As India celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, unidentified miscreants stole a portion of his ashes kept at Bapu Bhawan in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa, police said on Thursday.
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Gandhi figures on postage stamps of 100 plus countries
India, of course, led the world in releasing postage stamp on the Mahatma. The first postage stamp on Mahatma Gandhi was planned to be released on October 2, 1947, according to the Gandhi World Foundation.
Mahatma assassination's sole surviving witness says country needs humble leaders like Gandhi
As India readies itself to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday, K.D. Madan (96), probably the last living witness of Gandhi's last moments, paid an emotional tribute to the great leader.
Mahatma Gandhi's way of life still followed at this temple
Each morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the caretaker of the temple, devotees and Gandhians still follow the routine that Gandhi started when the gathering would sing bhajans that he loved to be followed by other chores.
Advanced version of Swachh Bharat Mission expected soon
The advanced version of Swachh Bharat Mission is already in pipeline, which would focus on managing sewage faecal matter, solid waste management and other basic issues that create huge environmental implications.
600 prisoners across India to be released on Gandhi Jayanti
Nearly 600 prisoners, convicted of offences other than murder, rape and corruption, will be released from 150 jails across the country on Wednesday, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Jinnah never trusted Gandhi
M.A. Jinnah never trusted Mahatma Gandhi even as the latter had proposed his name for the post of first Prime Minister of Independent India, according to a book and historical documents.
Gandhi and Bose: Freedom fighters at odds with each other
It is the eternal riddle, one that for most remains in the realm of unsolved mysteries. Of course, Netaji is now part of myth. His exploits part of legend as he tried freeing India from the yoke of British tyranny.
No takers for Gandhian Thought at Bihar's Bhagalpur university
With the dwindling admissions, the University wanted to shut the department from this academic session, but the plan has been stalled as this is the 150th year of Gandhiji's birth anniversary.
A Swachh Bharat milestone: Google Maps show 57K public toilets in India
Adding public toilets to Google Maps was initially launched as a pilot in New Delhi, Bhopal, and Indore in 2016, in collaboration with the Swachh Bharat Mission and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Gandhi's khadi back in forceful reckoning
In the report, the Khadi's production increase in 2012-13 is shown as 6.27 percent more than 2011-12. In 2013-14, the production increased by 6.45 percent. In 2014-15, the production increased by 8.49 percent.
Life-sized hologram of Gandhi holds forth at Ahinsa Lecture in Paris
The Ahinsa dialogue, held on Tuesday at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, commemorates the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2 which marks Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, the MGIEP said in a statement.
Gandhi priced his autograph at Rs 5 in Bhagalpur
The house where Gandhiji stayed is a heritage structure and was converted into the residence of the Bhagalpur District Magistrate after Deep Narayan Singh donated it to the government post independence.
When Gandhi turned 'half-naked fakir' in Tamil Nadu
Mahatma Gandhi had taken some crucial decisions in Tamil Nadu in his fight against the British for freedom, that included turning into what is famously described as the 'half-naked fakir', 98-years ago.
Bhitiharwa school set up by Bapu still awaits recognition
Kasturba stayed in the village for six months even after Gandhiji moved to other places. She made sure that girls also attended the school. For this she launched a special drive to bring in the girl students from the village.
When Gandhi inspired a generation of freedom-fighters
As a high school ward initially and a college student subsequently, Doreswamy heard a lot about Gandhi by word of mouth, listened to his voice in radio and read about him in the vernacular press those days.
Gandhi's Hinduism was neither flashing janeu, nor sporting tilak
Mahatma Gandhi was a staunch Hindu and definitely one of the earliest examples in Indian polity where religion was used for political purpose. Much ahead of BJP in 2014 or AIMIM in state polls.
When Mahatma Gandhi survived a lynch mob in South Africa
While he was at Rajkot, a 27-year-old Gandhi wrote and issued a "Green Pamphlet", in which he exposed the condition of Indian indentured labourers and coolies in South Africa and the human rights violations there.
This Neem tree witnessed the Champaran Satyagrah
He said Gandhi came on August 4, 1917 during Champaran Satyagrah and looked into the atrocities on farmers cultivating indigo and registered statements of more than thousands of villagers.
Gandhi and the origin of hartal against Rowlatt Act
It was at Rajaji's residence where Gandhiji dreamt about the hartal against the draconian Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as the Rowlatt Act.
Bapu still intimidates his killers: Tushar Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Arun Gandhi says those who killed the Father of the Nation are so intimidated by him that they are still trying to demonise him and justify his assassination.
On Saptkranti Express, Bapu's journey from 'Mohan to Mahatma'
Bogies of Saptkranti Express, which runs between Muzaffarpur and Anand Vihar via Champaran, the work place of Mahatama Gandhi, will have on display photographs of events from his life.
This school remembers Gandhi every day
The school is popular in Narsinghpur as the children and the locals take pride in wearing the Gandhi cap. The rest of the country may have given up wearing the cap but this school is continuing with the tradition.
Gandhi's non-violence at a time of conflict
Choudhury, who works in the areas of armed conflict, peace processes and forced displacement, said the post-Cold War world has witnessed a rising number of identity-based, political and ideological violence across the world.
Indian American selected among 12 NASA astronaut candidates
He continued on to earn a master's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated from the US Naval Test Pilot School.