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Swaraj recalls contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj recalled the contributions made by Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and anti-apartheid crusader Nelson Mandela on the 125th anniversary of Satyagraha as she said India and South Africa have emerged as mo
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Mahatma Gandhi's historic felicitation at Pietermaritzburg station
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Pietermaritzburg [South Africa], June 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday visited the historic Pietermaritzburg railway station, where more than a century ago Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi suffered humiliation after being thrown out of the first class compartmen
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EAM Swaraj reaches Durban in South Africa
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Durban [South Africa], June 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj, who is on a five-day visit to South Africa, arrived in Durban on Tuesday.
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PM Modi lauds Bihar Govt. on successful Swachhagraha campaign
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Motihari (Bihar) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised the leadership of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar for the success of the weeklong Swachhagraha Campaign in the state.
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PM Modi to visit Champaran tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Champaran (Bihar) [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar's Champaran district tomorrow to be a part of the concluding celebration of Centenary of Champaran Satyagraha.
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Anna Hazare to start indefinite hunger strike today
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar. 23 (ANI): Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will here on Friday begin his indefinite fast to bring about a competent Lokpal and ensure better production cost for farm produce.
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Will do 'satyagaraha' till life in my body: Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 16 (ANI): Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday said his satyagraha (insistence on truth) will start from March 23 and it will continue till life will be in his body.
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Satyagraha over death penalty for child rapists
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Two days after the horrific rape of an 8-month-old baby in the National Capital, the Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) has launched a Satyagraha - non-violent protest - to urge the Centre and the State to address the issue of rising rapes of children.
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Bhopal: Visually impaired students continue protest demanding employment
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): The protest by visually impaired students demanding employment and other basic facilities entered 12th day on Friday.
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Bhopal: Visually impaired students hold 'Jal Satyagraha', demand employmen
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India] December 26 (ANI): Visually impaired students on Tuesday held 'Jal Satyagraha' in a pond near Bhopal's Neelam Park demanding employment from the state government.
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Rajasthan: Half-buried farmers continue protest on Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Farmers in Jaipur's Neendar village, who have been protesting government's acquisition of their lands by burying themselves partially in pits, continued with their protest on the occasion of Diwali.
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Nitish Kumar urges PM to grant Central University status to Patna Universi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Oct 14 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant Patna University the status of a Central University.
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