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`Independent Scotland pose terror risk for UK`

A former top police officer has warned having two intelligence services would create a minefield of ...

Israel marks 64th Independence Day

Israelis flocked to beaches and thronged parks for barbecues across the nation.

Did aliens visit Odisha in 1947?

Just a couple of months ahead of India`s Independence in 1947, an UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) w...

Mali`s neighbours back junta exit plan

Mali`s two-week-old junta agreed to hand over rule to civilians in return for the end of sanctions b...

Massive security for Greek Independence Day parade

Thousands of police cordonned off streets across central Athens on Sunday as a military parade to ma...

Cameron urges Scots to stay in UK by offering more

Scotland`s nationalist government wants to hold a referendum in late 2014 on full independence.

Scotland must snub independence: UK`s Cameron

The British PM said that he would fight "head, heart and soul" to prevent the breakup of the United ...

Key query on Scotland independence announced

Scotland currently has its own parliament called Holyrood, which has several powers independent of...

Cameron offers talks on Scottish independence vote

British Prime Minister David Cameron and all the main British parties want to keep the United Kingdo...

Scots referendum row a boost for separatists: SNP

A row between the British government in London and the SNP has escalated sharply in recent days.

UK to grant Scotland binding independence vote

Under law, only Britain`s Parliament can order a binding vote, meaning it must temporarily offer the...

Ten killed in Kazakh Independence Day clashes

Ten people were killed in clashes between striking oil workers and police at a ceremony marking Ka...

Poland charges 46 in attacks on police in marches

The charges come as Polish authorities have moved quickly to put on trial some of the 210 people arr...

Many arrested in Warsaw clashes are foreigners

Polish police say they arrested 210 people during Independence Day marches that turned violent.

Scottish nationalists launch independence campaign

Campaign chief Angus Robertson said the SNP would work hard to ensure victory in a forthcoming refer...

Nigerian Prez pledges security on independence day

President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to provide full security to Nigerians as the country marked 51 ye...

Karan Singh on accession of Kashmir to India

The history of the Indian sub- continent would have been "different" if the then Maharaja of Jammu...

Anti-corruption demo held on Brazil Independence Day

Thousands of protesters dressed in black marched in a demonstration that ran parallel to Brazil`s o...

Dhumal announces host of schemes on I-Day

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced enhancement of monthly honorarium for ...

Crores still deprived of two square meals: Mulayam

Despite implementation of several five year plans, crores of people in the country are deprived of...

On I-Day, Delhi CM highlights positives of CWG

Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit sought to highlight the "successful" holding of the Games and trained her gu...

Man floats in sea for 3 hrs with tri-colour

A 28-year-old man floated in the sea here for three hours holding the tri-colour aloft as part of...

`Incomplete` Independence Day, says Ramdev

Yoga Guru Ramdev on Monday described the Independence Day as "incomplete", and said only one per c...

Uttarakhand CM announces four new districts

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday announced the creation of four more ...

Independence Day celebrated peacefully in Kashmir

Independence Day across the Kashmir Valley passed off peacefully amidst tight security arrangement...

CM Mamata Banerjee unfurls national flag

Amidst tight security, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unfurled the tricolour and took ...

Freedom fighters keep away from I-Day programme

Twenty-six freedom fighters who were to be felicitated by the Jharkhand government on the occasion...

Raja, Kalmadi, Kanimozhi at Tihar I-Day event

Former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, DMK MP Kanimozhi and former communications minister ...

Corruption to be rooted out at all levels: Nitish

Announcing that the institution of Lokayukta would be made "stronger and more effective" in Bihar,...

Independence Day celebrated in MP

The nation`s 65th Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm all over Madhya Prade...

Indians world over celebrate I-Day with gusto

Indians across the globe donned patriotic colours on Monday as they gathered to celebrate the 65th...

Kerala to bring in Right to Service Act: Chandy

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said the state government would bring in a Right to Serv...

Independence Day celebrated in Punjab, Haryana

Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh today celebrated Independence day amidst unprec...

`Environmental assessment authority to be set up`

Preserving our environment even as we develop rapidly is a huge challenge for us, PM said on Monday....

Gaiety, patriotic fervour mark I-Day in Karnataka

Gaiety and patriotic fervour marked the 65th Independence Day Monday with the hoisting of the tricol...

Northeast defies I-Day boycott call

People in the restive northeast defied a general strike called by separatist guerrillas to boycott I...

Sweets and greetings exchanged at Attari border

To mark India`s Independence Day, troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) offered sweets to thei...

Not the India we fought for, say freedom fighters

As India marches into its 65th year of independence, the people who fought tooth and nail for the fr...

Pakistan launches website to promote history

The website www.dfp.gov.pk preserves data of almost 64 years of Pakistan`s history.

I-day celebrations: Strict vigil in capital

Armed security personnel today manned Delhi`s streets, keeping a hawk-eyed vigil to pre-empt any p...

Hunger strikes will not solve corruption problems: PM

It is not right to bring the judiciary under the ambit of Lokpal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said...

No single panacea for corruption: President

Terming corruption a cancer affecting the nation, President Pratibha Patil said there cannot be just...

Countrywide security blanket on I-Day

A tight security blanket was thrown across the country on the eve of Independence Day to thwart any...

Manmohan Singh to hoist flag on I-Day for 8th time

When Singh hoists the national flag on I-Day, he will be the first PM to do so for the 8th consecuti...

On Pak I-Day, blasts, accidents kill 39

At least 39 people died in tragic incidents, including bombings and bus accidents, across Pakistan.

Rockets hit base in Pakistan, killing 3 soldiers

The attack was carried out in Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan Agency.

Security tightened at Indo-Nepal border

Security forces have tightened the noose along the porous Indo-Nepal border to check terrorist activ...

Pakistan creates ‘national anthem’ world record

A group of 5,885 people from Karachi beat previous record of 5,248 persons achieved by Philippines.

Delhi under tight security ahead of I-Day

On the eve of Independence Day celebrations, an elaborate ground-to-air security apparatus has bee...

I-Day: Security stepped up in Uttar Pradesh

Security has been stepped up across Uttar Pradesh, especially in the sensitive places, in view of ...

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