UN chief hails Gandhi’s principle of non-violence, denounces terrorism
New Delhi, Oct 2: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial here and hailed him as a “great soul” and humanity’s “guide in our troubled world”. Guterres, later in an interaction with PTI, denounced terrorism as a “plague” that affects the world, and highlighted the significance of the […]
Cong calls for ‘second freedom struggle’ against Modi govt at CWC meeting
Sevagram (Maha), Oct 2 (PTI) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) Tuesday called for a “second freedom struggle” against the Modi government to combat the ideology of “hate and violence”, saying the same reason had led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Holding its meeting at Mahadev Bhavan, Sevagram Ashram, in Wardha district of Maharashtra on […]
‘Ahimsa’ has power to unite humanity when terrorism, hate dividing nations: Modi’s tribute to Gandhi
New Delhi, Oct 2 : Mahatma Gandhi’s principle of ‘ahimsa’ has the power to unite humanity when terrorism, radicalisation, extremism and mindless hate are dividing nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. In the 21st century, the thoughts of Gandhi remain as essential as they were in his time and offer solutions to several problems […]
Pak ex-ISI chief Asad Durrani moves court against travel ban
Islamabad, Oct 1: Pakistan’s powerful spy agency ISI’s former chief Lt Gen (retd.) Asad Durrani on Monday moved a court here against the travel ban imposed on him at the request of army over a controversial book he co-authored with a former Indian intelligence head. Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August […]
Tension grips Gujarat town after graveyard is vandalised
Palanpur (Guj), Oct 1: Tension gripped Palanpur in Banaskantha district of Gujarat Monday after a man was arrested for alleged vandalism of a graveyard, police said. The arrest triggered a protest by a group of people and led to tension, they said. The man, identified as Ashok Purohit, was arrested late Sunday night for allegedly […]
Prez Kovind, PM Modi pay tributes to Gandhi, Shastri on their birth anniversaries
New Delhi, Oct 2: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 149th birth anniversary, urging the people to rededicate themselves to the values espoused by the leader and fulfil his dreams. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA […]
Naidu flags issue of ‘cross-border terrorism’ from Pak, urges UN to come up with action plan
New Delhi, Oct 1 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday that the world must come together to fight against terrorism and urged the United Nations to come up with “strong, coded actions” to tackle terror, its sponsors and those who are funding and supporting it. Naidu, in his address at an international […]
UN chief arrives on maiden India visit
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived here Monday on his maiden visit to India as the head of the world body that coincides with the commencement of events marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Guterres arrived in the afternoon and was received by senior UN officials, an […]
Stop ‘belittling’ great personalities: Modi
Rajkot (Guj), Sep 30: In a veiled attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the opposition party can abuse him, but should stop “belittling” icons like Mahatma Gandhi, Vallabhbhai Patel and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The prime minister also said cleanliness was an important aspect of Mahatma Gandhi’s life and asserted that sanitation coverage […]
Pak SC asks PM Imran Khan to pay fine to reguralise his Bani Gala property
Islamabad, Oct 1 : Prime Minister Imran Khan should be the first to pay a penalty to get his posh Bani Gala property here regularised, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar said on Monday. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Nisar heard a case regarding encroachments in Bani Gala, a […]