Mahatma Gandhi
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400k Chinese businessmen purchases Indian products using Alibaba
India | Dec 13, 2014, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The "chemistry" between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping during the latter's September visit exemplifies the friendship between the two nations and the niggling issues of boundary dispute and trade
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BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj expresses regret in Lok Sabha over Godse remarks
National | Dec 12, 2014, 04:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: A united opposition today forced BJP member Sakshi Maharaj to express regret in Lok Sabha and withdraw his remarks terming Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a patriot. Congress President Sonia Gandhi joined opposition members
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Protest in Lok Sabha over eulogising Godse
National | Dec 12, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Lok Sabha Friday witnessed protests by opposition members over the issue of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse being eulogised by a Bharatiya Janata Party MP.The Congress issued notices for the suspension of
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On 79th birthday, President Pranab Mukherjee to unveil memorabilia, artwork for public
India | Dec 11, 2014, 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Rare paintings, classic artifacts and furniture make up a collection of "priceless pieces" which President Pranab Mukherjee is set to unveil for the public today on the occasion on his 79th birthday.The President
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Don't replace Mahatma Gandhi with other leaders on banknotes: RBI panel
Dec 05, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Reserve Bank panel has decided against the inclusion of any other national leader's image on banknotes saying that no other personality could better represent the ethos of India than Mahatma Gandhi.On the
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India, Australia united by democracy: Modi
World | Nov 18, 2014, 07:10 AM ISTCanberra: India and Australia are united by the ideals of democracy which offers the best opportunity for the human spirit to flourish, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday."We are united by the ideals of democracy.
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'Congress-free India' not possible till Patel, Gandhi, Nehru remembered: Beni
National | Nov 13, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTLucknow: Senior Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a “Congress-free India” would not materialise as long as people continue to remember icons like Sardar Patel, Mahatma Gandhi and
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Jawaharlal Nehru b'day spl: 10 facts to know about India's first Prime Minister
National | Nov 14, 2015, 07:04 AM ISTJawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad. He was India's first Prime minister. Nehru loved children and they returned that love to him by fondly referring to him as 'chacha Nehru'. His
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India would've been different if Patel was PM: Naidu
National | Oct 31, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Friday said that if Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel had become the first prime minister of India, the fate of the "country would have been different".Speaking at the function
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Mahatma Gandhi was incomplete without Sardar Patel: PM Modi
National | Oct 31, 2014, 10:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel gave us one nation and it is now for us to turn it into a superior India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday at an event to mark the birth
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Clean India: Modi praises leading citizens
India | Oct 30, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday lauded the efforts of actor Amitabh Bachchan and other leading citizens for giving a boss to the Clean India Campaign."Who won't get inspired when @SrBachchan himself wields the
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Modi praises Salman Khan on 'Swachh Bharat' drive
India | Oct 22, 2014, 11:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday praised Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for joining the "Swachh Bharat" campaign and hoped it will be an inspiration for others."The effort by Salman Khan is a significant, one
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South African Tourism launches Gandhi-inspired tourist project
World | Oct 18, 2014, 10:16 AM ISTJohannesburg: South African Tourism has launched a new ‘Gandhi- Inspired Tourist Attraction' project that identifies 13 places that were seminal in Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's tenure in the country."The Gandhi Inspired Tourist Attractions makes Mahatma's South
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Gandhi's statue in London's Parliament Square to be ready soon
India | Oct 14, 2014, 05:48 PM ISTKolkata: Mahatma Gandhi's statue would be ready in London's Parliament Square in the next few months, UK's culture secretary Sajid Javid said here today."In the coming months we are going to have a statue of
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Action against Tharoor reflects intolerance: BJP
National | Oct 13, 2014, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today took a dig at Congress for removing Shashi Tharoor as spokesperson, saying the step reflects “intolerance” as the party cannot digest somebody doing good work.“It is their internal matter. But certainly,
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I have been deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's ideology: Narendra Modi
National | Oct 11, 2014, 02:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was “deeply inspired” by the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi as he launched his “dream” village developmEnt project - Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) - here today.
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PM Modi launches Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
National | Oct 11, 2014, 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on the occasion of birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narayan, as he had declared in his maiden Independence Day speech.Launching the ambitious scheme,
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Nobel for Satyarthi, Malala a tribute to Mahatma: Hazare
India | Oct 10, 2014, 10:39 PM ISTRalegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra): Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prizes to Indian social activist Kailah Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousufzai as “a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's ideals and traditions”.“Today's children, both girls
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UN Chief invokes Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace and non-violence
World | Oct 10, 2014, 01:40 PM ISTUnited Nations: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon said the world should recall his message of peace and non-violence at a time of increased sectarian violence and destruction of cultural sites, particularly in
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Rahul commits blooper, calls Modi "opposition leader"
National | Oct 08, 2014, 07:35 PM ISTMahad (Maha): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today committed a faux pas when he apparently referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “opposition leader”. “An opposition leader says nothing happened in the last 60 years.