UN issues stamp to honour GandhiOctober 3rd, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has released a one-dollar colourful postal stamp of Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate the 140th birth anniversary of the apostle of peace observed Friday as the International Day of Non-violence. The stamp, released here Friday by the UN Postal Administration, the world body's postal agency, has been designed by Miami-based artist Ferdie Pacheco, with the Father of the Nation in red, blue and gold.
Americans owe an enormous gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi: ObamaOctober 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said that Americans owe an enormous gratitude to the father of the Indian nation as the US has its "roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violent social action movement" he led for India's independence. "His teachings and ideals, shared with Martin Luther King Jr.
PM leads nation in remembering Gandhi, ShastriOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were amongst the many ministers and parliamentarians who paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Parliament House on the occasion of their birth anniversaries Friday. Amongst the other dignitaries present on the occasion to pay floral tributes to the two leaders were Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha, ex-MPs and family members of Lal Bahadur Shastri, said a release issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat here.
Gandhi remembered on birth anniversaryOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Leaders cutting across the political spectrum Friday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, on his 140th birth anniversary by offering floral tributes at his memorial Rajghat. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition L.K.
Vajpayee 'deeply hurt' by YSR's deathSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A "deeply hurt" former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday paid tributes to Andra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash.
PM, Sonia Gandhi pay homage to YSRSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, general secretary Rahul Gandhi and several central ministers Friday paid homage to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash Wednesday.
Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 65th birth anniversaryAugust 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 65th birth anniversary Thursday, joining his widow and Congress president Sonia, their son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra at Rajiv Gandhi's memorial Veer Bhumi here. Hymns from all religions were sung at the memorial in his remembrance.
CPI-M mourns its victims of Andhra police firingJuly 28th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar Tuesday paid tributes to the workers of his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) who were killed in police firing in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district two years ago. It was on this day in 2007 that seven CPI-M workers were killed and dozens of other were injured when police opened fire during an agitation by the party to press its demand for distributing government land among the landless poor.
Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 18th death anniversaryMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries gathered Thursday to remember former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 18th death anniversary at his memorial Veer Bhumi, three days after Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran who ordered his assassination was killed in Sri Lanka. Rajiv Gandhi's family - his widow and Congress president Sonia, their son Rahul, daughter Priyanka and son-in-law Robert Vadra - paid floral tributes to the leader, who was assassinated on May 21, 1991 by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber when he was attending a public rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
Nation pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his 18th death anniversaryMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi led the nation to pay homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 18th death anniversary today. Sonia Gandhi was among the first to arrive at Veerbhmi, the memorial of the charismatic leader.
NRI publisher pays tributes to Thatcher on 30th anniversary of poll winMay 8th, 2009 LONDON - A leading India-born publisher paid lavish tributes to Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons Thursday as the former British prime minister was feted next door on the 30th anniversary of her famous election victory. 'When Margaret Thatcher won the election, Britain was called the 'sick man of Europe.' The fact that it is no longer the 'sick man' is largely due to her,' said C.B.
Manmohan, Advani come face to face in ParliamentMay 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After bitterly campaigning against each other, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Wednesday came face-to-face in Parliament at a function.
Venkataraman cremated with full state honoursJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former president R. Venkataraman, who passed away Tuesday, was cremated with full state honours here Wednesday afternoon as President Pratibha Patil led the nation in paying last respects to the leader.
Venkataraman cremated with full state honoursJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former president R. Venkataraman, who passed away Tuesday, was cremated with full state honours here Wednesday afternoon with President Pratibha Patil leaing the nation in paying last respects to the leader.
Parliamentarians pay floral tributes to NetajiJanuary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, leader of the house Pranab Mukherjee and opposition leader L.K. Advani led parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 112th birth anniversary Friday.
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