Tag: Mahatma Gandhi
UNGA President Invokes Mahatma Gandhi To Call For Protecting Journalists
Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's statement that "freedom of the press is a precious privilege that no country can forego", General Assembly President Dennis Francis has called for reaffirming commitments "to protecting journalists and media workers worldwide".....
Manish Sisodia Pays Visit To Hunaman Temple, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
Former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia paid obeisance at Lord Hanuman Temple in Delhi’s Connaught Place on Saturday, along with his friends and party workers and sought blessings.....
RBI To Issue New Rs 10 Notes, Old Ones To Remain Valid
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday said it will shortly issue new Rs 10 denomination currency notes, while clarifying that the old Rs 10 notes will also remain valid. ....
Dalai Lama Hails Liquor Prohibition In Bihar
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who is in Bodh Gaya for the 34th Kalchakra puja, termed the liquor prohibition in Bihar as a good decision.....
Himachal's Kangra Achieves 100% 'geo Tagging' Of Assets
Himachal Pradesh's largest district Kangra has become the country's first in 'geo tagging' of assets under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Wednesday.....
Tharoor Takes A Dig At BJP, Bats For Changes In Curricula
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi but found fault with him and the BJP for being rooted in hostility even while hailing Mahatma Gandhi.....
Khadi Officers, Workers Split Over Modi Photos
Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC) officers are backing the move to replace Mahatma Gandhi's photographs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's in 2017 calendars and diaries.....
President, Vice President, PM, Congress chief pays homage to Gandhi on his 69th death anniversary at Rajghat....
India Inhospitable For Writing Historical Biographies: Ramachandra Guha
Noted historian and biographer, Ramachandra Guha has said that India offers an "inhospitable" atmosphere for writing historical biographies. He said that biographies are written under constant fear of offending someone, a problem that historians have been dealing with regularly. ....
12 Top Bureaucrats Transferred; Punjab Gets New Chief Secretary
Within hours of assuming office, the Congress government in Punjab on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of 12 top bureaucrats, appointing 1984-batch IAS officer Karan Avtar Singh as the new Chief Secretary.....
