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  Action against Tharoor reflects intolerance: BJP

  Politics | October 13, 2014 17:49 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today took a dig at Congress for removing Shashi Tharoor as spokesperson, saying the step reflects “intolerance” as the party cannot digest somebody doing good work.“It is their internal matter. But certainly,

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  I have been deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's ideology: Narendra Modi

  Politics | October 11, 2014 14:57 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was “deeply inspired” by the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi as he launched his “dream” village developmEnt project - Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) - here today.

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  PM Modi launches Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

  Politics | October 11, 2014 12:00 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana on the occasion of birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narayan, as he had declared in his maiden Independence Day speech.Launching the ambitious scheme,

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  Nobel for Satyarthi, Malala a tribute to Mahatma: Hazare

  India | October 10, 2014 22:39 IST

  Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra): Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Friday welcomed the Nobel Peace Prizes to Indian social activist Kailah Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousufzai as “a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi's ideals and traditions”.“Today's children, both girls

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  UN Chief invokes Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace and non-violence

  World | October 10, 2014 13:40 IST

  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

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  Rahul commits blooper, calls Modi "opposition leader"

  Politics | October 08, 2014 19:35 IST

  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.

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  PM connects with people over radio with his 'mann ki baat'

  Politics | October 03, 2014 20:42 IST

  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

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  Peaceful protests achieve more than military aggression: United Nations

  World | October 03, 2014 9:03 IST

  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

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  Depts, civic bodies launch cleanliness drive across Delhi

  India | October 02, 2014 19:05 IST

  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

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  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched in Punjab, Haryana

  India | October 02, 2014 14:02 IST

  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

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  JK Governor, CM pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi

  Politics | October 02, 2014 13:50 IST

  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

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  Lal Thanhawla launches Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Mizoram

  Politics | October 02, 2014 13:51 IST

  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,

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  PM Modi launches 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', administers cleanliness pledge to countrymen

  India | October 02, 2014 18:10 IST

  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

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  PM Narendra Modi to kick start 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' today

  India | October 02, 2014 6:23 IST

  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

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  Sterling facts of a Mahatma “ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  India | October 02, 2014 11:56 IST

  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

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  PM Modi pays tributes at Gandhi's statue in Washington

  World | September 30, 2014 18:10 IST

  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

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  Government officials to pledge 100 hours every year towards cleanliness

  India | September 30, 2014 11:18 IST

  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

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  Narendra Modi a good event manager, but got carried away in US: Congress

  Politics | September 30, 2014 8:03 IST

  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"

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  My 'garbage free' call in 2002, way before time: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | September 26, 2014 16:49 IST

  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

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  Government to spend Rs 2 lakh crore for 'Swachh Bharat Mission'

  India | September 26, 2014 10:10 IST

  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