National Unity Day

NATIONAL UNITY DAY NEWS

Why is National Unity Day celebrated -- History, significance, all you need to know

October 31, 2025 12:10 pm

PM Modi arrived at Patel's 182-metre-tall statue, near Ekta Nagar in Gujarat's Narmada district, in the morning and paid his respects to the Iron Man of India by offering flower petals.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti 2025: Are banks open or closed today, October 31, for National Unity Day?

October 31, 2025 10:14 am

National Unity Day Bank Holiday in India 2025: Banks in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) will be closed today, Friday, October 31, 2025, while the remaining other cities are open and operational as usual.

Sardar Patel: Remembering the 'Iron Man of India'

November 05, 2024 12:00 pm

On October 31, India celebrated National Unity Day, marking the birth anniversary of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. let's reflect on the contribution of Sardar Patel in shaping modern India. Also, don't miss to check some of his inspiring quotes.

India@75, Looking at 100 | A writer from Mizoram says: Acceptance can do a lot for national unity

March 29, 2023 10:30 am

Progress is slow but not entirely absent — I no longer get called ‘chinky’ while strolling through big cities and I don’t have to explain that we don’t all eat dog meat

#Politics | Sardar Patel, as viewed through politics

December 15, 2022 4:27 pm

Parties united in praise of the leader on his birth anniversary, with a difference: PM Modi invokes enemies within, Rahul talks of iron-clad unity.

Rastriya Ekta Diwas: Country got freedom from decades-old hereditary laws over 7 years, says PM Modi

October 31, 2021 6:55 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was giving a virtual address to the “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” or National Unity Day celebrations organised at the Statue of Unity.

‘From Kashmir to North East, country has got freedom from age-old laws’: PM Modi on Sardar Patel's birth anniversary

October 31, 2021 1:17 pm

The Modi-led government has been observing Patel’s birth anniversary as ‘Ekta Diwas’ or National Unity Day since 2014.

PM Modi: Think of administrative services as service for poor

November 01, 2019 1:16 am

Referring to Mahatma Gandhi’s principle that any service should reach the last man standing, Modi urged officers to be “proactive and progressive”.

NATIONAL UNITY DAY PHOTOS

National Unity Day: Tributes paid to Sardar Patel across country

October 31, 2021 8:48 pm

Celebrations were organised at Statue of Unity in Kevadia on Sunday on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

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