Independence Day
- Hyderabad
Laddu Yadav gets notice over Aug 15 programme at Begum Bazar
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha’s (BJYM) state vice president and Bhagat Singh Yuva Sena’s president Sai Ram Yadav, also known as Laddu Yadav, was served a notice by Afzalgunj Police on Friday,…
- India
Vande Mataram row: BJP chief terms Congress ‘New Muslim League’
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Thursday, August 20, slammed the Congress over its decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at their events, saying the opposition party has…
- India
UP school sealed after ‘burqa dance’ video from I-Day surfaces
Gonda: The Basic Education Department has sealed a private school in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda district after the circulation of a video purportedly showing Hindu girl students wearing burqa and dancing at an…
- News
Now, PM comment inspires Dimagi Naxal Janata Party to take shape
New Delhi: Close on the heels of CJI Surya Kant’s cockroach reference leading to the formation of the Cockroach Janta Party, PM Narendra Modi’s allusion to ‘Dimagi Naxal’ in his Independence Day…
- Videos
Viral video shows burqa-clad schoolgirls dancing, mgt apologises
Uttar Pradesh: A video of schoolgirls wearing burqas and dancing to songs mainly Bhojpuri, Haryanvi and Bollywood has gone viral on social media platforms, evoking strong criticism and a subsequent apology from…
- Hate Crime
Go to Pakistan: Kerala pvt school owner tells Aug 15 absentees
Thrissur: The owner of a private school in Kerala sparked controversy after posting a message in a parents’ WhatsApp group stating that students who skipped the Independence Day celebrations should “go to…
- India
Not Opposition: Rijiju explains who ‘dimagi Naxals’ are
New Delhi: Even as PM Narendra Modi’s “dimagi Naxal” comment has been a hot topic, facing criticism from the Opposition ever since he used it in his Independence Day speech at the…
- Bangalore
Dimagi bano, Andhbhakt nahi: Prakash Raj on PM’s Naxal comment
Bengaluru: Actor Prakash Raj on Sunday, August 16, called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “dimagi Naxals” comment made during his Independence Day Speech, claiming that it was a term targeted at people…
- India
Amit Shah seeks Congress apology for insulting Vande Mataram
Jaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, August 16, accused the Congress of insulting the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ and demanded that the party apologise to the people and to Bankim…
- India
I am proud to be a dimagi naxal, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described “dimagi Naxalism” as a challenge that continued to look for opportunities to promote violence, unrest and disorder in the country, senior Congress…
- India
MP CM Yadav claims Sonia, Rahul disrespected Vande Mataram
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday, August 15, accused senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of insulting the national song Vande Mataram and demanded that they apologise…
- India
PoK would’ve joined India pre-2019: Omar for J-K special status
Srinagar: Asserting that the historic decision taken by National Conference leaders 80 years ago to accede to India was the “right decision”, Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday,…
- Top Stories
UP: 8-year-old dies while watching Independence Day celebrations
Sambhal: An Independence Day celebration turned tragic in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Saturday, August 15, when a school porch collapsed under the weight of children who had climbed onto it to watch…
- Hyderabad
BCI Chairman apologises to students after NALSAR row
Hyderabad: The Bar Council of India Chairman, Manan Kumar Mishra, issued an apology on Saturday, August 15, over the recent controversy with the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University…
- Opinions
Hyderabad’s forgotten year between two independence days
Hyderabad: It is a very easy thing to say or to write: India won independence from the British and became free on August 15, 1947. But it takes only a scratch of the…
