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Aug 17, 2018
Empire State Building, Niagara Falls illuminated in Tricolour to mark India's 72nd Independence Day
Empire State Building and Niagara Falls in the US were illuminated in Tricolour to mark India's 72nd Independence Day. Many other events were organised by the Indians in US to celebrate the day -
Aug 16, 2018
Shiv Sena picks faults with PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day 2018 speech; says India can't be superpower with failing currency
The Shiv Sena on Thursday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech "fireworks of numbers, announcements and schemes" and slammed him for the depreciating rupee. -
Aug 16, 2018
On 72nd Independence Day, India must introspect; there are better ways to express nationalism than chest-thumping
The 15th of August is not just Independence Day but also a day of introspection. Patriotism is not just of the chest-thumping variety. It is also the quieter, softer variation of helping the nation grow, through teaching its citizens to question. -
Aug 16, 2018
Independence Day 2018: Congress, Arvind Kejriwal taunt BJP over Amit Shah's fumble during flag hoisting at party headquarters
The Congress and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP after Amit Shah fumbled with hoisting the tricolour and it slid to the ground at the ruling party's headquarters. -
Aug 16, 2018
CJI Dipak Misra breaks silence over judges' dissent, says, 'Don't destroy or weaken the system, transform it'
"There may be some elements who try to weaken the institution," but "I and you (lawyer community) together will refuse to succumb," CJI Dipak Misra said in an apparent reference to discordant voices coming from within the top judiciary and outside -
Aug 16, 2018
UK returns 'stolen' Buddha idol from Bihar's Nalanda 57 years later to mark India's 72nd Independence Day
UK's government on Wednesday returned a Buddha statue stolen from a museum in Bihar's Nalanda to mark India's 72nd Independence Day -
Aug 15, 2018
On India's 72nd Independence Day, George Orwell's essay on freedom of the press makes for a timely read
"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear," George Orwell wrote in his essay highlighting the importance of upholding freedom of the press -
Aug 15, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'impatient to take India to new heights': Full text of PM's Independence Day Speech
In his last Independence Day address as India's 15th Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country was on a new trajectory of growth due to initiatives in the last four years of his government and asserted that he was impatient to take the country ahead of many others in the world. -
Aug 15, 2018
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says India is example of 'democracy, diversity' in South Asia, hails India-US bond
Mike Pompeo, in his message on behalf of the US government on the occasion of India's 72nd Independence Day, the US Secretary of State lauded the contribution of the vibrant Indian-American diaspora and young students in strengthening ties between America and India. -
Aug 15, 2018
Narendra Modi says govt will unveil new agriculture export policy soon, on track to double farmers' income by 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said a new agriculture export policy will be unveiled soon to boost farm income as the government is on track to achieve the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022.
