Sonam Wangchuk and others released; allowed to visit Rajghat; Jantar Mantar ‘protest today’

Sonam Wangchuk and others released; allowed to visit Rajghat; Jantar Mantar ‘protest today’

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Sajjad Kargili, along with several other protestors, were released by Delhi Police on Wednesday evening and allowed to go to Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti as the government informally promised to resume dialogue with the representatives of Ladakh. Wangchuk, Kargili and other protestors were detained on Monday evening near the Delhi border, … Read more

Three generations of UAE leadership plant sapling at Rajghat

Three generations of UAE leadership plant sapling at Rajghat

India and the UAE share a multifaceted relationship of which sustainability partnership forms a key pillar. This special bond is highlighted through a unique tradition of tree planting by UAE leaders at Rajghat in New Delhi. In 1992, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, planted an Amaltas (Cassia Fistula) … Read more

PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat ahead of swearing-in ceremony | India News

PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat ahead of swearing-in ceremony | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Sunday morning. This visit marked the beginning of the day on which Modi is scheduled to be sworn in as the Prime Minister for his third consecutive term.Modi also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he reached … Read more

Arvind Kejriwal: Kejriwal hugs children, touches parents’ feet before surrendering at Tihar jail after bail ends

Arvind Kejriwal: Kejriwal hugs children, touches parents’ feet before surrendering at Tihar jail after bail ends

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his family bid adieu to each other on Sunday before he left the CM’s residence to surrender at Tihar jail after his interim bail in the excise policy case ended on June 1. Kejriwal hugged his children and touched his parents’ feet before leaving in a car for a … Read more

Modi government following footsteps of Father of the Nation: Rajnath Singh

Modi government following footsteps of Father of the Nation: Rajnath Singh

Mahatma Gandhi envisioned a “strong, prosperous and clean” India and the Modi government is following the footsteps of the Father of the Nation and rolling schemes based on his ideas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday. The defence minister made the remarks after inaugurating a 10-feet tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi near Rajghat in the … Read more