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  Parliament's condemnation doesn't curtail Katju's rights: Supreme Court

  India | August 03, 2015 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that condemnation of Justice (retd.)Markandey Katju by parliament for describing Mahatma Gandhi as a British agent and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as a Japanese agent did not

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  Rs 94 crore spent on advertisements of Swachch Bharat Mission in 1 year

  India | July 08, 2015 15:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Government has spent Rs 94 crore on advertisements alone for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet SwachchBharat Mission, which is a rechristened version of erstwhile UPA's Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan.An RTI response from the Ministry

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  New Rs.100 notes to carry ascending numbers

  June 30, 2015 19:49 IST

  Mumbai: The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has recently issued new Rs.100 currency notes in the Mahatma Gandhi Series-2005 with a new numbering pattern, an official statement said.The numerals, henceforth, in both the number panels

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  12 Indian celebs with their unbelievable look-alikes

  Bollywood | June 26, 2015 1:03 IST

  “Oh my god! She looks just like you,” we often end up making these statements on spotting someone who resembles us in some or the other way. And this is applicable to our favourite celebs

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  Government wants 100% toilet access at schools by June 2015: Arun Jaitley

  National | June 02, 2015 18:31 IST

  New Delhi:  The government is looking at 100 percent availability of toilets at schools by this month as part of its ambitious Swachh Bharat campaign,FINANCE  Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.“Our initial target is that

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  10 rare photos of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  Life | May 27, 2015 13:15 IST

  Today is the 51st death anniversary of the architect of modern independent India, Jawaharlal Nehru who was the foremost and one of the most influential leaders of India's freedom struggle.A close associate of Mahatma Gandhi,

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  5 important history events of 27th may

  Who cares | May 27, 2015 11:59 IST

  History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1. In the

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  5 historic events that happened on this date

  Who cares | May 25, 2015 11:31 IST

  History is not created in a day! But, a day can bring many changes in history. Following are five historical events that happened this day and changed the future course of the world.1.    In the

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  Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson booked for Bhagat Singh remarks

  India | May 11, 2015 11:13 IST

  Jalandhar: The police have registered a case against Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, for allegedly making offensive remark about freedom fighter Bhagat Singh."The case was registered against Gandhi under Section 295 (A) (deliberate and malicious

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  We need to think on how to develop villages:PM Modi

  National | April 24, 2015 13:41 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday there was need to think on how to develop villages."Mahatma Gandhi said that India lives in the villages. We need to think of how to develop

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  Walk organised in South Africa in honour of Gandhi

  World | April 20, 2015 8:13 IST

  Johannesburg: Over 3,000 people from all walks of life today participated in the annual charity walk here in honour of Mahatma Gandhi, who proposed his philosophy of Satyagraha while living in South Africa.  Ministers, beauty

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  South Africa: Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced by a group of people amid racist taunts

  World | April 13, 2015 17:07 IST

  Johannesburg: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been defaced by a group of people who threw buckets of white paint on it amid racist taunts.The incident occurred on Sunday when the group came in a

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  PM Modi unveils bust of Gandhi in German city of Hanno

  World | April 12, 2015 22:36 IST

  Hannover: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi here and said his teachings and principles were the appropriate answer to challenges like terrorism and global warming that the world faces."The shadow

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  When Jawaharlal Nehru got request to start a new 'era' named after Mahatma Gandhi

  National | April 12, 2015 11:52 IST

  New Delhi:  While numerous streets, places, parks and buildings have been named after him, a few months after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, a rather unusual request was made to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to name an

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  'Jhadu ki Yatra' exhibit to chart evolution of humble broom

  India | April 05, 2015 18:37 IST

  New Delhi: A historic social institution here is working on tracing the journey of the humble broom in the last 80 years as part of its plan to build a permanent exhibit to showcase the

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  Criticism of Mahatma Gandhi not based on history: Irfan Habib

  India | March 30, 2015 17:02 IST

  Aligarh: Noted historian Irfan Habib has rubbished critics of Mahatma Gandhi, including some western authors, saying their criticism is not based on history.  “The amount of criticism heaped on the Mahatma, especially in the last

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  Mahatma Gandhi was country's first 'corporate agent': Arundhati Roy

  India | March 22, 2015 7:39 IST

  Gorakhpur: Renowned Indian writer and activist, Arundhati Roy, stroked a controversy yesterday when she called Mahatma Gandhi a 'corporate agent'."Mahatma Gandhi was the first corporate sponsored NGO of this country," she was quoted as saying

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  Mahatma Gandhi was a 'British agent': Sadhvi Prachi, sparks another row

  National | March 19, 2015 21:04 IST

  Lucknow/New Delhi: Controversial VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi has sparked yet another row alleging that Mahatma Gandhi was a “British agent”, drawing condemnation by the Congress and the SP who said BJP appears to have no

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  Sadhvi Prachi backs Markandey Katju, says Mahatma Gandhi was a 'British agent'

  India | March 18, 2015 23:58 IST

  Ghaziabad: Controversial Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi on Wednesday sparked another controversy as she alleged that Mahatma Gandhi was a "British agent" and his contribution towards independence of the country was "negligible", days after

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  Infosys biggest contributor for Gandhi statue unveiled at Britain's Parliament Square

  World | March 15, 2015 22:53 IST

  Bengaluru: A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi which was unveiled at the Parliament Square here, standing adjacent to iconic leaders like Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. The Gandhi Statue