An interfaith prayer was held at Raj Ghat and Gandhi's favourite devotional songs were rendered to mark the 74th death anniversary of the father of the nation.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the film "Why I Killed Gandhi", which is set to release on various OTT platforms on January 30, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi with a reference to the farm laws.
The prime minister visited Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, memorials to Gandhi and Shastri, respectively, to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively.
A mind free from violence in any form reveals compassion for all objects. It is supportive of the right of every living being to fulfil its goal and to realise its destiny. Believer of Ahimsa knows the pain of others— “Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye Je Peed Paraayi Jaane Re”.. Ahimsa acknowledges the sacredness and […]
Puri: Two groups of BJD supporters reportedly clashed with each other over sloganeering during a rally in Puri on Saturday. The quarrel reportedly took place in the presence of BJD’s Puri MP Pinaki Mishra, Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash and senior BJD leader and former Puri MLA Maheswar Mohanty. According to reports, hundreds of party supporters […]
Nabarangpur: The crumbling walls of its dilapidated façade and eerie looks of the surrounding overgrown vegetation evoke memories of the horrors hundreds of freedom fighters endured in its tiny cubicular cells during the colonial oppression. Locals claim to hear wails of torture followed by chants of ‘Vande Mataram’ escaping the brick walls of this ramshackle […]
Puri: Even as many believe that Mahatma Gandhi had never visited Puri Sri Jagannath temple his entire life due to restrictions against ‘Harijans’ entry, a hand-written document of 100 years old, in possession of OTV, clearly stated that the Father of Nation had made a trip to the 12th-century shrine and offered obeisance to the […]
Lucknow: To mark the centenary of the Gandhi Ashram in the country, Gandhians and socialists from Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district will take out an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Yatra’ on March 19. The first Khadi Ashram was set up in Varanasi in November 1920 which later became a movement in itself with hundreds of khadi ashrams coming […]
Berhampur: Today on the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is also observed as the Martyrs’ Day, the Congress has made arrangements for a huge public rally in the silk city to pay homage to the father of the nation, but the restrictions imposed by the government is allegedly posing a hindrance to the grand […]
Washington: Members of Khalistani separatists desecrated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi during a protest organised by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers who are protesting against the recently enacted agri laws in India. Hundreds of Sikhs from in and around Greater Washington DC area, Maryland and Virginia, along with many from other states like New […]
New York: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill to establish several educational programmes and a foundation to promote the legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, the two great champions of non-violence. The bill, Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act, adopted on Thursday by a voice vote, was sponsored by the […]
Kangana Ranaut keeps on making statements that are sure to trigger controversies. Today on the birth anniversary of Sardar ValIabhbhai Patel the Queen actress remembered the Iron Man of India. But at the same time, she questioned the decision of Mahatma Gandhi to make Jawaharlal Nehru the first prime minister of the country. Kangana believes […]
Dubai: Images of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India’s freedom movement, will be displayed on Dubai’s Burj Khalifa on Friday as a tribute on his 151st birth anniversary. The Indian Consulate in Dubai in a tweet said it would telecast live through its social media pages a special programme on “Relevance of Gandhi’s message in […]
On every Gandhi Jayanti, a few Hindi songs are regularly played in schools and public programs. One such very famous song that describes the work and discipline of Mahatma Gandhi is ‘Sabarmati Ke Sant Tune Kar Diya Kamal.’ Over the years there have been many interesting as well as shocking things associated with this classic […]