Mahatma Gandhi's shawl was sold for 40,000 pounds, while his will fetched 55,000 pounds. ...
08:52 AM, May 22, 2013
London: Mahatma Gandhi's personal effects and documents, including his prayer beads, blood sample, leather chappals and the iconic leader's last will and testament, went under the hammer on Tuesday fetching a whopping 300,000 pounds. The last will and testament of Mahatma Gandhi proved to be the highlight of the auction of rare documents and items associated with the Father of the Nation in a small English town on Tuesday. The...
09:40 PM, May 21, 2013
Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on Mahatma Gandhi's blood being auctioned in London. Q. You can access both political and diplomatic power as being a political leader. Did you try to stop this auction? honestly if my father's or grandfather's blood would have been auctioned like this, I would have even gone to the international court. Asked by: pc1 A. My Blood boils...
05:16 PM, May 21, 2013
London: A large collection of Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia will go under the hammer on Tuesday in London. Auction house Mullocks will auction the collection including a copy of a will, a pair of worn out sandals, a shawl woven by Gandhi himself, recordings of his speeches and a microscope slide with a drop of his blood. The auction house is already facing flak for selling Gandhi's belongings. But it is...
08:45 AM, May 21, 2013
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed. ...
11:49 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: Downplaying CAG's report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that it is a performance and not a financial audit. Ramesh said, "It is CAG's job to find shortcomings and if they don't show, it means they are not doing their job." Ramesh further said that the audit was conducted only after the government requested for it. The clarification comes after...
03:50 PM, Apr 23, 2013
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has tabled its report on the Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, as it was utilised across India. CNN-IBN has accessed the report which says only 30 per cent of 129 lakh works worth over Rs 1.26 lakh crore approved in 14 states were completed. Barely 30 per cent of NREGA works completed, while Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh used only 20...
12:37 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Thiruvananthapuram: A history museum, throwing light on the country's freedom struggle and evolution as a modern democracy over the decades, was inaugurated at the Kerala Assembly by state Governor Nikhil Kumar on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said the Kerala Assembly had set a model for other states by creating such a museum which would also help the young generation know about the life and work of Mahatma...
08:23 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi figures among the top three most admired leaders of the world, said a global survey of CEOs conducted by accountancy firm PwC. While Winston Churchill tops the list of 10 most admired leaders, Gandhi figures in the third position after Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple), said the 16th Annual Global CEO Survey. As part of its annual survey, PwC said it recently asked 1,400 CEOs from...
07:57 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday presented documentary evidence to Congress members in the state Assembly to validate her minister's argument that Mahatma Gandhi wanted to dissolve the century-old political party after Independence. Responding to a demand by some Congress members, who had sought proof that Mahatma Gandhi had advocated dissolving of Congress after Independence, Jayalalithaa stunned them by reading out excerpts from 'The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi...
04:23 PM, Apr 02, 2013
(Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagarpalika Puthaakalaya is Munna's favourite haunt. In times of trouble, this is where he takes refuge. He buries himself in books by ...
07:25 AM, Apr 01, 2013
Jim Carrey has released a spoof video 'Cold Dead Hand' which mocks the gun rights lobby and features actors dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, John Lennon and Abraham Lincoln. ...
08:21 AM, Mar 27, 2013
The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday said that corruption is India's biggest problem and it is making the country weak. "Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi sacrificed their lives for country's independence but today politicians are misusing their powers. Common people are facing corruption in there daily life," the Tibetan leader said. ...
03:01 AM, Mar 12, 2013
Activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, who on Monday was charged with attempting suicide for her fast unto death here in 2006 while demanding repeal of controversial AFSPA, said she is following Mahatma Gandhi's principle of non-violence and should not be "discriminated" against. ...
06:00 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Amidst a debate in India over capital punishment for rapists, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi on Monday said the death sentence is not the solution to end violence against women and the society needs to promote gender consciousness. "Capital punishment itself will not change the attitude towards gender, nor (the) Anna Hazare-led stir on bringing a law against corruption alone will change the system," Ela Gandhi, a former South African...
03:02 PM, Feb 25, 2013
A small scene from the 1982 Oscar-winning biopic 'Gandhi' saw a relatively unknown, young actor bully Mahatma Gandhi on screen. The actor, who played the street bully, was none other than Daniel Day-Lewis, the frontrunner for the best actor trophy at the Oscars tonight for his powerful portrayal of the 16th US president Abraham Lincoln. ...
04:21 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar during the inauguration of world's tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Patna. ...
03:09 PM, Feb 16, 2013
With a towering height of 70 feet, the world's tallest statute of Mahatma Gandhi was on Friday unveiled in Bihar. Bapu is seen standing affectionately with two children on either side in the bronze statue constructed at the historic Gandhi Maidan in Patna. ...
06:01 PM, Feb 15, 2013
A letter written by Mahatma Gandhi to the British authorities in 1943 arguing against wasteful expenditure of putting him under house arrest has made it to an UK auction. ...
02:56 AM, Feb 10, 2013
What is the relevance of Gandhi in today's India? Can modern India, with its obsession for breakneck growth, still learn from a man whose ideas and ideals have inspired liberation movements and men like Martin Luther King Junior and Nelson Mandela? Historian Mridula Mukherjee joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on 65th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. ...
01:09 PM, Jan 31, 2013
