Satyagraha

"Big Lie": Kanhaiya Kumar On PM Modi's "I Did Satyagraha" Remark In Bangladesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 28, 2021

Communist Party of India leader Kanhaiya Kumar hit out at the BJP, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the biggest liar" and comparing the top Assam leader Himanta Biswa Sarma with King Kansa, the tyrant ruler of Mathura in the Mahabharata.

Congress, BJP Spar Over PM Modi's "I Did Satyagraha" Remark In Bangladesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 27, 2021

The Congress and the BJP on Friday sparred over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark that he did satyagraha for Bangladesh's freedom, with the opposition party questioning the statement's veracity and the ruling party asserting that it was true.

"Satyagraha" Ends Atrocities, Arrogance: Rahul Gandhi On Bharat Bandh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 26, 2021

India's history shows that "satyagraha" ends atrocities, injustice and arrogance, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, expressing support for the "Bharat Bandh" called by farmer unions protesting the three agri laws.

Blunt And Effective: Pinarayi Vijayan Embodies The Best And Worst Of Kerala Politics

Elections Candidates | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday March 22, 2021

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was born around two decades after the Vaikkom Satyagraha into a Thiyya family - in northern Kerala, the Thiyyas are the traditional toddy tappers. He himself may have had little experience in the trade, but the tag, often a slur in Malayalam, stuck and came handy to rivals seeking a verbal stab at him.

91 Years Of Dandi March: PM Modi Launches 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday March 12, 2021

Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the 'Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav' today to celebrate 75 years of India's Independence. PM Modi will flag off a 241-mile march from the famous Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi in Gujarat's Navsari district.

Peaceful "Satyagraha" Of Farmers In National Interest: Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 6, 2021

Ahead of the nationwide ''chakka jam'' called by the farmer unions protesting the Centre's new agri laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the peaceful ''satyagraha'' of the ''annadatas'' is in national interest as the farm laws are "harmful" for the country.

Rajasthan Government’s Senior Secondary Schools To Have Gandhi Darshan Corners: Chief Minister

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Saturday January 30, 2021

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the ideas of truth, non-violence and satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi should be disseminated among the new generation.

Congress To Hold Silent Protest Across Country Over Hathras Case On Monday

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 4, 2020

A day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the family of the Hathras victim, the party announced it will stage ''satyagraha'' in the district headquarters of states across the country on Monday to demand justice for them.

Gandhi Jayanti 2020: Know About Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday October 1, 2020

Gandhi Jayanti 2020: India celebrates 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi tomorrow. Many events have been organized across the country on Gandhi Jayanti, to pay homage to the man who gave the world the philosophy of 'Ahimsa' or non-violence. On Gandhi Jayanti it is important that we try to follow it and encourage each other to understand his ...

Have To Clean "Garbage Of Falsehood": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 9, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over the cleanliness campaign, saying he should begin the "satyagraha" by coming clean about Chinese aggression.

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Expansion: BJP MLAs' Supporters Stage "Jal Satyagraha''

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 3, 2020

Aggrieved over their leaders not getting ministerial berths, supporters of two BJP MLAs staged protests in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, a day after the state cabinet's expansion.

Indian-Americans Organise Sit-In Satyagraha To Honour Mahatma Gandhi

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 2, 2020

A group of Indian-Americans organised a "sit-in Satyagraha" in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Indian Embassy here, highlighting the need for pluralism in an ancient and heterogeneous society like India.

P Chidambaram Slams Ravi Shankar Prasad For "Mocking" Shaheen Bagh Protests

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday harshly criticised Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying "mocking" the Shaheen Bagh protest, which "represents the essence of Mahatma Gandhi", amounts to "mocking Ahimsa and Satyagraha".

"Thanks, But...": Prashant Kishor's Nudge To Rahul Gandhi On NRC

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday December 24, 2019

A day after Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh and other top Congress leaders read out from the preamble of the constitution at a "Satyagraha" to protest the citizenship law, Prashant Kishor's tweets nudged Rahul Gandhi to take a firm stand on the National Register for Citizens or NRC in Congress-ruled states. Nothing short of an official declaration by ...

"Stupidity": Kamal Haasan On Cops Detaining Ramachandra Guha Amid Protest

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday December 19, 2019

The centre's attempts to curb protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act by detaining eminent personalities like Ramachandra Guha and Yogendra Yadav has only succeeded in "stoking the fire of Satyagraha", actor-politician Kamal Haasan said today.