On his 64th death anniversary, the nation remembers Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who led India's freedom movement. ...
12:33 PM, Jan 30, 2012
CHENNAI: Ask anyone what Gandhi and Chennai have in common and theyd probably reply roads. But the connection between the Mahatma and the Queen of the Coromandel is certainly placed in the annals of time. Sixty-four years after he was slain on his way to address a prayer meeting, we take a look back at the times and places that the Father of the Nation left his diminutive footprint on,...
09:01 AM, Jan 30, 2012
Mumbai: Calling on the youth to "co-operate" with government in fighting the corruption, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said branding the entire bureaucracy and the political leadership as corrupt was not correct. "Tarring the entire bureaucracy or tarring the entire political leadership as being corrupt is not the right way," Murthy said, speaking at a seminar `Youth for Governance', organised by the Public Concern for the Governance Trust....
01:39 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Jaipur: Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in today's changing world and can help in finding the solution to any problem, adviser to the Prime Minister, Sam Pitroda said on Sunday. "Gandhian philosophy and thoughts are relevant in the changing world of today and can help in difficult time, and the philosophy is also important for global peace," Pitroda said at a plenary session of the 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas....
11:14 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Ahmedabad: Leading Economist Lord Meghnad Desai on Friday questioned the principles and beliefs of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking at an event in Ahmedabad, he said he was puzzled over why the apostle of ahimsa defended Adolf Hitler and endorsed the Bhagvad Gita, a text that Lord Desai believes condones violence. Desai was speaking on 'Gandhiji's views on violence', as a part of the 12th Prof Ramlal...
08:25 AM, Jan 07, 2012
Jerusalem: Looking upto Mahatma Gandhi's message of peace, Jerusalem municipality is mulling over setting up a memorial for the Indian leader, which will include a statue of Bapu and a mediation centre, in an area connecting a Jewish neighbourhood and an Arab one. "This gesture comes too late by 64 years," the initiator of the idea and fundraiser, Councilman Dr Meir Margalit, told Ma'ariv. "We should have had long cherished...
10:24 AM, Jan 05, 2012
London: When going for a job interview, candidates mostly expect questions pertaining to technical knowledge in the field, past history and so on, but tech giants are now resorting to ask 'odd' questions to test applicant's thoughtful approach to problem-solving, career experts say. "Would Mahatma Gandhi have made a good software engineer?" was one such question asked during an interview at Deloitte. Technology firms dominated this year's list of the...
04:35 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Mumbai: Anti-corruption Anna Hazare headed for the MMRDA grounds in Mumbai in an open truck, accompanied by his team members, to begin his three-day fast after paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Tuesday. He was shown black flags by protestors while he was on his way to Juhu on Tuesday morning. The convoy of Anna, on way to Mahatma Gandhi's statue on Juhu beach, was briefly stopped by around 20...
09:58 AM, Dec 27, 2011
Five years ago, the film Lage Raho Munnabhai gave us a Mahatma of the shopping mall, a Feel Good, Archie's Card Gandhi who materialized at Munnabhai's elbow with potted wisdom on how to get through a bad day. But 2011 brought us an altogether different avatar of Gandhi, someone who invoked the Mahatma in more powerful ways. Kisan Baburao Hazare, or Anna Hazare with his Gandhi topi and his satyagraha...
04:27 PM, Dec 15, 2011
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Cicero famously said, Anyone who has a library and a garden wants for nothing. Hyderabadis seem to believe in this quote which is why Landmark, Crossword and Walden are happy being in this business in the city. The book reading culture appears as strong as ever in the twin cities, be it fiction or non-fiction. But interestingly, its not fiction but management books which are floating the most. But an...
10:00 AM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: As Anna Hazare sat on a one-day fast demanding a strong Lokpal, Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi on Sunday attacked the activist saying his methods are 'not Gandhian' as they are becoming a 'mere ritual'. "His methods are not Gandhian because this is now turning into a mere ritual that every time he lands up in Delhi, he goes to Rajghat. It does not seem to be...
12:15 PM, Dec 11, 2011
New Delhi: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began his day-long token fast at Jantar Mantar to press for a strong Lokpal Bill on Sunday. Before beginning his one-day fast at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, Anna Hazare, accompanied by his team member Kiran Bedi, visited Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. People had gathered at Rajghat before Anna arrived there. Before heading for Anna's one-day fast and Lokpal debate...
09:23 AM, Dec 11, 2011
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, whose interventions have brought the backward Bundelkhand region into national focus on Thursday listened to the complaints of residents of the region straddling both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and assured them of all possible help. "The Bundelkhand package money belongs to you. You must use it well and whatever issues you have, we shall try to address as best as we can,"...
03:47 AM, Dec 09, 2011
CHENNAI: It was a message of peace and love from 5,000 Chennai-based Muslims to the world. Taking part in a procession to mourn the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad who was killed in the seventh century battle of Karbala in Iraq, they paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.As bare-chested children and men beat their blood-spattered chest with chains and hands to mourn the death of Imam, a...
08:24 AM, Dec 07, 2011
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