Veena strings to mark World Melody Day Oct 2
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 16 (IANS) India's ancient string instrument veena will be played by music maestros across the world Oct 2 to mark "World Melody Day", it was announced Sunday."Violin maestro ... Read more...
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Fighting for India’s ’seed freedom’
July 5th, 2012 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Stressing that seeds are "inseparable" from the culture and traditional knowledge of farmers, an NGO fighting to protect native seeds has criticized an Indian Council ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama gets Mahatma Gandhi peace prize
January 4th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bodh Gaya (Bihar), Jan 4 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday received the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize from the father of the nation's granddaughter Ela Gandhi in ... Read more...
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Noida farmers to stall building projects
October 3rd, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Noida, Oct 2 (IANS) Farmers of around 54 villages Sunday threatened to stall the projects of builders to protests against the alleged inaction of Noida Authority in meeting their demands ... Read more...
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Rao stages sit-in for Telangana at Rajghat
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday held a sit-in at Rajghat here in support of his demand for the creation of ... Read more...
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Pakistani makes Gandhi’s portrait with blood
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) It was a rare evenwt to see a Pakistani draw a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and, that too, with his blood. Abdul Waseel presented ... Read more...
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1,100 convicts write Gandhi exam in jails
October 2nd, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Nearly 1,100 inmates of 13 jails in Maharashtra appeared for a Gandhi Peace Examination here Sunday to mark the launch of the Gandhi Jayanti Week celebrations ... Read more...
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Sonia’s first appearance post surgery, visits Rajghat
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary. It was the United ... Read more...
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Hot Sunday morning in Delhi
October 2nd, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) It was a hot and sunny morning for Delhiites Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at an average of 23 degrees Celsius as the country ... Read more...
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From shelters and slums, they gather to sing for Gandhi
September 30th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Many of them have no families and stay in shelter homes while some are physically handicapped. But despite the odds, these kids are all set ... Read more...
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Lia Diskin, a Gandhian in Brazil
September 30th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sao Paulo, Sep 30 (IANS) Completely and selflessly devoting her life to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, Lia Diskin, an Argentine woman and a life-long follower of the message of ... Read more...
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Delhi shop and factory workers cry foul
August 14th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Rakesh Soni, a 42-year-old worker at a factory in north Delhi's Karawal Nagar Industrial Area, will be busy polishing metals Monday when most will be ... Read more...
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Narendra Modi slams Congress Govt. ahead of CWG opening ceremony
October 3rd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Rajkot, Oct 3 (ANI): With the country geared up for the opening ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games to be held here this evening, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has ... Read more...
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Do business with India, Indians in Africa told (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Durban, Oct 2 (IANS) Africans of Indian origin should look at India as a "land of economic opportunity" and connect more through business and education, besides traditional social and cultural ... Read more...
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Mumbai remembers Mahatma
October 2nd, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Thousands of students and various organisations across Mumbai Saturday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth anniversary.More than 500 students from 70 colleges of the University of Mumbai ... Read more...
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Srinagar walk for peace on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
By Fayaz AhmadSrinagar, Oct.2 (ANI): On the occasion of International Non-Violence Day and the 141st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, people in Srinagar took part in a peace march on Saturday to ... Read more...
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India, its diaspora should strengthen economic ties: Vayalar Ravi
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
Durban, Oct 2 (IANS) Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi has called upon the Indian diaspora in Africa to strengthen economic ties with the land of their origin."For Africans of ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu leaders pay tribute to Gandhi
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi here Saturday on his 141st birth anniversary.The two paid floral tributes at ... Read more...
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President, PM pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi (Lead)
October 2nd, 2010 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth ... Read more...
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Delhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
October 2nd, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including school children, in Delhi sang devotional songs and showered flowers and petals at Rajghat in tribute to Mahatma Gandhi Saturday on his ... Read more...
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Srinagar returns to a day’s normalcy
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) Srinagar returned to normalcy for a day Saturday as authorities lifted curfew and the separatists asked people to resume routine activities.Shops and other businesses were open and public ... Read more...
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Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth anniversary
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:35 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): The nation on Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth anniversary.President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson ... Read more...
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Mahatma Gandhi inspired millions to unite for cause of freedom, independence: President Patil
October 1st, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday greeting the people of the country on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti said Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi inspired millions ... Read more...
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800 delegates to attend PBD-Africa in Durban
September 17th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) With 2010 being the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured sugarcane labourers from India, PBD Africa - India's mini connect with its diaspora - ... Read more...
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Durban to host Africa diaspora conference
August 5th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Come October and the Indian diaspora in Africa will converge for the Mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Durban, marking the city's historic links with ... Read more...
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Anupam Ahuja: “I Can’t Wait To Take Shiney Home”
October 5th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaShiney Ahuja would've been able to go home with wife to meet his daughter Arshiya in Delhi on Thursday itself, but for the bail papers not being ready, ... Read more...
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Shiney needs to heal physically and emotionally: Anupam Ahuja
October 4th, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja arrived in New Delhi from Mumbai Sunday morning after spending 110 days in jail for allegedly raping his domestic help. ... Read more...
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Over 400 Black Widow militants surrender in Assam
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Oct 3 (ANI): Over four hundred guerrillas of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) formally laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function at Halflong in ... Read more...
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Tharoor’s Gandhi Jayanti tweet sparks blog debate
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's tweet suggesting that Gandhi Jayanti be a working day has sparked off much discussion and debate on the ... Read more...
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‘Gandhi Jayanti’ observed in Chandigarh, Haryana
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which is now the International Day of Non-violence, was celebrated in this union territory and in neighbouring Haryana Friday.
In what could ... Read more...
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President Patil leads Gandhi Jayanti prayer meeting at Porbandar
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Friday led a prayer meeting to mark the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in his hometown Porbandar in Gujarat. A four-volume English translation ... Read more...
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Guj students attempt world record with 4.2 km painting on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2009 - 9:30 pm ICT by ANI
Vadodara, Oct.2 (ANI): Around 7,500 students in Vadodara city of Gujarat, made a 4.2 kilometres long painting to enter the Guinness Book of World Records on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 140th ... Read more...
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Congress uses Gandhi Jayanti to dent Mayawati’s Dalit vote bank
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) Inspired by their leader Rahul Gandhi's forays into Dalit villages, Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh Friday used Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary to dent Chief Minister Mayawati's Dalit vote ... Read more...
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Zee TV synopsis for the weekend : (2nd Oct, 09 to 4th Oct, 09)
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:05 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Saregamapa L'il champsTelecast date: Friday, 2nd Oct at 9:30 pmIt's the Sharif v/s Naughty on Gandhi Jayanti. Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan pay tribute to the father of the Nation with ... Read more...
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President Patil attends prayer meet at Kirti Mandir on Gandhi Jayanti
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Porbandar (Gujarat), Oct 2 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Friday attended a prayer meeting at Kirti Mandir on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary.President Patil, who is on a ... Read more...
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