PM Narendra Modi asks BJP MPs to undertake padyatrasTo further raise its political and social presence in the 199 constituencies, where the BJP couldn’t win, it has decided to appoint RS MPs per constituency to carry out the march
1 min read10 Jul 2019Modi says Ayushman Bharat has instilled confidence in 50 crore poor people of the country that in times of serious illness
2 min read18 Jan 2019Is my statue bigger than yours? In his piece for the Lounge year-end special, novelist Prayaag Akbar measures the height of statue politics
10 min read29 Dec 2018From the Statue of Unity in Gujarat to the under-construction Shiv Smarak in Maharashtra, the building and destruction of statues became a proxy for political battles over ideology, identity and memory in 2018
9 min read29 Dec 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently unveiled the Statue of Unity in his home state of Gujarat
2 min read11 Nov 2018The irony of the prime minister, who has been a member of the RSS, extolling the man who banned the Sangh after the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi should not be lost
4 min read1 Nov 2018A day after its inauguration by PM Narendra Modi, Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Narmada district will welcome tourists from today. Due its sheer height of 600 feet and scenic beauty of the surroundings, the statue is expected to be a major tourist draw. Check for ticket rates, timings and ticket booking process.
2 min read1 Nov 2018The Sardar Patel statueor the Statue of Unityhas been built on a rocky island on the Narmada river, 3.5km south of the Sardar Sarovar Dam
2 min read31 Oct 2018The world's tallest statue, which is double the size of the Statue of Liberty, will be inaugurated on 31 October 2018
1 min read30 Oct 2018In his Mann ki Baat address, PM Narendra Modi urges people to take part in the Run for Unity event which will be organized across India on 31 October
1 min read29 Oct 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared