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Israelis celebrate 65 years of independence

Israel is celebrating 65 years of independence with barbeques, air force flyovers, and an internatio...

Nigeria: Gunmen kill 46 students in deadly university attack

Gunmen wearing military attires raided University hostels in a northern Nigerian town, killing 46 st...

I-Day function disrupted in UK town

India`s Independence Day celebrations in UK`s east Midlands was cancelled after alleged pro-Khalista...

NRIs honoured at India`s Independence day celebration in UK

Councillor Jagdish Sharma noted that it was a matter of pride the vast strides made by India during ...

Pakistani Hindus unsure of their stay in India

Pakistan authorities on August 10 had allowed a group of Hindu pilgrims to cross into India after se...

Sharad Yadav attacks PM for I-Day address

JD-U president Sharad Yadav on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his Independenc...

CPI(M) slams PM`s Independence Day speech

The CPI(M) on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for making "deceptive" statements in h...

Seating issue: Pranab telephones BJP leaders

Pranab Mukherjee had made it a point to greet all the BJP leaders individually at yesterday`s functi...

‘Just imagine if Gandhi had Twitter and Internet’

A Trinidad and Tobago minister called for tolerance in society, similar to the one applied by Mahatm...

Mamata breaks tradition, hoists flag at Red Road

Breaking a tradition in place since 1948, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unfurled the tricolour at t...

Prez Pranab Mukherjee hosts first `At Home`

It was an `At Home` with a difference this time with Prez Pranab Mukherjee mixing with the crowd and...

PM blames bad monsoon for price rise

Amid mounting concerns over price rise and slow growth, PM today offered little cheer to the common ...

Indo-Pak talks will help achieve peace: Pranab

Pranab Mukherjee has expressed hope that "progress" made by India and Pakistan on bilateral dialogue...

BSF, Pak Rangers exchange greetings on I-Day

BSF troopers and Pakistani Rangers on Wednesday greeted each other and exchanged sweets along the bo...

Pairing of Saturn-Mars enthralls sky gazers

A double celestial treat greeted astro-enthusiasts on the Independence Day today with two planets Sa...

Sweets from Pak followed by firing on Indian post

Hours after exchange of sweets and greetings on the Indo-Pak border between troops of the two sides,...

Mizoram celebrates Independence Day

Independence Day was on Wednesday celebrated all over Mizoram with fervour and without any untoward ...

Chinese Army join I-Day celebrations at Nathu La

Giving thrust to CBMs on the Sino-India border, a delegation of Chinese army joined their Indian cou...

Hooda announces hike in freedom fighters pension

Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced an increase in the monthly pension of freedom fighters an...

Punjab CM Badal for more autonomy to states

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday called upon the Centre to give more autonomy ...

Sheila Dikshit targets to make Delhi a clean city

After making the national capital one of the greenest metros in the world, Delhi Chief Minister Shei...

Independence Day celebrated in Uttarakhand

Independence Day was on Wednesday celebrated in Uttarakhand with Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna unfur...

Indians across world celebrate Independence Day

Indians across the globe donned patriotic colours as they celebrated the country`s 66th Independence...

Dhumal announces sops on Independence Day

In the run up to assembly elections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced sop...

Fruits of independence yet to reach the poor: Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav hoisted the tri-colour on Wednesday and vowed to develop...

‘Indian Navy on way to be world class force’

The Indian Navy is well on its way to be a potent world class force, Eastern Naval Command Vice-Admi...

Sikkim CM announces incentives for students

CM Pawan Chamling announced that students topping standard X and XII examinations in any stream woul...

Peaceful celebration of I-Day in Nagaland

The nation`s 66th Independence Day was celebrated peacefully in Nagaland on Wednesday.

I-Day: Maoists unfurl black flags in Odisha

Independence Day fervour was marred by unfurling of black flags by Maoists in some Naxal-hit areas o...

Rangasamy unfurls national flag on I-Day

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Wednesday unfurled the national tri-colour to mark the 66th...

Independence Day celebrated in MP

The nation`s 66th Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm all over Madhya Pradesh...

‘AP set an example in implementing MGNREGS’

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy asserted that Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a role model in imple...

PM should clarify on Bangladeshi infiltration: Modi

Expressing concern over growing Bangladeshi infiltration, CM Narendra Modi said the PM should clarif...

Situation not conducive for revoking AFSPA: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the situation in the state had not ...

Baba Ramdev calls PM `Moni Baba`

Baba Ramdev alleged that the Prime Minister`s speech looked like a report of the Planning Commission...

Govt working to bring peace and harmony: Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said his government is trying to bring back peace and ...

Law of the land will prevail: Arunachal CM

Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to not tolerate any sort of crim...

Munda quotes Amartya Sen, promises food security

Jharkhand government has taken initiatives to provide food security and a dignified life to every ci...

Sonia unfurls tricolour at Cong headquarters

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hoisted the tri-colour at the party headquarters on the...

Low key I-Day celebrations in Maharashtra

The celebrations were subdued and kept low key due to the death of union minister and former chief m...

Efforts on to revive terrorism in Tripura: Sarkar

Surrendered militants, separatist outfits and a section of the opposition are conspiring to revive m...

On Independence Day, Pak frees 55 Indian fishermen

Pakistan freed 55 Indian fishermen from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi as a gesture of ...

PAF Mirage crashes in eastern Punjab

A Mirage fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force crashed in the eastern Punjab province, though its pi...

Respect judicial independence, Kapadia tells govt

Chief Justice SH Kapadia Wednesday cautioned the government not to trample upon the independence of ...

Three striking nurses threaten suicide in Kerala

As the country celebrated Independence Day, three nurses on strike threatened to commit suicide by j...

Meghalaya I-Day celebrations marred by shutdown

The Independence Day celebrations in Meghalaya were marred by a shutdown called by a militant group,...

Gehlot highlights welfare schemes on I-Day

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Independence DayN said his government is committed to the w...

Chhattisgarh CM vows to crush Maoists

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday sought people`s support to crush Maoist guerrillas...

Tamil Nadu should grow at 11 percent: Jayalalithaa

Unfurling the national flag for the 12th time in her political career on Independence Day, the chief...

Kerala announces slew of welfare schemes

The Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Wednesday announced a slew of schemes based on its 10-p...

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