Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

OPINION | Sardar Patel’s Legacy: Unity, integration, and the spirit of Ekta

RSSFACTS: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas honours Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy of national integration. His correspondence reveals nuanced views on the RSS, while modern celebrations, like Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, promote unity and shared national identity

PM Modi administers ‘oath of unity’ pledge to participants of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations

This year’s Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations included a cultural festival and the National Unity Day parade by police and paramilitary forces.

National Unity Day 2023: What Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel did for India, and Indians

While it is impossible to say what India would have been like with Sardar Patel as India's first prime minister, what is undeniable is that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a tireless soldier of India.

Even His Mother's Final journey didn't steer Modi away from his chosen path of service before self

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands next to the funeral pyre of his mother Heeraba in Gandhinagar on Friday. (News18 Photo) In a time of immense grief and irreparable loss, he did not forget what he had learnt from his mother and the life of Sardar Patel

National Unity Day | Nation pays homage to Iron Man Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 147th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat on Patel’s birth anniversary. Patel’s birth anniversary is observed as the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day.

Sardar Patel gave message to world that no one can destroy India's unity and integrity: Amit Shah

In a video message on the National Unity Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it is due to Sardar Patel's inspiration that India is today becoming self-reliant in defending itself

In Pics | Amit Shah attends National Unity Day function on Sardar Patel's birth anniversary

National Unity Day: The Government, in 2014, decided to observe the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on October 31 as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas

Did Nehru initially exclude Patel from his Cabinet? S Jaishankar and Ramachandra Guha engage in Twitter spat on claim

The social media row started over a book claiming that India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had initially excluded Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from his Cabinet.

Gujarat’s Statue of Unity listed as one of ‘8 Wonders of SCO’

PM Modi had inaugurated the Statue of Unity in October 2018 to mark Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 143rd birthday

Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 69th death anniversary

The PM said that India remains inspired by Patel's exceptional services

BJP's attempts to 'adopt' Sardar Patel show it has no great freedom fighter of its own: Priyanka Gandhi

Her attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came on a day the government organised a series of events across the country to mark the birth anniversary of Patel, the first home minister of the country.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's dream has come true: PM Modi

PM Modi also called ‘unity in diversity’ as India’s pride and identity, and urged citizens to celebrate it

BJP accuses Chidambaram of mocking Ram temple initiative, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was a case of "classic hypocrisy" that while Congress president Rahul Gandhi visits temples and portrays himself as a 'Shiv Bhakt', a senior leader of his party was making such comments.

Mayawati seeks apology from those flaying BSP for its statues

“All those in the BJP, the RSS and company need to apologise, especially to the people of the Bahujan Samaj, for terming the statues installed by the then BSP government to honour icons like Baba Saheb Ambedkar and others as wasteful expenditure," she said in a statement.

PM Narendra Modi dedicates Sardar Patel's 'Statue of Unity' to nation

Gujarat Governor O P Kohli, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and BJP chief Amit Shah were present at the unveiling of the 'Statue of Unity'.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's order banning RSS should be displayed at base of Statue of Unity: Congress

"They (RSS-BJP) do not have heroes of their own....So they are making the Statue of Unity of Sardar Patel and that too, has been made in China," the Congress leader said.

BJP has turned leaders like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel into 'product', allege Rahul Gandhi

"Sardar Patel does not belong to either Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi or Solanki, or to Gujarat or India, but he belongs to the world," the Congress leader said

Attempts in the past to run down contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: PM Modi

Flagging off a run to commemorate the 142nd birth anniversary of Patel, Modi said due to the statesmanship and political acumen of the country's first home minister, India is united today despite the colonial rulers' wish that it was disintegrated into smaller states after Independence.

We need to remain united to make India strong: PM Modi

Modi paid rich tributes Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel while speaking at a function to mark India's first home minister's birth anniversary, which is celebrated as 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas'.

PM Modi to inaugurate digital expo on Sardar Patel on Oct 31

The decision was taken during a 45-minute meeting which was attended by several Union ministers, including M Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Suresh Prabhu, Ram Vilas Paswan, Anant Geete, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Narendra Singh Tomar and Dharmendra Pradhan.

AI to connect Ahmedabad with Newark from Aug 15

Air India will launch its services between Ahmedabad and Newark in New York from the Independence Day.

PM announces programme for cultural awareness among states

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' scheme will soon be launched which will bridge the cultural gap in the country and enhance interaction between people living in different states.

L&T gains 1.6%, bags order to build Statue of Unity in Guj

The order is for the design and construction of the Statue of Unity, the dream project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The 182 metres (597 feet) bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will be built on the Sadhu-Bet Island, Gujarat," said the company in its filing.

L&T bags Rs 2,979 cr contract to build 'Statue of Unity'

Work on the 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Patel is to be completed at a cost of Rs 2,979 crore, said Gujarat Chief Minister Anandi Patel who presided over the function of handing over the work order.

Modi's pet Patel statue project yet to get green panel nod

The 182 meter tall statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel is to be built in the middle of a water body 3 km downstream of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. The project is in an eco-sensitive zone with the Shooplaneshwar and Dhumkal sloth bear sanctuaries in close vicinity.