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Haaretz
February 16, 2018
Until recently, Indian Jews have been considered extraterrestrial, but in the recent meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Jews in Mumbai, which I had the privilege to attend, the prime minister was visibly moved to meet these cosmic leaders. At the end of August 2018, the 30th GeneralÃÂ ...
Kashmir Watch
February 16, 2018
No less an Indian independence leader of the stature than that of Abul Kalam Azad has written thus: “ On 10 July, 1946, Jawaharlal ... Congress was adamant that since it was secular with [some] Muslim leaders on its side, it would itself take their care & safeguard their rights. It considered Muslim LeagueÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
February 15, 2018
Shortly after Indian independence, India and Iran established formal foreign relations in 1950, but were not off to the best start. During the ... Despite that, leaders and ministers from both countries did exchange visits, beginning with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's tour of India in 1956. Prime MinistersÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
February 12, 2018
Last week, in the course of a strong attack on the Congress party and its leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Lok Sabha: “Had Sardar ... this from Sardar Patel himself”, wrote V P Menon, the former political adviser to Mountbatten, who had played a key role in drafting the Indian Independence Bill.
The Express Tribune (blog)
February 11, 2018
The BJP leaders take a leaf, literally, out of Bunch of Thoughts, a book by MS Golwalkar, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) second Sarsanghchalak (supreme leader). About Muslims and Christians, Golwalkar had asked if “they were true to their salt and grateful to their land” which brought them up.
The Flyer
February 5, 2018
Arun Gandhi's grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian activist and leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. He believed in Hinduism and promoted asceticism and nonviolent civil disobedience. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by right-wing Hindu nationalist NathuramÃÂ ...
The Practice
January 30, 2018
The summer of 2017 marked the 70th anniversary of Indian independence. While the leaders of this world-changing event—Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru—are widely known, it is perhaps less noted that both of these individuals were British-trained barristers. They were lawyers. (It is also noteworthy thatÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
January 26, 2018
Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani said: "India has no right to celebrate Republic Day as it has occupied Jammu Kashmir with its military might." ... Authorities blocked internet and phone networks until Friday afternoon, as they do for Indian Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations as well.
The Macomb Daily
January 24, 2018
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump approved new tariffs on imports, the leaders of Canada and India come out ... He urged governments not to turn to isolation, driving home his point by quoting Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi: “I don't want theÃÂ ...
TIME
January 23, 2018
“Forces of protectionism are raising their heads against globalization,” he told a crowd of business and government leaders in the opening address at the ... He urged governments not to turn to isolation, driving home his point by quoting Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi: “I don't want theÃÂ ...
Firstpost
January 22, 2018
But, what is the meaning of having a constitution and why was it the task of most urgent concern for India's leaders after its independence to draft and ... The Act had been suitably modified by Orders in Council passed by virtue of the Indian Independence Act, 1947 to work as a temporary constitution of IndiaÃÂ ...
NewsAhead Agency
January 14, 2018
Britain, which imprisoned Gandhi periodically during the independence struggle, now ranks him with the world's great leaders. The advocate of ... They include American president Abraham Lincoln and prime minister Winston Churchill, who opposed Indian independence. The square is expected to be aÃÂ ...
Scroll.in
January 9, 2018
As Ambedkar gradually transforms himself into a leader of his people, the film captures his motivations behind the protest organised at Mahad in 1927, the ... Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: The Untold Truth goes on to illustrate its subject's contribution to the Indian independence movement, depicting the largeÃÂ ...
Dhaka Tribune
January 9, 2018
Pranab is likely to visit the ancestral home of Masterda Surya Sen, an influential leader of Indian independence movement against the British rule, in Noapara under Raozan upazila in Chittagong. He will be here on a three-day private visit and his programmes are being finalized. He also expressed interestÃÂ ...
United News of India
January 6, 2018
Officials at the Indian Assistant High Commission office here said Pranab Mukherjee is expected visit the home of Martyr Surya Sen, an influential leader of Indian Independence movement, at Noapara village under Raozan Upazila in Chittagong. He will meet Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and attendÃÂ ...
