Cochin to host next annual Indian diaspora meet
June 19th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The 11th edition of the annual diaspora conclave -- Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013 - will be held in Cochin, Kerala's commercial capital, Minister of Overseas ... Read more...
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Anna no modern-day Gandhi, says scholar
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Anna Hazare can't be termed a modern-day Mahatma Gandhi and his fast against corruption was not a 'satyagraha', says a Gandhian scholar who is miffed ... Read more...
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Lucknow celebrates as Hazare leaves Tihar Jail
August 19th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 19 (IANS) Dancing to the beats of drums and singing patriotic songs amidst ecstatic shouts of "Anna nahin ye aandhi hai, aaj ka yug ka Gandhi hai (He ... Read more...
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Celebrations in Lucknow as Anna ends fast
April 9th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) People burst crackers, danced to the beat of drums and blew conches here Saturday after veteran social activist Anna Hazare ended his 97-hour fast following assurances ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare: A modern day Mahatma who battles corruption
April 6th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) His diminutive stature hides his steely resolve. Like Mahatma Gandhi, he uses hunger strike as a weapon to hit out at the mighty. Now, ... Read more...
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TDP marches against corruption
January 30th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 30 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) organised a march against corruption here Sunday and demanded that the Lokpal Bill be passed in the budget session of ... Read more...
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Dhaka remembers its first prime minister
July 26th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) A 1971 letter signed by then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, acknowledging Bangladesh's provisional government led by Tajuddin Ahmed, is part of an exhibition to commemorate Ahmed's 84th ... Read more...
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Statues stolen from temple associated with Mahatma Gandhi
August 5th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 5 (IANS) Statues from a 300-year-old temple here, in which Mahatma Gandhi stayed for 11 days in 1929 to meditate and recuperate after an illness, have mysteriously disappeared. When devotees ... Read more...
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Canadian lawmaker calls on Punjab to check domestic violence
January 7th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by admin
Jalandhar (Punjab), Jan 7 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has asked the Punjab Government to introduce stringent laws to prevent the abuse of married women, as many cases of this nature are reported ... Read more...
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