On This Day in History, June 7: Mahatma Gandhi train incident, Vatican City's creation, Battle of Midway, Harry Potter's stage debut, Boeing 777's intro and many more eventsOn This Day in History, June 7, the world witnessed several landmark events that shaped politics, warfare, sports and social change. The da...
06 Jun, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Quote of the Day by the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi: “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world… Inspiring lessons on forgiveness, peace, conflict and why revenge only leads to more suffering by the leader of India’s independence movement known for non-violence and truthMahatma Gandhi’s quote, “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind,” explores the destructive cycle of revenge and retaliation...
18 May, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Imran Khan's party to launch more protests against govt to secure his release, says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CMAli Amin Gandapur, a leader of Imran Khan's party, threatened further protests to secure Khan's release from jail. He referenced the Battle...
08 Dec, 2024, 04.20 PM IST
Dandi March will be remembered as determined effort against injustice: PM ModiAs part of the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British rule, "satyagrahis" led by Gandhi marched from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmed...
12 Mar, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Nineteen Myanmar police seek refuge in India, more expectedThere have been several instances recounted on social media of police joining the civil disobedience movement and protests against the junt...
04 Mar, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
School strikes for climate on September 20th: Why teens are seizing their futureStudents from 1700 New York schools - inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg - will pour into the streets on Sep 20 demanding that wor...
19 Sep, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
Modi in Champaran: How Indigo protest birthed Civil Disobedience MovementThe Nitish Kumar government had launched Champaran Satyagraha centenary celebration in April last year. The Champaran Satyagraha was launch...
10 Apr, 2018, 03.57 PM IST
Pakistan government forms committees to hold talks with Imran, QadriThe decision to hold talks with the protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadiri - came hours after Khan launched a civil disobedience mo...
18 Aug, 2014, 02.12 PM IST
Imran Khan calls for 'civil disobedience movement' to oust Nawaz SharifIn the polls, Sharif's PML-N had won 190 out of 342 seats. Khan's PTI got 34 seats, the third largest bloc in the legislature.
17 Aug, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
Go for civil disobedience to make bandh successful: Nitish KumarNitish urged people to go for civil disobedience to make March 2 'Bihar bandh' a success on the issue of denial of special category status ...
23 Feb, 2014, 09.42 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal announces civil disobedience movement from April 6AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today announced the next course of the Civil Disobedience Movement which will start from April 6.
03 Apr, 2013, 08.21 PM IST
Eminent personalities support Kejriwal's movementAAP leader Arvind Kejriwal got support from eminent persons like former CEC J M Lyngdoh and ex-Naval chief Admiral Ramdas.
29 Mar, 2013, 04.30 PM IST
Kejriwal's fast against inflated bills enters second dayAAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's indefinite fast urging people not to pay "inflated" power bills entered the second day.
24 Mar, 2013, 01.12 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal begins his indefinite fast; urges Delhiites not to pay inflated power, water billsKejriwal earlier had announced that his family residing in Uttar Pradesh will not pay the bills in solidarity with the protest.
23 Mar, 2013, 02.44 PM IST
- Maldives crisis: Mohamed Nasheed to take political fight to Parliament
Speaking to reporters at his house, Nasheed said a civil disobedience movement could be started but stressed that it would be last resort.
14 Feb, 2012, 03.41 PM IST
- 'Salt Satyagraha' among most influential protests
Gandhi-led 'Salt Satyagraha' has been named among the 'Top 10 Most Influential Protests' in the world by the prestigious Time magazine.
29 Jun, 2011, 12.37 PM IST
More civility, less disobedienceCivil disobedience was a powerful tool in the hand of the Mahatma, but increasingly it's turning into an excuse to break laws of the land.
02 Oct, 2008, 02.52 AM IST