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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced the launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement' from September 15. The movement will be launched to mark the commencement of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary on October 2.

PM Modi announces launch of 'Swachhata Hi Seva Movement'

The Prime Minister further urged everyone to be a part of this movement and strengthen the efforts to create a 'Swachh Bharat'.

12 Sep 2018 11:43 AM

Railways to clean stations ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Mr Sharma has directed to ensure clean railway premises by September 30.

26 Aug 2018 6:01 AM

Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (1932-2018)

Sir Vidia and his A team

Vidia regarded the whole doctrine of the equality of human beings in intellect, character and culture as foolishness.

25 Aug 2018 12:10 AM

Prof beaten over Atal Bihari Vajpayee Facebook post

According to media reports, the assistant professor had shared a post on Facebook questioning Vajpayee’s political ideology.

19 Aug 2018 1:32 AM

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (Photo: PTI)

Of Dalai, Gandhi, Nehru & Jinnah: For monks, silence is always best

What the Indian government and people across the country have done for the Tibetan people is unparalleled in world history.

17 Aug 2018 3:42 AM

‘Don’t let extraneous debates distract us’

“The power to stay your hand is far greater than the power to strike with your hand and ‘hinsa’ has no place in the society,” he said.

15 Aug 2018 1:57 AM

When India and Pakistan became two independent states, they became neighbours and they had immediately taken to deal with each other as two states.

We live in many Indias: A reality check will help

Pakistan is trying to move away from the toxic notion of a Muslim Pakistan.

15 Aug 2018 1:27 AM

Dalai Lama said, 'My statement has created controversy. If I said something wrong I apologise.' (Photo: File/AP)

After controversy, Dalai Lama apologises for 'self-centered' remark on Nehru

Earlier, spiritual leader Dalai Lama had said it was Nehru’s selfishness that led to the partition of India.

10 Aug 2018 7:47 PM

The 83-year-old monk was addressing an event at the Goa Institute of Management in Goa’s Sankhalim town, located about 40 km from Panaji. (Photo: PTI)

Partition wouldn’t have happened if Jinnah had become PM: Dalai Lama

The Tibetan spiritual leader said he thinks Mahatma Gandhi was willing to give the prime ministership to Jinnah but Nehru refused.

08 Aug 2018 4:17 PM

Saddening to see state of Gandhi samadhi, says Delhi high court

The bench pointed out that the trees planted by the dignitaries are ‘dead’ now and even the original drawing of the samadhi was not there.

07 Aug 2018 4:37 AM

Congress fumes as Mahatma Gandhi statue painted saffron in UP

Local Congress workers gathered at the spot in huge numbers and they blamed the local BJP leaders for the act.

04 Aug 2018 1:36 AM

Netaji kin asks Hindus to shun goat meat, sparks Twitter row

Tathagata Roy hits back saying, ‘don’t peddle such rot’.

01 Aug 2018 1:50 AM

Modi is trying to set the record straight in acknowledging that industrialists do have a major role to play in the country’s development. (Photo: PTI)

Politico-bizmen links must be transparent

It is believed that crony capitalism may have led to suspicions over industrialists in general, and this isn’t any new phenomenon.

31 Jul 2018 12:00 AM

Union minister of water resources Nitin Gadkari, is on-board with respect to establishing such an authority and project will start soon on this direction, Mr Kumar said.

Niti Aayog in talks with water ministry

Speaking at the 3rd Kalam International Youth Conclave here, he said

28 Jul 2018 5:22 AM

Acting is rocket-science for me, says Madhavan

Actor Madhavan will essay the role of ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a trilingual biopic.

09 Jul 2018 12:58 AM

Demanding action

As a private citizen, my hands are tied; otherwise, I would very much like to take action on this.

08 Jul 2018 12:15 AM

Gandhi-Bot beer, which was later renamed as G-Bot.

Echoes from the past

In 2015, an American company, The New England Brewery, based in Connecticut, used Gandhi’s name and image on the cans of Gandhi-Bot India Pale Ale.

08 Jul 2018 12:15 AM

Beer tap lined at Proletariat Craft beer pub in Nizhny Novgorod.

Beer named after Gandhi does brisk business in Russia

A pub in Russia is offering liquor named after father of the nation. Is the move offensive or intriguing from a marketing standpoint?

08 Jul 2018 12:09 AM

The relevance of human and moral values in determining social balance is hardly heard nowadays.

Mystic Mantra: The price of human progress

Life is full of agonising trials and we feel so lonely and alienated because no one belongs to any one.

05 Jul 2018 6:32 AM

As Bangladesh killings intensify, why is the world keeping quiet?

Global human rights bodies have spoken up, but only in the context of Rohingya Muslims, pressuring Bangladesh to permit their entry.

21 Jun 2018 12:36 AM

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