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White House condemns desecration of Gandhi statue in California
PTI, Washington
UPDATED ON FEB 02, 2021 07:23 AM IST
White House condemns desecration of Gandhi statue in California

India protests as vandals target Gandhi statue in US
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 31, 2021 05:51 AM IST
The statue in the city of Davis in California, which was gifted by the Indian government in 2016, was vandalised by “unknown persons” on January 28, the external affairs ministry said.

PM Modi attends prayer meet at Gandhi Smriti on Bapu's death anniversary
By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 05:57 PM IST
Earlier in the day, PM Modi had paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and said that Bapu's ideals continue to motivate millions.

News updates from HT: Mumbai police commissioner rubbishes malafide allegations
By hindustantimes.com
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 12:52 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

India condemns vandalising of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in California
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 12:37 PM IST
- The Indian embassy in Washington took up the issue with the US state department and called for a thorough investigation into the incident.

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US, India condemns 'malicious' act
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 12:44 PM IST
The 6-ft tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of Gandhi, which was located in the Central Park, was a gift to the country by the government of India.

Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in US
PTI, Washington
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 11:06 AM IST
The 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.

India observes Martyrs' Day today: All you need to know
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 10:06 AM IST
Gandhi was conferred the title of 'Mahatma' posthumously around 1915. While some claim Rabindranath Tagore used this title for him, others say residents of Gurukul Kangri first called him by the name.

'Grateful nation': President Kovind tweets on Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2021 10:20 AM IST
Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas is observed every year on January 30 in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House by Nathuram Godse in 1948.

New Parliament building: Gandhi statue hurriedly shifted, move raises eyebrows
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 12:55 AM IST
Initial plan was to do so during the one-month gap between the first and the second part of Budget Session that begins on Jan 29

Chhattisgarh Congress leaders, CM Baghel attend training session on Gandhi
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 11:58 AM IST
- The Congress party’s training programme is aimed to make leaders fully aware of Mahatma Gandhi’s teaching and ideas, the backbone of the Congress party.

For Mahatma Gandhi patriotism and Hinduism were not separate: Bhagwat
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 04:53 AM IST
Referring to Gandhi’s emphasis on Swaraj, or self-rule, Bhagwat said that for Gandhi the struggle for Swaraj was not only about replacing the rulers but the reconstruction of society based on civilisational values.

Mahatma Gandhi’s bowl, cutlery to be auctioned in UK
By Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | London
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 08:11 PM IST
Gandhi heirlooms -- letters, photographs, portraits, books, sandals, spectacles among other items -- attract collectors of all sorts, both institutions and individuals, throughout the world.

Donald Trump signs into law Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Washington
PUBLISHED ON DEC 28, 2020 01:29 PM IST
The Act, among other things authorises the State Department, in cooperation with the Indian government, to establish an annual educational forum for scholars from both countries that focuses on the legacies of Gandhi and Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

New book on Gandhi to be unveiled by RSS chief on January 1
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 11:33 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi’s 1909 work “Hind Swaraj” is grounded in ‘dharma’ which is often but inadequately translated as religion, says a new book on the father of the nation scheduled to be launched on January 1 by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to release book on Mahatma on January 1
By Sunetra Choudhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 10:58 AM IST
The office of Union culture minister Prahlad Patel has confirmed that he will be present at the release along with the minister of state for external affairs, V Muraleedharan.

Why no function on 100 years of Nagpur session, ask Congress leaders as party plans ‘selfie with Tiranga’ on its foundation day
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 24, 2020 10:01 AM IST
The Congress at the session debated and adopted a resolution steered by Mahatma Gandhi for Poorna Swaraj (complete independence) from the British through non-violence and non-cooperation

The world of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
By Shakti Sinha
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 06:02 AM IST
The former PM was committed to Hindu traditions, opposed caste, sought economic freedom and was prescient about China

The importance of political memoirs | HT Editorial
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 08:06 PM IST
What India needs is more — not less — of candid autobiographies by those who helmed the nation; it also needs readers to be more open in treating this as a historical record rather than scoring political points over it.

Desecration of Gandhi’s statue appalling: Kayleigh McEnany
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 08:04 AM IST
A State Department spokesperson said on Tuesday that they were aware of recent protests in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington DC.

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in US defaced by ‘Khalistani elements’; anti-farm law supporters say protest ‘peaceful, non-violent’
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Washington [US]
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 08:24 PM IST
During a rally to express solidarity with farmers who are agitating against the recently enacted agricultural laws in India, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Indian Embassy was defaced and vandalised by certain “Khalistani elements”.

Khalistanis target Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 08:56 AM IST
“Farmers and Khalistan supporters have the same agenda and that is independence of Punjab from Indian occupation,” said Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel to Sikhs For Justice. Pannun was designated a terrorist by India in July.

Anti-Farm law activists deface Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington; ‘Khalistani’ flags sighted
By Asian News International | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 13, 2020 05:57 AM IST
‘Khalistan’ flags were also sighted at the spot when protesters defaced the Bapu statue located in front of the Indian Embassy in Washington.

‘He embodies the new India’: Greg Chappell names most important player ‘in the context of world cricket’
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 11, 2020 04:28 PM IST
Kohli is generally an aggressive player on the field with a mindset of giving back to the opposition. His captaincy in Test has proved successfully as he has become the most successful captain in Indian cricket.

Wars, rows and scandals: When the Nobels didn’t go as planned
By Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Stockholm
PUBLISHED ON DEC 10, 2020 07:24 AM IST
This year, it is the coronavirus pandemic that has thrown a spanner in the works, with the traditionally lavish banquets in Stockholm and Oslo -- held on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death on December 10 -- replaced by online events and the winners awarded their trophies at home.

Bengal will never bow its head before murderers of Mahatma: Mamata Banerjee
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Midnapore
PUBLISHED ON DEC 07, 2020 05:49 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contended that the central government should immediately withdraw the “anti-people” farm laws or step down.

Gregory Meeks, new head of US congressional body on foreign policy, is a Gandhi acolyte
By Yashwant Raj | Hindustan Times, Washington, DC
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2020 09:48 PM IST
As a freshman member of the House in 1998, Meeks had co-sponsored a legislation that allowed the Indian embassy to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at a small park across the road. Meeks was chief guest at a Gandhi Jayanti event at the site of the statue last October 2

Jawaharlal Nehru: Freedom struggle icon, maker of modern India
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 06:43 PM IST
This visionary leader was one of the central figures of politics in 20th century India. India’s first and longest serving Prime Minister, he was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1955.

Links with slavery? Welsh govt audit puts Mahatma Gandhi on a list of controversial individuals
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2020 04:40 PM IST
The audit was commissioned in July by Labour’s Mark Drakeford, the first minister of Wales, following George Floyd’s controversial death in the US

PM Modi likely to lay foundation stone for new Parliament building in Dec: Report
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 11:00 AM IST
The redevelopment project of Central Vista -- the nation’s power corridor -- envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat and revamping of the 3-km-long Rajpath, from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate.