Live
- Over 7,600 Syrians return from Turkiye in five days after Assad's downfall: minister
- Delhi BJP leaders stay overnight in 1,194 slum clusters
- Keerthy Suresh and Anthony Thattil Tie the Knot in a Christian Ceremony
- AAP, BJP making false promises to slum dwellers for votes: Delhi Congress
- 'Vere Level Office' Review: A Refreshing Take on Corporate Life with Humor and Heart
- Libya's oil company declares force majeure at key refinery following clashes
- Illegal Rohingyas: BJP seeks Assembly session to implement NRC in Delhi
- Philippines orders full evacuation amid possible volcanic re-eruption
- Government Prioritizes Welfare of the Poor, says Dola Sri Bala Veeranjaneyaswamy
- Two Russian oil tankers with 29 on board damaged due to bad weather
Pranab Mukherjee, Narendra Modi pay tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 127 birth anniversary
President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to country\'s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 127th birth anniversary today.
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 127th birth anniversary today.
"Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet.
Besides Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi and Delhi's former chief minister Sheila Dikshit paid floral tributes to Nehru at his memorial 'Shanti Van' here.
At the end of the ceremony, the dignitaries released tricolour balloons in the air amid playing of bands and patriotic songs by school children.
Nehru was born to Motilal Nehru and Swaroop Rani on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day in the country as he was fond of children. He remained in office until his death in 1964.
