to have requested her to bring back Sheila Dikshit to lead the party. Sources
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Bad loans a cause of concern: RBI Deputy Guv Gandhi
May 31, 2014, 08:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reserve Bank Deputy Governor R Gandhi today expressed concern over bad loans and said banks should strengthen their internal credit appraisal systems to minimise the risk of default."The final (NPA) figure for March
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Congress Shouldn't Teach Us Ideology of Gandhi, Patel: RSS
National | Feb 08, 2014, 10:04 PM ISTJaipur/Guwahati: RSS today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that Mahatma Gandhi was killed because of his ideology, saying Congress should not give sermons to others as it itself is pursuing a thinking
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Mandela's magnitude compares to Gandhi, Solzhenitsyn: Putin
World | Dec 10, 2013, 04:07 PM ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin today paid rich tribute to Nelson Mandela, comparing the colossus of 20th century politics to Mahatma Gandhi and Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn.Mandela “is undoubtedly one of the outstanding world figures
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PM launches Gandhi heritage portal
India | Sep 02, 2013, 08:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Mahatma Gandhi is not only in our past; he is in our present and will also form a significant part of the future that we want for our country and its people,” Prime
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Today in History: Quit India Movement day
World | Aug 09, 2013, 06:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India Movement began which resulted in the arrest
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Sonia Gandhi visits Bodh Gaya, condemns blasts
National | Jul 10, 2013, 01:00 PM ISTPatna, July 10: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya town and condemned the serial bomb blasts that rocked the Mahabodhi temple complex early Sunday morning.Sonia Gandhi along with union Home Minister Sushilkumar
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Rahul did not flout any norm during Uttarakhand visit: Congress
India | Jun 25, 2013, 07:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 25: Rahul Gandhi did not flout any norm or transgress any rule during his Uttarakhand visit, Congress said today after the party vice-president had an overnight halt in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. At the
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Place that transformed Gandhi into 'Mahatma'
World | Mar 27, 2013, 04:19 PM ISTDurban, Mar 26: India sent Gandhi to South Africa and South Africa sent back to India a Mahatma. This is often quoted by South Africans to reflect the strong bonding the two nations share. And
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Gandhi in Tahrir Square: Poster competition in Cairo
World | Oct 03, 2012, 03:42 PM ISTCairo, Oct 3: India salutes the “Gandhian spirt” of Tahrir Square revolutionaries with a poster making contest themed “Did you sense the spirit of Gandhi in Tahrir Square?” This is being organised here by the
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People coming together to change politics: Kejriwal
National | Oct 02, 2012, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 2: People were fed up of corruption and were coming together to change the politics of the country, activist Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday shortly before launching his political party.Donning a Gandhi cap
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Actors who personified Gandhi with elan on big screen
Bollywood | Oct 02, 2012, 02:28 PM ISTChennai, Oct 2: Those belonging to the Millennial Generation have learned about the Father of the Nation -- whose 143rd birth anniversary India celebrates Today -- either through books or films.Many feel that the visual
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Congress May Look Towards Priyanka, Says New York Times
India | Mar 07, 2012, 07:35 AM ISTNew York, March 7: The influential US newspaper New York Times has described the assembly election results as a "defeat for Nehru-Gandhi dynasty" and has reported that observers are already looking towards Priyanka Vadra.".....Congress's defeat
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Not Averse To Joining Politics, Says Robert Vadra
India | Feb 06, 2012, 07:52 PM ISTCSM Nagar (Amethi), Feb 6: Hitting the campaign trail in this Gandhi family bastion, Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra today indicated that he was not averse to joining politics.Arriving here along with his daughter last
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Priyanka Supports Chidambaram, Opposition Continues To Attack Him
India | Feb 06, 2012, 08:18 AM ISTRae Bareli/Chennai, Feb 6: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday came out in support of Home Minister P Chidambaram in the opposition attack against him in 2G spectrum row, saying she was
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South African Town Gets First Gandhi Statue
World | Apr 15, 2011, 03:44 PM ISTJohannesburg, Apr 15: Lenasia, the predominantly Indian suburb in south of the city, now has its first statue of Mahatma Gandhi, more than half-a-century after the area was developed by the South Africa's apartheid government