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Nitish Kumar led-Mahagatbandhan government to expand Cabinet today
Patna: The Bihar Cabinet expansion will take place on Tuesday and chances are high that alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal is likely to get a large number of seats. Janata Dal (United)…
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75 years of Independence: Muslim women in India’s freedom struggle
As India celebrates 75 years of Independence the country often recalls those that were instrumental in the country’s freedom struggle. But often those who aren’t talked about enough evanesce into the archives…
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Ordinary citizens’ freedom cannot be taken away: Siddique Kappan’s daughter
Malappuram: As India celebrated its 76th Independence Day, the nine-year old daughter of Malayali journalist Siddique Kappan — booked and jailed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the Hathras conspiracy case…
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AMU inaugurates special gallery showing its role in freedom movement
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University on Monday commemorated the 76th Independence Day by inaugurating a special gallery in the varsity campus on its role in India’s freedom movement. The gallery was inaugurated…
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Confused whether its India’s 75th or 76th Independence Day? Read on to understand the math
New Delhi: As India celebrates another year of Independence on August 15 under the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ programme, people are facing confusion in determining whether it is the country’s 75th or…
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Speculations rife on India’s role in aiding US on Zawahiri’s location
Islamabad: Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Ladens successor Ayman Al Zawahiri was assassinated in “an over-the-horizon operation” involving a “secret weapon” by the US in downtown Kabul on July 31, more than…
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Telangana: TRS, BJP clash on I-day, Bandi Sanjay lambasts DGP
Hyderabad: Amid celebrations of 76th Independence Day, a clash broke out between workers of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during a flag hoisting ceremony on Monday,…
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Indian media shirking its responsibility, says Seema Chishti
Hyderabad: “A free press is the backbone of democracy,” said journalist Seema Chishti on Sunday during the Hasan memorial lecture at Lamakaan. The lecture further highlighted how despite the importance of journalism,…
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Hyderabad woman Suraiyya Tyabji was behind the making of Indian flag
Hyderabad: Pingali Venkaiah is credited with designing our Indian national flag, which was approved by the constituent assembly on July 22, 1947. In 1921, he proposed the flag to the All India…
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Telangana: If needed, will resort to goondaism, says Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP state president Bandi Sanjay claimed that TRS ministers and legislators were behaving like “licensed rowdies.” During his Praja Sangrama Yatra on Sunday, he asked residents of Gundala mandal in…
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‘Bring Netaji home’, demands daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose
On the occasion of 76th Independence Day, Prof. Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose demanded the government to bring Netaji’s remains to India. As per the classified inquiries conducted…
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Rushdie’s attacker allegedly sympathised with IRGC, extremists: Reports
New York: Author Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant Hadi Matar sympathised with an Iranian military organisation and sith extremists, according to media reports citing law enforcement sources. During a preliminary review, Matar’s social media…
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Independence Day: Right-wing ideologues march with bulldozers in New Jersey
New Jersey: While Indians are celebrating Independence Day on August 15, right-wing ideologues in New Jersey were seen marching with bulldozers. Photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief minister of…
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UK must sanction Iran over Salman Rushdie stabbing: Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister hopeful and Conservative party leadership contender Rishi Sunak has called for sanctions on Iran over the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in the US. Rushdie, who faced death…
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Watch: PM Modi addresses nation on 76th Independence Day
New Delhi: As India celebrates its 76th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday began addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort, which is under a hawk-eyed vigil. The Mughal-era…