Web India 123
January 4, 2018
People started believing that Indian Independence was imminent and the hope of freedom brought in support from all over the country. ... Stating that the entry of US in the II World War added an element of respect for the values of liberty and freedom among the leaders of the world, Mr Purohit said it wouldÃÂ ...
The Nation
January 4, 2018
“If parties (India & Pakistan) come here and both of them call upon the Security Council to make recommendations for the solution of their (Kashmir) dispute, ought they not in advance agree to abide by it? They are not bound to ask the Security Council to make such recommendations, but if they do, I askÃÂ ...
Asia Times
December 26, 2017
On one hand, Hindutva has become an unstoppable political force with successive electoral victories under the combined leadership of Prime Minister .... Being the most prominent leader of the Indian Independence Movement, it wasn't expected of Gandhi to write articles based on stereotypes andÃÂ ...
LobeLog
December 24, 2017
Independence did not, in the BJP's view, eliminate this pathology, because Indian leaders (the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, remains the .... few serious challenges to India's secular ethos and practices during the first several decades of Indian independence, and that the country made progress onÃÂ ...
Arab News
December 16, 2017
“The Gujarat election campaign has been a turning point in the career of the Congress leader,” Sharma said. “Those who used to deride him started taking him seriously for the simple reason that he has very candidly addressed issues which touch the lives of the people. His campaign was reassuring, andÃÂ ...
NDTV
December 14, 2017
He joined the Indian Independence struggle after he met Mahatama Gandhi in 1917. ... After India gained independence from the British, Sardar Patel was one of the first Congress leaders to accept the partition of India as a solution to the rising Muslim separatist movement led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Nikkei Asian Review
December 7, 2017
AHMEDABAD, India Peering inside the cottages at Mahatma Gandhi's retreat on the banks of the Sabarmati River, visitors find spartan spaces with only the most essential furniture -- a cot, perhaps, or a desk. Material possessions mattered little to the pacifist Indian independence leader. The cottages, madeÃÂ ...
The New Indian Express
December 31, 1999
Members of RSS would then keep meeting one another as friends do as usual,” added the 67-year-old leader as he outlined the objectives and duties of RSS activists. He has ... RSS and BJP leaders said the party led by the jailed Lalu Prasad Yadav is “incapable of understanding the ideal of patriotism”.
India Currents
December 31, 1999
70 years ago the country of India was partitioned by Great Britain, following the Indian Independence Act of 1947. ... While the major political figures of Partition are well known: Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy from Britain, Nehru and Gandhi, leaders of Indian National Congress and Jinnah from the MuslimÃÂ ...
Hindustan Times
December 31, 1999
The revised textbooks have glorified the role of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar in the Indian independence movement, called the Congress a nurtured ... space in the Class 9 textbook and that every leader can't be included in every textbook, critics slammed the revision calling it “brazen saffronisaiton”.
Feminism in India (blog)
December 12, 2017
Some of the leaders within the party sensed betrayal to the struggle and had to meet up in a classroom to find the alternative and rescue the ... After Indian independence celebrated its 25th anniversary, Dalit Panthers questioned the very idea of independence and stood up for real independence.
The Quint
December 12, 2017
“Failure is a part of success, there is nothing to worry about it,” said Sam Pitroda when asked about the possible impact an electoral loss in Gujarat or Himachal Pradesh would have on Rahul Gandhi's tenure as Congress President. Gandhi will formally take over the top post just two days before electionÃÂ ...
Sun.Star
December 11, 2017
The former CEO of Honeywell and author of the book Execution, Larry Bossidy, wrote why leadership characteristics, such as humility, make one a more effective leader. “The more you can contain your ego, the more realistic you are about your problems. You learn how to listen, and admit that you don'tÃÂ ...
India Today
December 11, 2017
Pranab's father, Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee, was active in the Indian independence movement and was a member of West Bengal Legislative Council between ... During the controversial Internal Emergency of 1975-77, he was accused (like several other Congress leaders) of committing gross excesses. 6.
HeraldScotland
December 10, 2017
“We worked with community leaders from Bradford and Leicester, as well as advisors from the British Museum, on how best to approach this incredibly rich material because there are so ... “We were very mindful of the recent commemorations around the 70th anniversary of Indian independence partition.
