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"Will these traitors teach us?": Congress leader Pawan Khera slams RSS, BJP amid Vande Mataram row

Congress leaders criticized the RSS and BJP regarding the Vande Mataram controversy. They questioned the RSS's role during India's freedom struggle. Congress reiterated its adherence to historical party decisions on the national song. The party stated the BJP was politicizing emotional issues for its own gain. This controversy arose after…

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These Five Sacred Temples Prove That Shiva's Divine Presence Has Never Left India

Kedarnath: The Mountain Does Not Care If You BelieveYou arrive at Kedarnath after sixteen kilometres of altitude that strips everything from you, your comfort, your breath, your sense of what your body can do. The stone shrine sits at 3,583 metres, surrounded by peaks that have no interest in human…

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Five Jyotirlinga Temples Across India Where Shiva's Presence Still Stops You Cold

Kashi Vishwanath, VaranasiYou will smell the marigolds before you see the spire. Kashi Vishwanath sits inside the old city's warren of lanes so narrow that two people with bags cannot pass each other without turning sideways, and by the time you reach the sanctum you have already been jostled, blessed,…

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Invaders couldn't break India's soul; Sanatan prevails in its consciousness: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted that foreign invaders failed to erase India's spiritual and cultural identity. He highlighted the reconstruction of major spiritual centers like Kashi Vishwanath Dham and Somnath temple. Adityanath credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for guiding the nation towards 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' and reviving…

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4 Ancient Shiva Temples Linked to the 12 Jyotirlingas

“सौराष्ट्रे सोमनाथं च श्रीशैले मल्लिकार्जुनम्। उज्जयिन्यां महाकालम् ओंकारे ममलेश्वरम्॥” There is something deeply humbling about standing inside an ancient Shiva temple. The stone feels cold, the bells echo through centuries, and the fragrance of incense seems unchanged from what devotees might have experienced a thousand years ago. These are not…

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African Journalists visit the Statue of Unity in Gujrat

A delegation of journalists from Africa visited the Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, and learnt about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's life and legacy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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National Unity Day: PM Modi addresses gathering near 'Statue of Unity'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressing a gathering near the iconic Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat’s Narmada district after paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the birth anniversary. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of criticising India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to hide their non-participation in freedom movement

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, “BJP leaders have been criticising Nehru to hide their non-participation in the freedom movement. The BJP embraced Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, claiming that all the previous governments had forgotten his legacy and his contribution to the country’s independence movement. The BJP leaders are attempting to sideline…

The Hindu

Run for Unity marks Ekta Diwas in Vijayawada

On Oct. 31, to commemorate the 148th birth anniversary of former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a 'Run for Unity' was flagged off in Vijayawada. Divisional Railway Manager Narendra A. Patil urged people to follow in Patel's footsteps and work towards strengthening the country's unity. Postal Department officials also…

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PM Modi pays floral tribute to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat's Narmada on the birth anniversary of the country's first Home Minister which is celebrated as National Unity Day.

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Minister unfurls national flag to mark Kalyana Karnataka Utsav in Bidar

Khandre lauds leaders who fought for Kalyana Karnataka's liberation. 5 guarantee schemes launched by Congress-led govt to improve economic conditions of poor & State economy, increasing GSDP. Procession with portrait of Patel taken out to mark Kalyana Karnataka Utsav. Leaders, students & pro-Kannada orgs participated.

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Karnataka Chief Minister pays floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah paid floral tribute and garlanded the statue of former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to mark the Kalyana Karnataka Utsav

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Goa would have been liberated earlier had Sardar Patel been alive: Union Minister Chandrasekhar

Goa would have been liberated much earlier before 1961 if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been alive, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on June 18.

The Hindu

Amit Shah: Four Gujaratis made significant contribution to modern history of India

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said four Gujaratis — Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Morarji Desai and Narendra Modi — have made significant contribution in the modern history of India.

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Tit for tat: Why Rahul Gandhi visited Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s samadhi

NEW DELHI: After accusations that the BJP was attempting to appropriate Congress leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, BR Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose and Narasimha Rao, the grand old party has sought to do the same with former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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Another Election Show: Searching for ‘vikas’ in the villages around Statue of Unity

The Statue of Unity – a 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – is the centrepiece of the Modi government’s campaign in Gujarat. With almost 20 tourist attractions around it, the monument carries the promise of development and tourism. In a speech, PM Modi said the statue will usher in…

The Times of India

Nehru’s role in Kashmir: BJP, Congress spar over Modi’s remarks

NEW DELHI: The BJP and the Congress have clashed head-on over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in Jammu and Kashmir. While the BJP has defended first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress has come to the rescue of Nehru.

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PM Modi says he is walking in footsteps of Sardar Patel, targets Nehru over Kashmir

PM Modi said in 20 years, the BJP Government doubled the electricity production in Gujarat

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Patidars stage protest against stadium renaming

Issues raised during 2015 agitation remain relevant, they say

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In 8 years, no reason to hang head in shame: PM Modi

RAJKOT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday summed up his eight years in office so far as a relentless pursuit of the India envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, without once allowing or doing — even if inadvertently — anything that would “make citizens of the country hang…

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A concerted effort in re-imagining museums

While old museums are being modernised and upgraded, new ones are being established in India

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Since Modi can’t stop talking about Nehru, here’s Nehru talking back

Deep inside Teen Murti Bhavan last night, the lights began to flicker. Strains of Leonard Cohen’s Chelsea Hotel #2 could be heard echoing throughout the building. Suddenly, a mysterious figure appeared over a former Prime Minister’s desk. The figure ran his ghostly hands through the desk like he was quite…

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