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TopicGandhi Jayanti

Topic: Gandhi Jayanti

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Swachh Bharat Mission’s next chapter must be about unlocking the economic value of sanitation

The journey from ODF to ODF Plus Model has not been about ticking boxes, but about ensuring that households, schools, and anganwadi centres reflect the success of the rural water and sanitation missions.

‘Godse ideology’: BJP leaders slam Kangana for ‘country doesn’t have fathers’ post on Gandhi Jayanti

BJP leader says Kangana Ranaut should ‘avoid speaking on every subject'. 'Her statements embarrass the party,' says former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia.

‘No shortage of MLAs in Maharashtra’ & ‘Kamandal vs Mandal’ politics gets fresh start

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi — ‘Satyameva Jayate anybody?’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Continues to illuminate our path’ — PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

Besides the President and the Prime Minister, Union Cabinet ministers and foreign diplomats too made a beeline for Rajghat Monday morning to pay their respects to the ‘father of the nation’.

Want to play dandiya raas, only Hindus may pass & ‘Congress hand’ in Modi’s 5G launch

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Mahatma Gandhi’s reaction to current news, and what it means to be a ‘true’ Gandhian

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

#NathuramGodseZindabad trends on Gandhi Jayanti. Here’s how Twitter hashtags go viral

The hashtag ‘NathuramGodseZindabad (Long Live Nathuram Godse)’ was trending in Hindi, with nearly 1 lakh tweets employing it by Friday evening.

Two occasions when Gandhi identified himself as a farmer

Born in a family of princely states’ high officials, Gandhi had no knowledge about farmers. His first brush with farming was in South Africa.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.