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Cong derived max strength from Gujarat, have come here for inspiration: Kharge
Mallikarjun Kharge said Gujarat had always been the top state from which the Congress derived its greatest strength over the last 140 years
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 04:43 PM IST
From the Archive: A charter of liberty
That the people include all those who were formerly subjects of Indian princes was the effect of a brief announcement made by Sardar Patel
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 07:52 AM IST
HT Editorial
Congress vs BJP: Lok Sabha debutants fight it out for key seat in Gujarat
The 48-year-old rose to prominence during the 2017 assembly elections, when she clinched victory over BJP stalwart Shankar Chaudhary in Vav constituency.
Updated on May 01, 2024 04:40 AM IST
Maulik Pathak, Ahmedabad
‘Will have to listen to youth, believe in their power’, says Amit Shah
Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi came up with several schemes with the understanding that only the youth can create an India of the future.
Published on Dec 16, 2023 09:15 PM IST
Haryana: NSUI pays tribute to Indira Gandhi, Sardar Patel
NSUI MDU president Sushil Hooda said they remembered Sardar Valabh Patel and Indira Gandhi for their rich contribution to the nation
Updated on Nov 01, 2023 05:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Lt governor Manoj Sinha flags off ‘Run for Unity’
He said the citizens of the UT must resolve today to work with great unity and one objective to make our nation a developed country by 2047
Published on Oct 31, 2023 11:01 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
National Unity Day: Why India celebrates Ekta Diwas on October 31? Know history
National Unity Day 2023: Here's all you need to know about why India celebrates Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, its history, significance and celebration
Published on Oct 30, 2023 07:57 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi
Savarkar in, Nehru kept out from list of great leaders in UP syllabus
The Uttar Pradesh Board will teach its students about the life and times of 50 great leaders of India, including Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Deen Dayal Upadhyay, but not Jawaharlal Nehru. Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Bhimrao Ambedkar, and Lal Bahadur Shahstri, however, make the cut. The inclusion of Savarkar, who opposed India?s freedom, has been criticised by Congress? media co-ordinator. The marks for the new subject will not be included in the high school and intermediate exams mark sheet.
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 01:09 AM IST
HT This Day: June 5, 1949 -- Armed forces academy inaugurated
“This Academy, I hope, will be the nursery of great and eminent soldiers,” said Sardar Patel addressing a parade of 350 cadets when he inaugurated formally the Armed Forces Academy here today.
Updated on Jun 04, 2023 08:43 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Dehra Dun
National Education Day 2022: PM Modi pays tributes to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
National Education Day is celebrated annually on November 11 to mark the birth anniversary of India's first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
Published on Nov 11, 2022 01:26 PM IST
Yagya Sharma | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Centre will spare no effort in relief ops': PM Modi on Gujarat bridge collapse
Morbi bridge collapse: The rescue ops continued overnight at the accident site.
Updated on Oct 31, 2022 10:12 AM IST
Amit Shah expresses grief over loss of lives in Morbi bridge collapse
The death toll in the Morbi bridge collapse incident has breached 130, even as rescue operations continues at the site.
Published on Oct 31, 2022 09:10 AM IST
Sharangee Dutta, New Delhi
Statue of Unity footfall logs 30.5% rise, crosses pre-Covid numbers
“The average daily tourist footfall at present is 12,369 as against 10,194 during the pre-Covid period, marking a jump of 21%,” said a Union government official familiar the matter, requesting anonymity.
Published on May 01, 2022 11:52 PM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj
On Vallabhbhai Patel's death anniversary, tributes pour in for ‘India’s unifier'
To mark his significance during the independence struggle and his contributions to independent India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Unity, a colossal statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on October 31, 2018.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 08:19 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
'Scared of an Italian': BJP on Karnataka leaders' video over Sardar Patel photo
In the viral video, Siddaramaiah told DK Shivakumar that there was no portrait of Sardar Patel. "We never keep Patel's picture on the day," Shivakumar said.
