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Dilip Cherian | Shastri Bhavan Gets Yet Another Puzzling Reprieve

Dilip Cherian | Shastri Bhavan Gets Yet Another Puzzling Reprieve

The case practically made itself. Whenever the government needed to demonstrate why Delhi's administrative core required...

12 Jun 2026 12:49 AM IST

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Dominating Chennai sail into Champions League semifinals

Ranchi: Chennai Super Kings became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20 after...

29 Sept 2013 1:00 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

Railways ran special 'unity' train to ferry 1,000 for Sardar Patel...

The railways also ran a special train from Gujarat to Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu today as a show of unity.

31 Oct 2018 9:14 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor was addressing a seminar on Standing up to hatred, violence and intolerance in contemporary India in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter Screengrab)

Why BJP has not built bigger statue for Mahatma Gandhi,' asks Tharoor

Tharoor alleged that BJP was 'hijacking' legacy of freedom fighters as they have no leaders of their own in history to...

31 Oct 2018 7:36 PM IST

If not for Sardar Patel, shiv bhakts would need visa for Somnath temple: PM

If not for Sardar Patel, shiv bhakts' would need visa for Somnath...

PM Modi also slammed those criticising government's move to build the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

31 Oct 2018 4:45 PM IST

PM Modi dedicated the 597 feet or 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to the nation on his 143rd birth anniversary in Gujarats Narmada district. (Photo: Twitter | @narendramodi)

The statue as grand as the stature: Facts about Statue of Unity

A campaign called 'Loha' was launched to collect iron from all over the country to build the statue of Sardar Patel.

31 Oct 2018 12:11 PM IST

The 182-metre structure of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted as the worlds tallest. (Photo: @PMO/Twitter)

PM Modi unveils Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity, world's tallest at 182...

The statue is twice the height of Statue of Liberty and is built near the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

31 Oct 2018 8:21 AM IST

The under construction statue of unity stands facing Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya Colony, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Ahmedabad, India. The statue, a 182-meters tall tribute to Indian freedom fighter Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, will be inaugurated on October 31 and is slated to be the worlds tallest statue. (Photo: AP)

'You are not welcome here': On Statue of Unity, villagers pen open...

Local tribal leaders have also announced a boycott of the function citing destruction of natural resources due to the...

30 Oct 2018 4:30 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh government will install a 221-metre bronze statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Information) Avanish Awasthi said on Saturday. (Photo: ANI |Twitter)

221-metre statue of Lord Ram to be installed in Ayodhya: UP govt

Five firms shortlisted for construction of the statue gave presentations before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi...

25 Nov 2018 8:39 AM IST

Sardar Patels Statue of Unity in Gujarats Narmada district is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in the US. Iron was collected from all over the country to build the statue. (Photo: @PMOIndia twitter via PTI)

Gujarat: Statue of Unity to get rail, air connectivity

CM Rupani held meetings with top officials of Airports Authority of India and Railway Board in this regard, said a...

17 Nov 2018 3:51 PM IST

They say BJP is politicising surgical strikes... Please tell me, which election is happening now, or in the near future? There are no elections at the moment, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Chidambaram 'mocking' Ram temple initiative, Sardar Patel statue, says...

Ravi Shankar Prasad said Chidambaram is mocking Ram temple initiative and Statue of Unity and asked him to not 'play...

5 Nov 2018 7:05 PM IST

Instead of building statues, govt should focus on education, health:...

Instead of installing such tall statues, tax-payers' money should be spent on ending poverty and unemployment, AAP...

3 Nov 2018 7:41 PM IST