United Nations: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon said the world should recall his message of peace and non-violence at a time of increased sectarian violence and destruction of cultural sites, particularly in
Mahad (Maha): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today committed a faux pas when he apparently referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “opposition leader”. “An opposition leader says nothing happened in the last 60 years.
New Delhi: In a new initiative to reach out to the maximum populace, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today connected with people over radio with his ‘mann ki baat', giving a pep talk on shedding despondency
United Nations: As the world grapples with “increased sectarian violence” and conflict, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community to follow Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, saying the Indian leader proved that peaceful
New Delhi: Various Delhi government departments, municipal corporations and scores of other agencies across the city today joined the ‘Clean India' campaign with a pledge to implement the country's biggest ever cleanliness drive envisaged by
Chandigarh: To make ‘Swachh Bharat Mission' a people's movement, officials, activists and citizens across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today launched a cleanliness drive on the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The idea behind the
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, describing him as the champion of human values and architect of secular democratic India. In his
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla launched the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' at a function in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the centre of Aizawl's Mahatma Gandhi Square this morning. Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues,
New Delhi: Wielding the broom himself, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched ‘Clean India' campaign joined by chief ministers, lawmakers, prominent personalities from various fields along with lakhs of countrymen in a drive that is
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday kick start the ambitious ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' here aiming at creating a 'Clean India' in the next five years.Modi would symbolically wield a broom on October
With 2nd October today, nation is gearing up to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu.The entire struggle of India's independence involved him throughout, as he
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the statue of the Father of the Nation here in the US capital. A large number of Indian-Americans were present to welcome
New Delhi: Apart from clearing their files, the government officials are now expected to work 100 hours every year to keep their neighbourhood spic-and-span as is listed out in the ‘Cleanliness Pledge' they have to
New Delhi: Congress yesterday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved himself a "very good event manager" but got "carried away" on his visit to the USA even as it charged that he was "diluting"
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar Friday said that his decision to choose Mahatma Gandhi's birthday to spread the cleanliness message in 2002, 12 years before Prime Minister Narendra Modi emulated him, was way before
New Delhi: Union Minister for Rural Development Nitin Gadkari said that ‘Swachh Bharat Mission', the pet mission of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be converted into a mass movement to make India an open
Kanpur: Aiming at raising awayness about keeping the city clean, the Kanpur administration will launch a special cleanliness campaign on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, officials said today. The drive, called ‘Bhagidari Campaign' invites
Cairo: When millions of Egyptians took to the streets in nationwide mass rallies in 2011 to demand the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak's regime, their only weapon was chanting "selmia, selmia" (an Arabic word
Ahmedabad: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday wore an Indian look as he was attired in an off-white khadi jacket presented to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after his arrival.Xi wore the jacket
Chinese President Xi Jinping got a taste of Gujarati culture and cuisine on the Sabarmati riverfont as he was given a grand welcome on his arrival here Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi walking the
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