New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan said on Monday that the unveiling of a bust of C. Rajagopalachari, replacing Edwin Lutyens’s bust, during the ‘Rajaji Utsav’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan represents another step in shedding the remnants of colonial influence. Addressing the audience, he emphasised that India’s movement away from colonial influence is not a single event but an ongoing transformation across governance, law, education, culture, and national identity, acc…
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New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India will observe ‘Rajaji Utsav’ on Monday with the unveiling of a statue of the first Indian Governor General of Independent India, C. Rajagopalachari, describing the move as part of a broader effort to shed symbols associated with British rule and a colonial mindset.Speaking during the 131st episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the Prime Minister recalled his call for the ‘Panch-Pran’ …
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) The long-pending issue of Bettiah Raj lands was raised in the Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday, with sharp questions posed to the state government over land ownership, tax collection, and the use of royal estate land for public institutions. RJD MLC Saurabh Kumar questioned the basis on which the Bihar government collected land revenue and issued receipts for Bettiah Raj lands whenever they were bought or sold since 1952.He asked how taxes were levied when the land did…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday termed the inauguration of the new Prime Minister’s Office ‘Seva Teerth’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a historic step towards placing public service above all at the very heart of Indian democracy.In a message on social media, the Home Minister said, “Today is historic day in placing public service at the very centre of Indian democracy, as Modi Ji inaugurated the new Prime Minister’s Office, ‘Seva Teerth’. ‘S…
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday attended a commemorative programme organised in Punjab’s Samrala in Ludhiana district on the birth anniversary of the great saint, social reformer and pioneer of national consciousness, Satguru Ram Singh Maharaj. Paying tributes, the Chief Minister described Satguru Ram Singh’s teachings as a guiding light for social transformation and national resurgence. He said, “Satguru’s life continues to inspire a developm…
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The history of 19th-century India, as chronicled through the records of its foreign rulers, is a study in paradox. While the British East India Company (EIC) claimed to govern for the “welfare and happiness of the inhabitants”, providing “new and valuable property” and administering justice, the reality inferred from the parliamentary debates in London was far darker: a system burdened by immense debt, a stifled native press, and a fundamental relationship where Indians w…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The British occupation of India was built upon a great lie: the assertion that foreign dominion served the “welfare and happiness of the inhabitants”. The East India Company (EIC), a vast trading corporation that had morphed into a territorial sovereign, continually boasted of establishing “courts of justice” and creating “new and valuable property” for the natives, claiming to have replaced a chaotic, precarious past.Yet, this veneer of benevolence barely concealed a sy…
Lucknow, Dec 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Assembly held a special discussion on Monday to mark the 150th anniversary of the national song Vande Mataram. Participating in the debate, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Vande Mataram is not merely a song, but a mantra that embodies the spirit of India’s freedom struggle, the courage of its revolutionaries, and the nation’s self-respect.The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh is perhaps th…