<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/live-updates-polling-begins-to-elect-indias-next-vice-president-18620">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu</a> and <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/modi-holds-bilateral-talks-with-trump-in-manila-24102">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> today remembered<a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/childrens-day-children-are-the-future-of-the-nation-the-citizens-of-tomorrow-said-jawaharlal-nehru-550"> country&#39;s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru </a>on his 128th birth anniversary.

&quot;Wish the nation on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of first <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/if-21st-century-is-asias-century-then-its-our-duty-to-make-it-indias-century-modi-24115">Prime Minister of India</a>, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today,&quot; Naidu tweeted.

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/indian-pm-modi-meets-donald-trump-in-manila-6664">Modi, who is in Manila</a> to attend the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/asean-summit-modi-meets-several-world-leaders-24151">India-ASEAN summit</a>, also paid tributes to Nehru.

&quot;Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary,&quot; he wrote on Twitter.

Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad.

Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 128th birth anniversary. "Wish the nation on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, today," Naidu tweeted. Modi, who is in Manila to attend the India-ASEAN summit, also paid tributes to Nehru. "Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," he wrote on Twitter. Nehru was born on this day in 1889 in Allahabad.

VP, PM pay tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary

Children&#39;s Day&nbsp;is all set to be celebrated with pomp and grandeur like&nbsp;each year in the country. It&#39;s going to be a joyride for children this year&nbsp;as several events&nbsp;are lined up to commemorate the day across the country.

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Delhi government has planned a series of activities, including sports, arts, and cultural programmes for children which would be organised at around 100 locations for children across the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said and confirmed that government schools will be shut on November 14.&nbsp;

Uber has decided to do something rather out of the box, and come up with a range of Indian heritage classic car rides with the aim to relive the nostalgic good-old-days from the 80s and 90s, according to news reports.&nbsp;

Cars like Maruti Suzuki 800, Hindustan Ambassador, Contessa and the Premier Padmini will be offered by Uber, but only for a limited time - between 1-3 pm on November 14, 2017, listed under a brand new &#39;Nostalgia&#39; icon - and only in Mumbai and Pune.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to get children on board for the &#39;KidsTakeOverNSE&#39; event, in Mumbai, which is being organised as part of UNICEF&#39;s initiative to celebrate the Children&#39;s Day by making them essay high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport, and entertainment to highlight challenges faced by them, PTI reported.&nbsp;

In a release the UN agency said, &quot;This Children&rsquo;s Day, the UNICEF is inviting children around the world to take the centre stage in a week-long activity to help save children&#39;s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.&quot;

&quot;From November 14 to 20, children will &#39;take over&#39; high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport, and entertainment to shine a spotlight on the most pressing challenges faced by their generation,&quot; it said.

&quot;This is a day for children, by children, all over the world. In India, the #KidsTakeOver will start on Children&#39;s Day with the National Stock Exchange,&quot; the release said - as reported by PTI. 
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The day is celebrated with great ardour each year in the country. Like always, it's going to be a joyride for children this year as well, as events get organized all around to celebrate the day.?

Children's Day is all set to be celebrated with pomp and grandeur like each year in the country. It's going to be a joyride for children this year as several events are lined up to commemorate the day across the country. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with school children at Durgapur. (Others) × Delhi government has planned a series of activities, including sports, arts, and cultural programmes for children which would be organised at around 100 locations for children across the capital, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said and confirmed that government schools will be shut on November 14. Uber has decided to do something rather out of the box, and come up with a range of Indian heritage classic car rides with the aim to relive the nostalgic good-old-days from the 80s and 90s, according to news reports. Cars like Maruti Suzuki 800, Hindustan Ambassador, Contessa and the Premier Padmini will be offered by Uber, but only for a limited time - between 1-3 pm on November 14, 2017, listed under a brand new 'Nostalgia' icon - and only in Mumbai and Pune. Meanwhile, The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to get children on board for the 'KidsTakeOverNSE' event, in Mumbai, which is being organised as part of UNICEF's initiative to celebrate the Children's Day by making them essay high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport, and entertainment to highlight challenges faced by them, PTI reported. In a release the UN agency said, "This Children’s Day, the UNICEF is inviting children around the world to take the centre stage in a week-long activity to help save children's lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfil their potential." "From November 14 to 20, children will 'take over' high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport, and entertainment to shine a spotlight on the most pressing challenges faced by their generation," it said. "This is a day for children, by children, all over the world. In India, the #KidsTakeOver will start on Children's Day with the National Stock Exchange," the release said - as reported by PTI.

Children's Day?to be celebrated with pomp and grandeur

Plans to renovate a historic and beloved Indian restaurant in central London are causing a stir, pitting the developers against high profile defenders, including intellectuals, Anglo-Indian businessmen and lawmakers from both countries.

The India Club, a restaurant and bar on the Strand near London&#39;s West End, is trying to use its storied history to block proposals by owners Marston Properties to turn the seven-storey building into an upmarket boutique hotel.

&quot;This is a very historic place, we haven&#39;t changed anything,&quot; Yadgar Marker, the club&#39;s current director, told AFP during a recent lunchtime dosa -- an Indian pancake -- as various curry dishes flew out of the kitchen.

