Mahatma Gandhi
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City Mayor promises to protect Leicester’s Gandhi statue
World | Jun 20, 2020, 07:01 PM ISTThe Mayor of the city of Leicester has committed to protecting the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the heart of the central England city, as an online petition created to save the under-threat monument attracted over 6,000 signatures.
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US protests: Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside Indian Embassy vandalised in Washington DC
News | Jun 04, 2020, 10:55 AM ISTMahatma Gandhi's statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC desecrated by unruly elements involved in US protests.
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'So Sorry...', US Ambassador to India apologises for desecration of Gandhi's statue in Washington
India | Jun 04, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTUS Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster has apologised for the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue on Washington amid protests following the death of George Floyd.
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Will those behind agitations atone like Gandhi if something goes wrong: Mohan Bhagwat
India | Feb 17, 2020, 11:08 PM ISTRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said Mahatma Gandhi had called himself a "hardcore Sanatani Hindu" who stuck to his faith and respected other faiths as well, and asked if anyone in present times would atone like Gandhi if their agitation goes wrong and creates law and order problem.
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Portuguese President pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat
News | Feb 14, 2020, 05:03 PM ISTPortuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on February 14. He also signed on the visitors' book.
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Modi 'upset' with Hegde, MP may be blocked from BJP Parliamentary meet
India | Feb 03, 2020, 09:30 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to be "very upset" with party Karnataka MP Ananthkumar Hegde's comments on Mahatma Gandhi, say sources.
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Injured Jamia student shifted to AIIMS trauma centre: Police
News | Jan 31, 2020, 07:18 AM ISTWhile speaking to ANI in the national capital on January 30, the DCP of South-East Delhi, Chinmoy Biswal, spoke on firing in Jamia area. He said, "At around 01:30 pm in the afternoon, we saw a man and our team were deployed there
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Gandhi, Nehru, Manmohan favoured helping persecuted minorities in neighbouring countries: Nadda
India | Jan 18, 2020, 07:57 PM ISTAddressing a group of minority refugees from Pakistan at the party headquarters here, he alleged that the Opposition is spreading misinformation that crores of refugees would enter India due to the enactment of the law and it will become difficult to handle them.
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Mahatma Gandhi is much higher than Bharat Ratna: SC while refusing to issue directive
India | Jan 17, 2020, 01:54 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue any directive to the Centre on a PIL seeking to confer the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde observed that Gandhi is the 'Father of the Nation', and the people hold him in high esteem, which is far beyond any formal recognition.
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat dressed in kurta-pyjama
Business | Jan 15, 2020, 11:24 AM ISTAmazon chief Jeff Bezos, who arrived in India on Tuesday for a 3-day visit, paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi yesterday. Taking to Twiter, Bezos wrote paying my respects to someone who truly changed the world.
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Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Gujarat's Amreli
India | Jan 04, 2020, 08:04 PM ISTA statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalized by some unidentified persons on Friday near Hari Krishna lake in Amreli district of Gujarat.
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Bill to promote Gandhi's legacy introduced in US House
World | Dec 21, 2019, 07:42 AM ISTAmerica's legendary civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to promote the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr and sought a budgetary allocation of USD 150 million for the next five years. Introduced to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi, the House Bill (HR 5517) affirms the friendship between the two largest democracies of the world and honours the legacy and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Martin Luther King.
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IIT researchers to create Gandhipedia
India | Nov 29, 2019, 10:12 AM ISTTwo IITs and the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) have joined hands to develop 'Gandhipedia', an online repository of books, letters and speeches written by Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. The entire project will be done with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), an IIT Kharagpur statement said on Friday. In the first phase, over 40 books written by Mahatma Gandhi will be digitised and indexed and their portions tweeted
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Charlie Chaplin without moustache to Adolf Hitler at school, 15 rare historical pictures
Lifestyle | Nov 20, 2019, 02:15 PM ISTTo brush up your knowledge about history, we bring to you some rare pictures which shouldn't be missed.
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Mahatma Gandhi died due to 'accidental reasons', claims Odisha govt school booklet; kicks up row
India | Nov 15, 2019, 02:26 PM ISTA government booklet describing Mahatma Gandhi's death as an "accident" has triggered a row in Odisha, with political leaders and activists demanding an apology from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and immediate measures to correct the "blunder".
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Bollywood celebrities join PM Modi for 150 Years of Gandhi celebration
Entertainment | Oct 23, 2019, 07:39 PM ISTBollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Kangana Ranaut and others attended 150 Years of Gandhi event along with PM Narendra Modi.
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The life and true story of Veer Savarkar
News | Oct 15, 2019, 11:47 PM ISTThe life and true story of Veer Savarkar
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Resolution celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's legacy introduced in US House
World | Oct 12, 2019, 07:03 AM ISTThe resolution was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 14 other lawmakers.
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UK to issue coin in honour of Mahatma Gandhi
World | Oct 11, 2019, 06:52 AM ISTThe UK government is all set to issue a commemorative coin in the honour of Mahatma Gandhi to mark his 150th birthday anniversary, said Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid.
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Mahatma Gandhi's portrait defaced in MP's Rewa
India | Oct 04, 2019, 07:05 AM ISTMahatma Gandhi's portrait was defaced at Bapu Bhawan in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district on Gandhi Jayanti by unidentified persons who wrote 'deshdrohi' (traitor) over it, the police said on Thursday.