Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birth Anniversary
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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Gandhi Jayanti Beijing Function Shifted To Indian Embassy Over Permission
The celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, which is held every year since 2005 at a public park in Beijing, was shifted to the Indian Embassy premises at the last minute on Wednesday after the Chinese government denied permission to hold the event, Indian Embassy officials in Beijingsaid.
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Mahatma Gandhi Showed Love, Non-Violence Only Way To Defeat Hatred: Rahul Gandhi
Several top Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying that the Father of the Nation showed that love for all living beings and non-violence is the only way to defeat bigotry and hatred.
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Mahatma Gandhi Wrote To Hitler, Allied Forces Over "Savage State" Of War
Mahatma Gandhi made fervent appeals for peace in the run-up to World War II and during the course of it in numerous letters to world leaders, including one to Adolf Hitler eight days before Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
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Amritsar-Based Man Paints Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi Ahead Of October 2
An Amritsar-based painter has painted Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 150th birth anniversary. Speaking to news agency ANI, Jagjot Singh Rubel said that it took him almost 10 days to bring the oil painting sized 5 ft x 7 ft to life.
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India's Largest Spinning Wheel Made Of Waste Plastic Inaugurated In Noida
The country's largest charkha, or spinning wheel, made of used plastic waste was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, officials said.
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Mahatma Gandhi Statues Keep His Legacy Alive In South Africa
Statues and busts of Mahatma Gandhi commemorating the key role he played in helping fight the oppression and discrimination in South Africa during the apartheid era are abound across the country, inspiring the younger generations to imbibe his ideals.
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Sonia Gandhi To Participate In Congress' Gandhi Jayanti March
The Congress will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by taking out a "padyatra" from the party's Delhi unit office to the Rajghat memorial on Wednesday, in which party president Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders will participate.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Gandhi Solar Park At UN - India's Gift To The World
In a first of its kind symbolic effort by India at the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 50KW 'Gandhi Solar Park' next week during his visit to the United Nations, a gesture that highlights India's willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change.
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"Padyatras" To Be Held To Spread Teachings Of Mahatma Gandhi: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday that party workers would take out "padyatras" (foot march) across the country to spread the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the Father of the Nation.
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Rajasthan Extends Programmes Marking Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Anniversary
The Rajasthan government has extended the programmes being held to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by another year.
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On Gandhi Jayanti, Congress Working Committee Meet To Be Held In Wardha
The Congress will hold its working committee meeting in Wardha on October 2 to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary celebrations, and will give a message against the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence" prevailing in the country, a senior party leader said today
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Rahul, Sonia Gandhi, Chief Justice Of India Skip Meet On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra skipped yesterday's meeting chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind to discuss ways to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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"Rural India Has Declared Itself Open Defecation Free": PM Modi In Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said rural India has declared itself open defecation free, as the country celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, an icon of not just Indian independence but also cleanliness.
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Gandhi Jayanti Beijing Function Shifted To Indian Embassy Over Permission
The celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, which is held every year since 2005 at a public park in Beijing, was shifted to the Indian Embassy premises at the last minute on Wednesday after the Chinese government denied permission to hold the event, Indian Embassy officials in Beijingsaid.
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Mahatma Gandhi Showed Love, Non-Violence Only Way To Defeat Hatred: Rahul Gandhi
Several top Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying that the Father of the Nation showed that love for all living beings and non-violence is the only way to defeat bigotry and hatred.
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Mahatma Gandhi Wrote To Hitler, Allied Forces Over "Savage State" Of War
Mahatma Gandhi made fervent appeals for peace in the run-up to World War II and during the course of it in numerous letters to world leaders, including one to Adolf Hitler eight days before Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.
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Amritsar-Based Man Paints Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi Ahead Of October 2
An Amritsar-based painter has painted Mahatma Gandhi ahead of his 150th birth anniversary. Speaking to news agency ANI, Jagjot Singh Rubel said that it took him almost 10 days to bring the oil painting sized 5 ft x 7 ft to life.
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India's Largest Spinning Wheel Made Of Waste Plastic Inaugurated In Noida
The country's largest charkha, or spinning wheel, made of used plastic waste was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, officials said.
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Mahatma Gandhi Statues Keep His Legacy Alive In South Africa
Statues and busts of Mahatma Gandhi commemorating the key role he played in helping fight the oppression and discrimination in South Africa during the apartheid era are abound across the country, inspiring the younger generations to imbibe his ideals.
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Sonia Gandhi To Participate In Congress' Gandhi Jayanti March
The Congress will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by taking out a "padyatra" from the party's Delhi unit office to the Rajghat memorial on Wednesday, in which party president Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders will participate.
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Gandhi Solar Park At UN - India's Gift To The World
In a first of its kind symbolic effort by India at the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 50KW 'Gandhi Solar Park' next week during his visit to the United Nations, a gesture that highlights India's willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change.
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"Padyatras" To Be Held To Spread Teachings Of Mahatma Gandhi: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah said on Wednesday that party workers would take out "padyatras" (foot march) across the country to spread the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the Father of the Nation.
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Rajasthan Extends Programmes Marking Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Anniversary
The Rajasthan government has extended the programmes being held to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi by another year.
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On Gandhi Jayanti, Congress Working Committee Meet To Be Held In Wardha
The Congress will hold its working committee meeting in Wardha on October 2 to mark the beginning of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary celebrations, and will give a message against the "atmosphere of fear, hate and violence" prevailing in the country, a senior party leader said today
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Rahul, Sonia Gandhi, Chief Justice Of India Skip Meet On Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra skipped yesterday's meeting chaired by President Ram Nath Kovind to discuss ways to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