&quot;Even these tabletops are from the early &#39;50s... It&#39;s like a museum,&quot; he said.

The club was set up in its current location by Krishna Menon, India&#39;s first High Commissioner to Britain, in the early 1950s, and counted Jawaharlal Nehru, the country&#39;s inaugural prime minister, among its founding members, Marker said.

It has served as a meeting place for writers, intellectuals and politicians, Marker wrote earlier this month to Westminster Council, the local authority in charge of planning decisions.

Marston Properties submitted its application on September 8 to Westminster Council to partially demolish and extend the building.

It currently houses a bakery and convenience store on the ground floor and the India Club and Hotel Strand Continental on the upper levels.

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Heritage status? 
Marker, who has run the club and hotel for the last 20 years, said he was &quot;quite surprised&quot; to learn of the plans in an email from the company.

With their seven-year lease set to expire in 2019, he fears it will mean the end of the club.

The club has applied for the building to receive protected status from Historic England, which recommends which sites of cultural value the British government should designate.

A spokesman for the public body confirmed it had visited the club earlier this month, and would make a decision on whether to recommend listing it by January 19, 2018.

Simon Marshall of Marston Properties told AFP it was cooperating with Historic England &quot;to establish the true heritage links of this building.&quot;

He said the company had commissioned its own independent historical research into the club.

&quot;The extent of (the) heritage links... are not in fact particularly clear,&quot; he added.

Marshall stressed no final decision had been made to redevelop building.

Cultural &#39;cleansing&#39; of London 
Loyal longtime customers have been voicing their support.

A petition launched by the club had garnered over 14,000 signatures by Monday.

&quot;It means the world to generations of Indians,&quot; said Kalyan Thapa, a patron since the 1960s, as he ate with friends there on Monday.

&quot;You can&#39;t knock it down and erase history.&quot;

High profile fans including sculptor Anish Kapoor, writer Will Self and Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, have also leapt to its defence, writing letters of support that Marker has sent on to Westminster Council.

&quot;I think the loss of the club would constitute another step-up in the social, ethnic and cultural &#39;cleansing&#39; of central London&#39;s commercial environment,&quot; Self told AFP.

&quot;Already, smaller and more diverse businesses are being lost from the West End in droves, it creates an arid, aseptic environment in which every cubic foot of space feels commoditised.&quot;

Jawaharlal Nehru was among the founding members of the India Club restaurant

Plans to renovate a historic and beloved Indian restaurant in central London are causing a stir, pitting the developers against high profile defenders, including intellectuals, Anglo-Indian businessmen and lawmakers from both countries. The India Club, a restaurant and bar on the Strand near London's West End, is trying to use its storied history to block proposals by owners Marston Properties to turn the seven-storey building into an upmarket boutique hotel. "This is a very historic place, we haven't changed anything," Yadgar Marker, the club's current director, told AFP during a recent lunchtime dosa -- an Indian pancake -- as various curry dishes flew out of the kitchen. "Even these tabletops are from the early '50s... It's like a museum," he said. The club was set up in its current location by Krishna Menon, India's first High Commissioner to Britain, in the early 1950s, and counted Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's inaugural prime minister, among its founding members, Marker said. It has served as a meeting place for writers, intellectuals and politicians, Marker wrote earlier this month to Westminster Council, the local authority in charge of planning decisions. Marston Properties submitted its application on September 8 to Westminster Council to partially demolish and extend the building. It currently houses a bakery and convenience store on the ground floor and the India Club and Hotel Strand Continental on the upper levels. A 'Save India Club' petition is pictured inside the India Club restaurant in London on October 16, 2017. (AFP) × Heritage status? Marker, who has run the club and hotel for the last 20 years, said he was "quite surprised" to learn of the plans in an email from the company. With their seven-year lease set to expire in 2019, he fears it will mean the end of the club. The club has applied for the building to receive protected status from Historic England, which recommends which sites of cultural value the British government should designate. A spokesman for the public body confirmed it had visited the club earlier this month, and would make a decision on whether to recommend listing it by January 19, 2018. Simon Marshall of Marston Properties told AFP it was cooperating with Historic England "to establish the true heritage links of this building." He said the company had commissioned its own independent historical research into the club. "The extent of (the) heritage links... are not in fact particularly clear," he added. Marshall stressed no final decision had been made to redevelop building. Cultural 'cleansing' of London Loyal longtime customers have been voicing their support. A petition launched by the club had garnered over 14,000 signatures by Monday. "It means the world to generations of Indians," said Kalyan Thapa, a patron since the 1960s, as he ate with friends there on Monday. "You can't knock it down and erase history." High profile fans including sculptor Anish Kapoor, writer Will Self and Indian lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, have also leapt to its defence, writing letters of support that Marker has sent on to Westminster Council. "I think the loss of the club would constitute another step-up in the social, ethnic and cultural 'cleansing' of central London's commercial environment," Self told AFP. "Already, smaller and more diverse businesses are being lost from the West End in droves, it creates an arid, aseptic environment in which every cubic foot of space feels commoditised."

London: New plans for old Indian restaurant, set up by Krishna Menon, cause upset