Published on Nov 24, 2021 02:19 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
National Unity Day: As India pays tributes to Sardar Patel, know the history
Vallabhbhai Patel was dubbed “Sardar” (chief) for his leadership skills in leading the country through the struggle for independence and beyond, and most notably during the integration of the princely states and the India-Pakistan War of 1947.
Published on Oct 31, 2021 09:48 AM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
‘Committed a sin’: BJP slams Cong over alleged anti-Patel remarks in CWC meet
Former PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra, who joined the Congress in 2017, made these remarks, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said, citing a media report.
Published on Oct 18, 2021 01:59 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PM Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan; pays tribute to Sardar Patel
Prime Minister Modi also recalled the 9/11 attacks, which took place on this date in 2001, as well as Swami Vivekananda's iconic speech in Chicago from 1893.
Published on Sep 11, 2021 12:08 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
Govt clarifies on controversy over Motera stadium being named after PM
Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind, is part of a larger complex, named 'Sardar Patel Sports Complex'.
Updated on Feb 24, 2021 11:22 PM IST
Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Statue of Unity - A rare first
Two elevators take visitors up to the Viewing Gallery housed in the chest of the statue between the 2nd and 3rd buttons of the jacket.
Updated on Dec 18, 2020 09:36 AM IST
Himank Kothiyal
PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his death anniversary
Patel, a freedom fighter who became India’s first home minister and deputy prime minister, is credited with unifying hundreds of princely states with the Union of India following independence through a mix of persuasion, dialogue and even use of force when required.
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 08:39 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh
Kevadia a must visit, tweets PM Modi, shares photos
Sardar Patel Zoological Park and Geodesic Aviary Dome in Kevadia is home to more than 1,100 birds and animals and five lakh plants
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 10:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Sardar Patel and the Kashmir question, writes Ram Madhav
PM Modi was not off the mark when he said last year, ‘.... that if Sardar Patel was the first PM of India there would not have been a Jammu and Kashmir problem.’
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 07:49 PM IST
Ram Madhav
Films on Gandhi, Sardar Patel most watched during virtual patriotic film festival
Shyam Benegal-directed documentary The Making of the Mahatma, Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi along with National Film Development Corporation’s (NFDC) Sardar Patel --- A Nation Stands United and Satyajit Ray’s Ghare Baire emerged as the most-watched films in the first-ever patriotic film festival that was organised by the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry between August 7 and 21.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 10:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Amandeep Shukla
Amit Shah, Kejriwal visit 10,000-bed Chhatarpur Covid facility
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited the newly built 10,000-bed Covid care facility in Chhatarpur to take stock of the arrangements at the centre. Shah was accompanied by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Updated on Jun 28, 2020 01:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent
Motera: The stadium that will host Donald Trump
Now, the rebuilt Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, will seat 110,000 spectators, more than doubling its previous capacity of 54,000.
Updated on Feb 19, 2020 10:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Devarchit Varma
Jaishankar’s post on Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel kicks up Twitter slugfest
Jaishankar, who launched the book “VP Menon, the unsung architect of modern India” here on Wednesday, tweeted that he “learnt from the book that Nehru did not want Patel in the Cabinet in 1947 and omitted him from the initial Cabinet list.
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 02:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tributes to Sardar Patel on death anniversary
Sardar Patel, who is credited with uniting all 562 princely states of the pre-independent country to build the Republic of India, passed away on December 15, 1950.
Published on Dec 15, 2019 11:11 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
Citizenship bill clears Rajya Sabha hurdle, Congress calls it a dark day
Rajya Sabha held a six-hour-long debate on the bill and voted after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s reply.
Updated on Aug 04, 2020 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘If Sardar Patel meets Modiji…’: Anand Sharma jabs PM on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Asserting that the bill was against the Preamble of the Constitution, Anand Sharma asked the BJP to introspect in the wake of violent protests against the legislation in the northeast.
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 08:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent