Mahatma Gandhi
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Chhattisgarh govt to introduce teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in school syllabus
Education | Sep 29, 2021, 07:45 PM ISTBasic teachings of Mahatma Gandhi will be introduced in class 5-12 curriculum to make children aware about the ideals and principles of the father of the nation.
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US President Biden, PM Modi remember Mahatma Gandhi ahead of birth anniversary
World | Sep 24, 2021, 11:52 PM ISTGandhi's concept of trusteeship is a social and economic philosophy aiming to bring justice in society. It provides a means by which the wealthy people would be the trustees of the trust (Earth) that looked after the welfare of the people in general.
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Sharad Pawar praises Uddhav Thackeray, says NCP committed to Gandhi-Nehru ideology
India | Sep 10, 2021, 07:55 PM ISTThe former Union minister also averred that the Nationalist Congress Party may have differences with the Congress, but still swears by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Rahul Gandhi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's statue in his constituency, Wayanad
India | Aug 16, 2021, 05:03 PM ISTReferring to Gandhi's teachings, he said the powerful thing about Mahatma Gandhi was that he put into action whatever he said.
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75th Independence Day: The history behind India's own 'National Vidyapiths' set up by Mahatma Gandhi
Education | Aug 14, 2021, 04:58 PM ISTThe varsities- Jamia Millia Islamia, Gujarat Vidyapith, Kashi Vidyapith, Bihar Vidyapith was established during Mahatma Gandhi's call of non-co-operation movement, and the institutions follow their own pattern of curriculum different from the British education system.
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Resolution reintroduced in US Congress to award Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi
India | Aug 14, 2021, 07:13 AM ISTResolution to award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his promotion of peace and nonviolence, was passed in the US Congress.
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'Used by British to silence Mahatma Gandhi, is it still needed?': SC on sedition law
India | Jul 15, 2021, 01:41 PM ISTThe government has repealed a number of laws now. I don't know why you are not looking into this, CJI Ramana said.
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Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandaughter sentenced to 7 years in jail in South Africa
World | Jun 08, 2021, 08:51 AM ISTA 56-year-old great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, who was an accused in a six-million rand fraud and forgery case, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Durban court.
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Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter visits farmers' protest site in Ghazipur
India | Feb 13, 2021, 11:56 PM ISTMahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday visited Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border to extend support to the farmers' movement against the Centre’s contentious farm laws, according to a BKU statement.
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President Kovind, PM Modi, others pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on death anniversary
India | Jan 30, 2021, 11:36 PM ISTThe nation on Saturday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation.
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Unjust law... violence in itself: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
India | Jan 30, 2021, 02:58 PM ISTMahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to freedom from British colonial rule, was assassinated on January 30, 1948. He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, who was against Gandhi's idea of partition.
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Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US by unknown miscreants
World | Jan 30, 2021, 11:40 AM ISTThe 6-ft tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of Gandhi, in the Central Park of the City of Davis in Northern California, appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles and half its face was severed and missing, local Davis Enterprise daily reported.
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President, PM Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary
India | Jan 30, 2021, 12:27 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 73rd death anniversary. Gandhi was shot dead on this day in 1948 by Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is observed as Martyrs' Day.
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Top 9 News: PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary
News | Jan 30, 2021, 09:50 AM ISTThe day is also observed as Martyrs' Day. He was assassinated on this day in 1948. An inter-religious prayer is organised on the occasion at Rajghat every year where the President, Vice President and Prime Minister lay wreaths at Bapu's samadhi.
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Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary: Quotes by 'Father of the Nation' on God, religion, spirituality
People | Jan 30, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTOn the 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, let's have a look at the inspirational quotes by Bapu in which he has expressed his ideologies on God, spirituality and religion.
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Indian Envoy to Russia pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on R-Day in Moscow
News | Jan 26, 2021, 10:00 PM ISTTo mark the 72nd Republic Day of India, Ambassador of India to Russia DB Venkatesh Varma paid floral tributes at the monument of Mahatma Gandhi in the Embassy premises on 26 January. He hoisted the national flag and read out the President's Address to the Nation. The event was telecast live to reach out to the Indian community in Moscow and there is restriction on larger gathering prevailing the COVID conditions in Russia.
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'Mahatma Gandhi should be respected': White House on desecration of statue
News | Dec 16, 2020, 11:44 AM ISTWhile addressing a press conference in Washington, D.C. on December 16, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany spoke on desecration of Mahatma Gandhi statue during a protest against new farm laws.
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'Appalling': US reacts to desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside Indian embassy
World | Dec 16, 2020, 10:17 AM ISTA violent group of Khalistani separatists on Saturday desecrated Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington during a demonstration by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers protesting against the recently enacted agriculture laws in India.
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Khalistan supporters desecrate Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside Indian embassy in US
News | Dec 13, 2020, 01:42 PM ISTMembers of Khalistani separatists desecrated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi during a protest organised by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers who are protesting against the recently enacted agri laws in India.
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South African great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi Satish Dhupelia succumbs to COVID-19
India | Nov 23, 2020, 07:25 AM ISTSatish Dhupelia, the South African great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, succumbed to COVID-19 complications on Sunday, three days after his 66th birthday, a family member said.