The New Indian Express
December 7, 2017
BHUBANESWAR: Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Jayee Rajguru, Vice -President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said, he was the hero of the earliest war of Indian independence known as the Khurda ... Former minister and senior BJP leader Biswabhusan Harichandan also attended the function.
Nikkei Asian Review
December 7, 2017
AHMEDABAD, India Peering inside the cottages at Mahatma Gandhi's retreat on the banks of the Sabarmati River, visitors find spartan spaces with only the most essential furniture -- a cot, perhaps, or a desk. Material possessions mattered little to the pacifist Indian independence leader. The cottages, made ...
The National
December 6, 2017
Senior Congress party leaders welcome their vice-president, Rahul Gandhi (second left) with flowers as he arrives to file his nomination papers at party headquarters in New ... The party, founded in 1885, had a series of presidents drawn from every Indian community up until Indian independence in 1947.
The Conversation AU
December 5, 2017
Educated unemployment and underemployment is also a critical issue. Some students say they're engaged only in “timepass”: everyday efforts to stave off boredom and manage a sense of dead time. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, a leader in the Indian independence movement against British rule.
Pragativadi
November 25, 2017
Under his leadership, the Congress Party won 82 of 140 seats and Patnaik ... was one of the first to be arrested along with other opposition leaders. ... last ruler of the princely state of Patna in Odisha before Indian independence in 1947. .... A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of ...
Kashmir Watch
November 25, 2017
As a top freedom fighter to successfully fight for Indian independence under Mahatma Gandhi ... New Delhi made popular Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdullah as Prime Minster of ... Joint Hurriyat leaders have warned of mass agitation against Indian ... Joint resistance leadership in Indian administered Jammu ...
DailyO
November 22, 2017
If any leader in the Congress dares to put up a token fight by ... I often tend to compare the people who swear by a political party and their leaders to religious folks. ... It could be a combination of many things; "good looks", leadership ... into a movement, like the one that preceded Indian independence.
Scroll.in
November 21, 2017
Many leaders of the Indian independence movement, including Mahatma Gandhi and Mohan Malaviya, promoted Indian approaches to ...
Nikkei Asian Review
November 19, 2017
AHMEDABAD, India -- Peering inside the cottages at Mahatma Gandhi's retreat on the banks of the Sabarmati River, visitors find spartan ...
Daily Telegraph
November 17, 2017
Gandhi, the granddaughter of early Indian independence leader Motilal Nehru, ... in 1967, to become one of the first female democratic leaders.
Middle East Monitor
November 14, 2017
The leader of the Indian independence movement against the British was strongly opposed to the idea of a Jewish national home in Palestine.
The Indian Express
November 14, 2017
... on the occasion of the birth anniversary of tribal leader Birsa Munda, an important figure in the history of the Indian independence movement.
South China Morning Post
November 8, 2017
Virbhadra Singh is himself descended from the royal family that ruled a part of Himachal Pradesh until Indian independence, and he admits his ...
OK! Magazine
November 2, 2017
It's based on the violent true events which eventually led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader on the Indian independence ...
Daily Pioneer
November 2, 2017
Notably, former leaders of the Anushilan Samiti and the Ghadar Party played key roles in starting the IIL. ... Under the leadership of the Mahatma, the tallest Indian leader, the .... This was the last war of Indian independence.
The Hindu
November 1, 2017
... which has so far been regarded as the first war of Indian Independence. ... had rebelled against the British rule under the leadership of Baxi ...
India Today
October 31, 2017
Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883), was more than just a religious leader. ... a number of political leaders during India's struggle for independence. ... Prakash, which contributed to the Indian independence movement.
The Indian Express
October 31, 2017
... of a military commander and the deftness of a visionary leader. ... said about leadership: “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles.
The Hindu
October 24, 2017
They rebelled against the British rule under the leadership of Bakshi ... has so far been regarded as the First War of Indian Independence.
NDTV
October 23, 2017
They rebelled against the British rule under the leadership of Baxi ... which has so far been regarded as the first war of Indian Independence.
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