- Photos
77th Independence Day celebrations
Lakshadweep: Indian Navy personnel perform underwater Tiranga Demo on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023. (PTI Photo) Port Blair: Navy personnel celebrate the 77th Independence Day at…
- India
Partition horrors: Veteran recalls travelling with bodies, finding money on corpses
Noida: He was six years old when his family moved from Peshawar to India after Partition in 1947. They travelled for almost three days in a train with dead bodies, witnessing bloodshed…
- World
My Hindu faith guides me as PM: Rishi Sunak at Morari Bapu Ram Katha’ in UK
London: Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday that his Hindu faith guides him in every aspect of his life and gives him the courage to do the best as the Prime Minister of…
- India
Indian Army exchanges sweets with Pakistani counterparts on I-Day
Jammu: Indian troops on Tuesday exchanged greetings and sweets with their Pakistani counterparts in Poonch, Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of the country’s 77th Independence Day.…
- India
Let’s rise above divisions for better, brighter INDIA: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called for rising above divisions, casting aside differences, for a better and brighter INDIA. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter,…
- India
This I-Day speech by PM Modi will be his last from Red Fort: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech will be his last as the PM from the ramparts of the Red Fort…
- Pakistan
PCB ignores former PM Imran Khan from I-Day video; draws ire on social media
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted former prime minister Imran Khan from a video it released on Independence Day to pay homage to the country’s cricket legends and milestones despite the…
- India
Assam mulls full withdrawal of AFSPA by year-end: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will take necessary steps to withdraw AFSPA from the entire state by the end of this year. The Armed Forces…
- India
Bindeshwar Pathak: Toilet Man of India who pioneered public toilets
New Delhi: A pioneer of public toilets in India, Bindeshwar Pathak came to be known as the “Toilet Man of India” long before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a part of…
- Technology
Ola Electric launches entry-level e-scooter; Check price, features
New Delhi: Ola Electric on Tuesday launched its new entry-level electric scooter S1X with an introductory price of Rs 79,999 as it accelerates its challenge to conventional engine counterparts. The company also…
- India
Opposition calls PM’s I-Day address ‘crass election speech’
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech as a “crass election speech filled with distortions, lies, exaggerations and vague promises”. The opposition party said instead…
- India
India will be a developed nation by 2047: PM Modi in I-Day speech
New Delhi: When India celebrates 100 years of freedom in 2047, it will be a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, exhorting 140 crore Indians not to pause or…
- India
Muted Independence Day celebrations in Manipur, roads wear deserted look
Imphal: It was a muted Independence Day celebration in Manipur on Tuesday because of the dawn-to-dusk general strike called by multiple militant outfits and the loss of lives and property of hundreds…
- India
Manipur violence: Govt building 3K prefabricated houses for displaced people
Imphal: The Manipur government is racing against time to complete the first batch of prefabricated houses to shelter 3,000 families displaced by ethnic violence so that they can shift from relief camps.…
- India
Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak dies after suffering cardiac arrest
New Delhi: Sulabh International founder and social activist Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, died on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi due to a cardiac arrest, according to a close aide.…
