Babasaheb devoted his life to championing democratic values: Mallikarjun Kharge on 'Mahaparinirvan Diwas'Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge paid tribute to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on his Mahaparinirvan Diwas, emphasizing the importance of upholding Am...
06 Dec, 2024, 08.35 AM IST
Telangana CM unveils 125ft tall B R Ambedkar statue in Hyderabad; Check key facts about the structure hereThe tallest statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in India now stands at a height of 125-ft next to the State Secretariat, adjacent to the Buddha sta...
15 Apr, 2023, 03.44 PM IST
Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao to unveil India’s tallest Ambedkar's statue in Hyderabad todayRao recently held a meeting with Ministers and officials with regard to the inauguration of the giant Ambedkar statue, the opening of new S...
14 Apr, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Ambedkar statue: Here is everything you should know about the giant sculpture that's taller than Statue to LibertyThe giant statue weighs 474 tonnes. While 360 tonnes of stainless steel was used for building the armature structure of the statue, 114 ton...
14 Apr, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Buddhist functionaries write to President, seek action against AAP leader & others over conversion event pledgesGautam had to resign from the Kejriwal government after a video emerged of a religious conversion event in which a large number of people, ...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Govt has made new plan for development of Deekshabhoomi; budget raised to Rs 190 crore: Devendra FadnavisFadnavis was addressing a gathering at Deekshabhoomi on the occasion of 'Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din'. Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Ra...
05 Oct, 2022, 11.03 PM IST
India and Nepal's ever-strengthening friendship will benefit entire humanity in emerging global situation: PM Modi"India and Nepal's ever-strengthening friendship and our closeness will benefit the entire humanity in the kind of global conditions that a...
16 May, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
BSP's schemes aimed at rural development could have helped in Covid crisis: MayawatiThe schemes aimed at extending 18 basic facilities in the villages, she said, adding, had they been implemented, "things would not have bee...
26 May, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
Govt committed to fulfilling dreams of Babasaheb Ambedkar: Narendra ModiBabasaheb fought all his life against discrimination, degradation, and deprivation in the Indian society. He was the one who inspired the M...
06 Dec, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
How Babasaheb rejected and criticised the VedasFirst eight of the 22 vows that Ambedkar administered to his followers on the day he embraced Buddhism involved an open repudiation of the ...
24 Jan, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Centre promised to speak to Maharashtra govt to restore Ambedkar Bhavan in MumbaiThe assurance came after opposition parties in Rajya Sabha vociferously demanded rebuilding of the heritage building that was brought down ...
19 Jul, 2016, 01.09 PM IST
In a bid to woo Thailand, PM Narendra Modi invokes Lord BuddhaThe common heritage of Buddhism was a key agenda for discussion between the two PMs besides expansion of security partnership, maritime tie...
18 Jun, 2016, 04.12 AM IST
How the Gun Troops area in Bengaluru became Gowthampura & Bent it like PeleET explains the story behind the names Gun Troops was a British military base in Halasuru and later named Gowthampura after an army officer.
02 Jul, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
RPI wants 'bhoomi pujan' of Ambedkar Memorial to be done by PM ModiRPI leader Narayan Athawale said that they want the earth- breaking ceremony (bhoomi pujan) of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial to be done by...
12 Apr, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
B R Ambedkar's researches, economic theories neglected: RSSAmbedkar's theories & thesis are not given much prominence & it is "unfortunate" that research is not done over them by universities in the...
30 Dec, 2014, 10.42 PM IST
Dalit Politics: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi & Mayawati in sling festMayawati slams BJP for trying to 'appropriate' the Dalit demi-god; Congress alleges Modi made derogatory remarks against Dalits.
15 Apr, 2014, 06.45 AM IST
- BSP sanctioned over Rs 5,000 crore on parks and statues in 5 years
The BSP government sanctioned more than Rs 5,000 cr for construction of parks, memorials and installation of statues between 2008 to 2012.
25 Jun, 2012, 03.54 PM IST