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Indian Embassy in Madagascar organises Gandhi Katha to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary
By Asian News International | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Antananarivo [Madagascar]
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 10:56 AM IST
As a part of the celebrations of the grand finale of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Embassy in Antananarivo organised a Gandhi Katha on the theme “The Oceanic Gandhi” by renowned Gandhian Scholar Professor Makarand Paranjape.
LS burns midnight oil to clear pending bills
By Saubhadra Chatterji | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 23, 2020 12:39 AM IST
In the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla, 57, sat through the proceedings till the House was adjourned early on Tuesday to meet again in the afternoon.
Left MPs protest against Centre’s ‘anti-farmers policies’
By Asian News International| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 15, 2020 11:31 AM IST
Farmers in Punjab, Haryana are protesting against the recent agriculture ordinances passed by the Union Cabinet.
Wild growth, stagnating water: Mohali smart schools in bad shape
By Hillary Victor | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Mohali
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 10:21 PM IST
Some institutes trying to get villages to help clear overgrowth, district education officer says labour not available during Covid, but cleaning work will be carried out soon
A blueprint for teacher recruitment and training
By Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2020 08:01 PM IST
This need for reform becomes all the more imperative given that we are facing the Covid-19 pandemic which has brought about serious challenge to the teaching-learning process
Rajnath Singh pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in Moscow
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Moscow
PUBLISHED ON SEP 04, 2020 11:18 AM IST
Singh arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day visit to attend a crucial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This is his second visit in the over two months.
A louder first voice and a more accessible last word
By Dr. Mario R. García | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 09:36 AM IST
The Hindustan Times has a glorious history that begins with the words and inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi on September 15, 1924.
Gandhi’s glasses sell for £260,000 in auction
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON AUG 23, 2020 02:26 AM IST
The rare item was bought by an unnamed collector from the United States, auctioneer Andy Stowe said, adding that the initial reserve price was set for £15,000 but it attracted much interest from various countries, including India.
Sold for £260,000, Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses set to transform seller’s life
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Posted by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON AUG 22, 2020 05:17 PM IST
The seller was not sure if the glasses, give to his uncle by Gandhi himself in South Africa, were worth much till he put it up for an auction.
‘There is a Lakshman Rekha’: Supreme Court to Prashant Bhushan in contempt case hearing
By Murali Krishnan | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 20, 2020 01:19 PM IST
The Supreme Court had, in its judgment on August 14, held Prashant Bhushan guilty of criminal contempt of court over his tweets.
Expand the welfare ambit | HT Editorial
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 18, 2020 07:36 PM IST
Invest more in MGNREGS and enlarge the PDS basket
Google celebrates 74th Indian Independence Day with Doodle dedicated to India’s musical legacy
By Alfea Jamal | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 15, 2020 01:02 PM IST
Independence Day 2020: From Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech in 1947 to the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, take a look at some of the Doodles shared by Google on Independence Day in the past.
Envisioning a self-reliant and science-driven India
By K Vijay Raghavan
UPDATED ON AUG 14, 2020 10:20 PM IST
While behaviour, drugs and vaccine will give an exit from the disease, strive for a new route to recovery, prosperity
Bids over £55,000 for Mahatma Gandhi’s glasses from South Africa
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON AUG 11, 2020 12:37 AM IST
The glasses were sent last week to the auction house in an ordinary envelope put in its letter-box by an unnamed vendor who did not realise its value. The glasses were in the vendor’s family for nearly a century, given to his uncle by Gandhi between 1920 and 1930.
Richard Attenborough: Man behind the epic Gandhi film
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 06:40 PM IST
One of the most talented British film actors, he is best known for directorial achievements, specially the Academy Award-winning magnum opus biographical movie Gandhi
Spectacles believed to be worn by Mahatma Gandhi emerge at UK auction
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | London
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 09:56 AM IST
The glasses, which have already attracted an online bid for 6,000 pounds, are said to have been in the family of the unnamed elderly gentleman vendor in England, who was told by his father that they were a gift to his uncle when he was working for British Petroleum in South Africa between 1910 and 1930.
PM Modi to present new outline for self-reliant India on August 15: Rajnath Singh
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Arpan Rai | New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2020 06:40 PM IST
The defence minister said various departments and ministries of the government are working seriously to implement Modi’s initiative for a self-reliant India and that it is an attempt to give a fresh dimension to Mahatma Gandhi’s push for ‘Swadeshi’.
‘Banish squalor from India’: PM Modi appeals on Quit India movement anniversary
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 08, 2020 06:26 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi said cleanliness was linked to empowerment of individuals and society.
PM Modi to inaugurate Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra on Saturday; interact with students
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON AUG 07, 2020 03:10 PM IST
A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK) was first announced by the prime minister on April 10 2017 on the occasion of the centenary celebrations of Gandhiji’s Champaran ‘satyagraha’.
Rishi Sunak calls for Mahatma Gandhi, non-white icons on UK coins
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON AUG 02, 2020 02:11 PM IST
Rishi Sunak has written to the Royal Mint Advisory Committee that recommends themes and designs of coins, supporting a campaign called ‘We Too Built Britain’, which seeks representation of non-white icons on British currency.
UK considering to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi with a coin in his honour
By Reuters | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | UK
PUBLISHED ON AUG 02, 2020 09:58 AM IST
“RMAC is currently considering a coin to commemorate Gandhi”, the UK Treasury said.
US House panel passes bill to promote legacies of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 08:53 PM IST
The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act was authored by John Lewis, the civil rights leader Democratic member of the House who passed away last week. It had been a long-running project for him.
At the root of today’s crisis, an intellectual void, writes Ram Madhav
By Ram Madhav
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 06:06 AM IST
With rising authoritarianism and a crisis of democracy, the world needs new ideas. Can India show the way?
Author-columnist Nagindas Sanghavi dies at 100
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Saumya Sharma | Surat
UPDATED ON JUL 13, 2020 01:41 PM IST
Formerly a professor of political science with several colleges under Mumbai University, Sanghavi wrote books on contemporary political issues as well as on Mahatma Gandhi, and his columns in Gujarati newspapers were widely read.
The rules of writing an unauthorised biography
By Aseem Chhabra | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2020 07:55 AM IST
You need to treat your subjects with respect and build trust with the people you interview
Centre’s rural spending doubles amid Covid-19 pandemic
By Zia Haq | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 05:54 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 30 announced the extension of the provision of free rations to 800 million people until November.
Faced with today’s crises, what would Gandhi do? | Opinion
By Abhay Bang
UPDATED ON JUL 04, 2020 08:11 PM IST
This thought experiment yields a nine-point action programme
Vandalised Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Washington refurbished and inaugurated
By Asian News International | Edited by: Alfea Jamal | Washington, DC
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 11:01 AM IST
The statue, situated at a park in Washington DC, was vandalised on June 3 during the George Floyd protests. Post the desecration, an expert was called in to refurbish the Gandhi statue.
India needs a new rural-centric development model | Opinion
By Rajiv Kumar and Srijan Pal Singh
UPDATED ON JUN 24, 2020 08:41 PM IST
Go back to Gandhi, Kalam, and Deshmukh; use technology, create jobs; issue self-reliant village bonds
UK city council rules out removing Gandhi statue
By Prasun Sonwalkar | Hindustan Times, London
UPDATED ON JUN 20, 2020 12:10 AM IST
The Leicester City Council on Friday ruled out the possibility of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue being removed from an arterial road in the city, days after an online petition seeking its removal with over 6,000 signatures was submitted to the council.