Bihar’s Bharatiya Janata Party minister Vinod Narayan Jha has made sexiest comments on Priyanka Gandhi, the newly appointed All India Congress Committee General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East. Calling Priyanka “beautiful”, Jha said that “Beautiful faces don’t attract votes.” Speaking on Priyanka’s entry to politics, Jha said that Priyanka in naive[Read More…]
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Gandhi attacks Modi on women’s safety, makes veiled reference to Akbar
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on womens safety and taunted him over his “silence” while alluding to the allegations of sexual harassment against Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar. Addressing an election rally, Gandhi targeted the Modi government at[Read More…]
Mahatma Gandhi guiding light to eradicate poverty: President Kovind
New Delhi: In his message on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said Mahatma Gandhi will be the guiding light in India’s pursuit to eradicate poverty and achieve rapid social and economic progress. He said it would be “only befitting” to celebrate this year’s Jayanti[Read More…]
Unfading ballad of ‘Quit India Movement’ that brainstorm India to rise against the British for Independence
India remembers 8th August for its nationalist stir ‘Quit India Movement’. It was the year 1942, World War II was going on. Fearing attacks from Japan, the British had proposed Indians to cooperate with them in the war. If Indians cooperate the British in the war, they will free India[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi finally elected as president of Indian National Congress
Rahul Gandhi, who is putting up a spirited campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat, was on Monday elected the President of the Congress, taking over from his mother who had helmed the country’s oldest party for 19 long years. The 47-year-old Rahul will formally take over the reins[Read More…]
Rahul hits out at Modi, says talk about Gujarat, not Pakistan
Hitting out at Narendra Modi for dragging Pakistan into the Gujarat elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that rather than talking about foreign countries in his election campaign speeches in Gujarat the Prime Minister should say something about the state. “The Prime Minister talks sometimes about Pakistan[Read More…]
Congress’ Shehzad Poonawalla slams dynasty politics, says process to elect party President ‘rigged’
Congress leader and Maharashtra Congress Secretary Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday questioned the process to elect party President, calling it “rigged” and said Vice President Rahul Gandhi must first resign from his post. Poonawalla said he would also contest the election if it was conducted in a “genuine” manner. On Tuesday,[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi on three-day visit to north Gujarat, BJP’s bastion
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Gujarat on Saturday on a three-day visit, his fourth in a row to the poll-bound state. This time he is visiting the stronghold of the BJP, in north Gujarat. Gandhi is expected to attack the ruling BJP, both in the state as well[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Modi, Congress demands Rupani’s removal
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a report that market watchdog Sebi had imposed penalties on several entities, including Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s family, for “manipulative trade”, while the party demanded that Rupani must resign. “Na khaunga na khane[Read More…]
Revisiting Gandhi’s ahimsa/non-violence as a force and means for emancipation
Today, on MK Gandhi’s birthday, I analyse his greatest contribution to the Indian nation and its polity – his understanding and practise of the ultimate political weapon that shaped the Indian independence movement and continues to shape the political discourse today – ahimsa or non-violence. Gandhi redefined non-violence not only[Read More…]
Performance of India, China will determine how world would be reshaped: Rahul Gandhi
The performance of India and China would determine how the world would fundamentally be reshaped despite the path chosen by them, said Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday. Gandhi was interacting with students at the Princeton University. He noted that there was “a lot of synergy” between India and the[Read More…]
Why Pakistan celebrates Independence Day on 14th August and not 15th?
Although India got divided into two states, India and Pakistan on the same day, the neighboring country marks 14th of August as its independence day, while India celebrates its independence day on 15th of August. This has puzzled many and most of the youth are busy googgling the reason behind it. So,[Read More…]
The unmaking of India by the RSS
Bharata – the official Sanskrit name of India, has different theories of the name’s origin. This term is derived from the Sanskrit root “bhr” which means to bear. The literal meaning of Bharata is often cited as ‘to be maintained’ (of fire). The philosophies surrounding the origin of our beloved[Read More…]
Gandhi or Godse: Who should India be known for?
There was this man, who belonged to India, and who is still admired all over the globe – the world’s greatest leaders and thinkers – all are his fans. But, Indians are forgetting him day by day. Some are even busy in slandering his image. Any guesses, who is he?[Read More…]
Presidential poll: Opposition gears up, but number doesn’t add up
Former diplomat, governor, Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been approached for the presidential candidate 2017 by the opposition. Talks are still ongoing about other candidates, however, Gandhi, whose paternal grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi, is a front-runner. Gopalkrishna has confirmed that he has been approached, but denied to reveal any further details. Gopalkrishna[Read More…]
Don’t place Gandhi symbols in dirty areas: Centre
Ghana University wants to remove Gandhi statue from campus
A petition calling for the removal of a of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi from a university in Ghana is gaining popular support. The university has cited a controversy over what critics call his “racist identity.” Even though the government has made it clear that the removal would be for[Read More…]