Ela Gandhi, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a member of Nelson Mandela's party, recalls some fond memories of the South African legend in a conversation with Sheela Bhatt.
The Consulate General of India in Seattle was forced to deal with a law and order situation after certain individuals entered the premises unauthorized and engaged in aggressive and threatening behavior with the Consulate staff over alleged denial of visa to one of them. Former Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant was among those who entered the Consulate and refused to leave, alleging she was denied a visa because her name was on a "reject list." Sawant claims the denial is retaliation for her office passing a resolution condemning the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and for her efforts to ban caste discrimination in Seattle.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) have announced that all future bilateral series between the two nations will be named 'The Mahatma Gandhi-Nelson Mandela Series '.
President Droupadi Murmu, in her address to the nation on Republic Day, advocated for the "One Nation One Election" initiative, emphasizing its potential to enhance governance and reduce financial burdens. She highlighted the government's efforts to eliminate remnants of colonialism, citing the replacement of British-era criminal laws with modern alternatives. Murmu also lauded India's economic progress, stressing the importance of inclusive growth and social welfare. She urged citizens to remember the sacrifices of freedom fighters and reaffirmed the significance of the Constitution in guiding India's journey towards a prosperous and equitable future.
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, India's 52nd chief justice and its first Buddhist one, has played a key role in shaping the judicial landscape, penning about 300 verdicts, including landmark rulings on constitutional issues, liberty, and perhaps most important against the executive's 'bulldozer justice'.
Besides the not-so-hidden unease between Modi and Adityanath, Modi chose to address the Lok Sabha to ensure that he could personally claim all the kudos, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
Tushar Gandhi described the demand as 'destructive'and 'reprehensible'
Glimpses from Prime Minister Narendra D Modi's visit to Kyiv, August 23, 2024, 30 months and one day since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a brutal and cruel war on Ukraine.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday invoked Mahatma Gandhi's economic philosophy to emphasise that the development of country could only be achieved through the growth of villages.
The EC reminded Gandhi that the Model Code of Conduct prohibits leaders from making unverified allegations against political rivals.
Controversy has refused to die down over claims about Mahatma Gandhi's sexual preferences in a new book with Gandhi's kin and historians saying it was an attempt to 'sensationalise' the life of the icon of non-violence and showed the 'negative' mindset of the author.
11,000 files were destroyed as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's orders to weed out files and papers but none of these related to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Ahead of starting the much-hyped 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attended a prayer meeting at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur on Wednesday.
The Gorakhpur-based Gita Press, which is the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts, has declined the Rs 1 crore cash award for the Gandhi Peace Prize amid a political row over its selection for the prestigious honour.
The Bihar government has decided to appoint five teachers in each of the 391 buniyadi vidyalayas (basic schools) set up by Mahatma Gandhi in the state. After decades of neglect -- during which the quality of education in these schools suffered due to lack of teachers and funds -- the Mahatma ke schools, as they are known, will finally witness a revival.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Monday asked Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi to take back his "baseless" allegation of involvement of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Joining the election campaign in Gujarat for the first time, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday termed the Narendra Modi government as the regime of "falsehood" and appealed to people to dethrone it by following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
The Congress on Wednesday hit out at the government over the women's reservation bill, saying the only appropriate description of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done with the matter is "it is a post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank".
'Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence was all-encompassing -- human against human, human against animal and more importantly human against nature.'
'We have had several films on the caste system but they are all in different decades, when sensibilities were mature enough to comprehend.' 'Today, we are in a different zone of thought.'
'Could the impending new crisis, vibe coding, similarly create not a disaster like what befell Indian handlooms during the Industrial Revolution but another opportunity like what the Y2K crisis created?' asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
'I had to make sure that our much misunderstood erstwhile prime minister did not get a raw deal.'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays homage to the Mahatma, even using the charkha, an indelible object associated with a man who will always remain the Father of the Indian Nation.
Modi will take oath for a second term on Thursday at 7 pm.
Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi took part in a peace march in Kolkata on Sunday, on the eve of the 64th death anniversary of the Father of The Nation.
Mohammad Shahabuddin, the dreaded criminal-turned-politician sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case, has sought refuge in books by Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in Siwan jail.
Obama, a a big admirer of Gandhiji, says Gandhism is universal in nature.
Unless Governor Ravi or the Union of India moves in appeal, seeking a hearing by a constitutional Bench, this is where it all will have to end, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Congress on Thursday accused Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of not taking Mahatma Gandhi's name even once during his meetings.
'They said that my leaving for the Quit India Movement event would be a threat to law and order so I should not leave the police station and to be stationed there till the time they do not get permission.'
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday urged the party to be a party of hope, not resentment, a party of the future not just of the past, and a party with a positive narrative and not just criticism. He also slammed the BJP for trying to divide North from South, emphasizing the need for inclusivity and national harmony. Tharoor highlighted the importance of economic growth and equitable distribution of its benefits, calling for the Congress to remain the voice of the voiceless.
The anger and the anguish are on the rise. News of a botched-up post mortem, tampering of evidence, a hurried cremation has gone global, reports Payal Singh Mohanka from London.
Indian political geniuses Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Akbar have been listed among the 'Top 25 Political Icons' of all time by Mahatma world's top political icon, says Time magazine, along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Mao Zedong, the father of modern China.
A number of other dignitaries, Sonia Gandhi, Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Leader of the Oppositon L K Advani also offered floral tributes at Gandhi's 'samadhi' at the Raj Ghat in Delhi.
The political and ideological differences between the Congress and Shashi Tharoor is no longer a matter of whispers.
The Congress on Tuesday said it welcomes displaying the portrait of the Father of the Constitution in the House, but it could have been placed along with the photos of Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.
The party was floated exactly two years after Kishor had embarked on a more than 3,000-km-long 'padayatra' of the state.
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