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PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s plaque in Singapore with former premier Goh Chok Tong
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Singapore
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2018 11:23 PM IST
Modi unveiled the plaque on the seafront at the Clifford Pier where some of the Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were immersed in 1948.

Sushma Swaraj reveals Modi’s response to May on British courts questioning Indian jails in Mallya case
By HT Correspondent | Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 28, 2018 08:56 PM IST
Sushma Swaraj revealed how PM Modi had told his British counterpart Theresa May that her country’s courts were wrong in questioning the condition of Indian jails in the case of Vijay Mallya’s extradition.

PM Modi to unveil Mahatma Gandhi plaque at Clifford Pier in Singapore next week
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, Singapore
UPDATED ON MAY 26, 2018 05:01 PM IST
The plaque, to be unveiled on June 2, will underline the strongly growing ties between India and Siingapore.

It’s time to recollect Mahatma Gandhi’s views on namaz
By SN Sahu
UPDATED ON MAY 25, 2018 08:26 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi ensured that nothing stood in the way from preventing Muslims from offering namaz. He believed that preventing it was against the Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava, the foundational pillar of secularism enshrined in our Constitution

Delhiwale: Satisfying calm at Valmiki’s oasis
By Mayank Austen Soofi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 22, 2018 09:28 AM IST
A temple in the heart of Delhi that still feels remote and serene, and has a connection with Mahatma Gandhi

Don’t serve non-veg food on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, proposes Indian Railways
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2018 06:37 PM IST
The Railway Board has proposed that no non-vegetarian food will be served to passengers on railway premises on October 2 in 2018, 2019 and 2020 on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Congress workers protest Nathuram Godse’s birth anniversary celebration in Bhopal
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2018 05:02 PM IST
The followers of Nathuram Godse garlanded his photo and started serving sharbat (sweetened drink) among passersby when a group of youth Congress workers reached the venue and objected to the celebration.

Students can be emissaries of Hindu-Muslim unity
UPDATED ON MAY 19, 2018 06:38 PM IST
I do not know what whether the AMU and the BHU actually do have regular interactions. I suspect not. In that case, such interactions should be encouraged and furthered by the faculty and students, with groups having any political affiliation (right, left, or centre) being absolutely kept out.

Amid row over Jinnah portrait, a Gandhi plaque at Karachi commerce chamber
By Imtiaz Ahmad | Islamabad, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2018 07:20 AM IST
The Pakistani port city of Karachi proudly flaunts its connection with Mahatma Gandhi.

AMU row: Gorakhpur MP says Jinnah also participated in freedom struggle, slams BJP
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur
UPDATED ON MAY 04, 2018 08:34 PM IST
Praveen Nishad said Muslim leaders who fought for India’s independence should also be remembered. He also accused the BJP of trying to stir communal passions for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Sonia, Rahul, eight Oppn CMs skip meet on Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2018 12:00 AM IST
Narendra Modi suggests that programmes should revolve around the theme of “Gandhi in action” and include use of technology “so that the whole world can take note and participate”.

Southern states, except Tamil Nadu, skip govt-led meet on Gandhi anniversary
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 02, 2018 06:07 PM IST
The chief ministers of all opposition-ruled states are not attending the meeting chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind and have cited official commitments for their absence.

PM Modi invited Biplab Deb to CMs’ meet in Delhi a month ago: Official
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 30, 2018 07:21 PM IST
The official’s statement comes amid media reports that PM Narendra Modi had summoned Biplab Deb to Delhi over the chief minister’s controversial statements on a range of issues.

Rahul Gandhi defamation case: Framing of charges against Congress chief deferred by Thane court
By Pratik Salunkhe | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2018 12:01 AM IST
The court’s decision came after his counsel, Narayan Iyer, moved an application seeking the Member of Parliament’s absence due to political engagements.

BJP govt made big promises but none materialised, says Ashok Gehlot
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur, Jaipur
UPDATED ON APR 12, 2018 02:14 PM IST
Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot says the BJP government has not been able to come up with firm policies and programmes.

PM Modi slams Opposition, praises Nitish for cleanliness drive
By Subhash Pathak | Hindustan Times, Motihari (Bihar)
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2018 07:38 AM IST
The Prime Minister praised Nitish Kumar for working to turn Bihar open defacation free and for building a large number of toilets in a short time.

Part 3 | Revisiting Jallianwala 100 years on: Meet the keeper of memories
By Manraj Grewal Sharma | Hindustan Times, Amritsar, Amritsar
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2018 10:44 AM IST
Sukumar Mukherjee, the third generation caretaker of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial set up after an unprecedented fund raising drive in pre-independent India, says it deserves much more respect that it gets from the present-day visitors

Rahul’s fast a farce: BJP on Tytler, Sajjan Kumar’s presence
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 09, 2018 07:55 PM IST
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra ridiculed the Congress’ fast, saying its leaders had come to Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial to talk about non-violence but the presence of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler exposed the party’s “real violent” face.

Congress denies Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar were asked to leave protest site
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 09, 2018 05:58 PM IST
Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, were apparently asked to leave Raj Ghat before Congress president Rahul Gandhi joined the party’s anti-government protest.

African student body in Ottawa calls to remove statue of ‘anti-black’ Gandhi
By Anirudh Bhattacharyya | Hindustan Times, Toronto, Toronto
UPDATED ON APR 07, 2018 09:57 AM IST
Kenneth Aliu, president of the Institute of African Studies Student Association (IASSA), is spearheading the effort to remove Gandhi’s statue from Carleton University campus in Ottawa. Aliu accuses Gandhi of “anti-black racism”.

Delhi weekend: Exhibition on Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
By Zehra Kazmi | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 07, 2018 09:14 AM IST
An exhibition on Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay celebrates her role in the freedom struggle and India’s handloom revival

Tension in Pushkar, Gandhi statue vandalised in Nathdwara
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ajmer/Udaipur
UPDATED ON APR 04, 2018 11:31 PM IST
However, situation remained ‘largely peaceful’ in the state on Wednesday

Google remembers activist and freedom fighter Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay in a colourful doodle
By IANS | IANS
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2018 05:44 PM IST
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay became the first woman to contest a legislative seat in India when she ran for the Madras Provincial Legislative Assembly.

Kangana Ranaut to promote Gandhian ideas, share stage with Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON MAR 31, 2018 07:49 PM IST
The programme, Gandhi Going Global, will be held in New Jersey in August and it is aimed at spreading Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology and philosophy at the global state.

Campus Connect: English-speaking Indians still a minority, says vice-president, M Venkaiah Naidu
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Pune
UPDATED ON MAR 30, 2018 09:46 PM IST
Vice-president of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, stressed need to use local languages more

Children’s book that included Hitler among great leaders removed from publisher’s website
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAR 29, 2018 05:08 PM IST
The inclusion of German dictator Adolf Hitler in a book, titled Great Leaders, published by an Indian publisher and available on its online store, had led to protests and demands that it be withdrawn.

SC dismisses plea to reinvestigate assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, News
UPDATED ON MAR 28, 2018 11:37 PM IST
Gandhi was gunned down by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu radical, on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi when he was on his way to addressing an evening prayer meeting.

Statue vandalism: Ambedkar, Gandhi statues defaced
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram/Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2018 11:36 PM IST
Vandals have targeted statues since Monday, when a statue of Russian communist icon Vladimir Lenin was toppled in Tripura’s Belonia, just days after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended the 25-year Left Front rule in the state.