A court at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra‘s Thane district on Thursday ordered the complainant in the defamation case filed by him against Rahul Gandhi to pay Rs 1,000 as cost to the Congress leader for seeking adjournment in the case. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) J V Paliwal ordered local RSS activist Rajesh Kunte to pay … Read more
A day after the BJP‘s electoral victory in four states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat. Modi’s visit is being viewed as the sounding of the election bugle in the state that goes to polls later this year. After arriving at the Ahmedabad Airport, Modi held … Read more
The Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose hologram is not the first time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has toyed with the idea of holograms. By Reya Mehrotra The hologram of Subhas Chandra Bose installed at India Gate in Delhi has given rise to heated debates on the necessity of the move. However, the first-of-its-kind hologram statue … Read more
AIMIM national president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday cautioned minorities against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that he will not keep his promises once the election process is over. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief also alleged that those behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi were the ones who opened fire at him. “They … Read more
The book examines Naoroji’s life in modern India’s political history. (The New India Foundation) Dinyar Patel has won The New India Foundation’s fourth Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 for Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism, a biography of one modern India’s most significant figures. The foundation selected Patel’s work from a shortlist of six books that … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in March to celebrate 75 years of Independence. (Twitter/Ministry of Railways) The Union Ministry of Culture has launched three competitions as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration to commemorate 75 years of Indian Independence. The Unity in Creativity competitions, open for children above … Read more
Gandhi returned to India at the request of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, on 9 January 1915, and led India’s non-violent struggle for freedom. By (Mrs) Amb Narinder Chauhan, This is still October, a month when we remember the Mahatma. In the year 2007, I was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs dealing with Africa. … Read more
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hit back at those doubting freedom fighter Veer Savarkar‘s commitment to India and its freedom struggle. He asked those who doubt him to have “some shame”. “Veer Savarkar’s patriotism and valour cannot be questioned,” he said. Shah’s comments came against the backdrop of a massive row … Read more
The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Rajesh Kunte, seeking that the transcript of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s speech made in 2014, in which he allegedly blamed the RSS for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, be admitted as evidence in a criminal defamation case against him. Kunte had approached … Read more
Gandhi established the original ashram at Kochrab following his return from South Africa in 1915. (File) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed plans for a larger Sabarmati Ashram complex in October 2019, there was much anxiety and consternation among residents and trustees. The ashramwasis — third or fourth generation residents of the ashram — even sat … Read more