Gaiety, patriotic fervour and spirit of freedom marked the 73rd Independence Day celebrations across Karnataka on Thursday amid tight security. The day-long fete began in the southern state's capital with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa unfurling the Tricolour at the sprawling Field Marshal Sam ...
Women can travel for free on DTC and cluster buses in Delhi from October 29, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Independence Day on Thursday. Addressing the Delhi government's Independence Day event at Chhatrasal Stadium, Kejriwal said: "On the day of Raksha Bandhan, I want to give a gift to our ...
In a major move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post, a long-pending recommendation of various committees on defence. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi said: "Our ...
US President Donald Trump has proposed a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss the ongoing turmoil in Hong Kong, which has seen weeks of ongoing anti-government protests. "I know President Xi (Jinping) of China very well. He is a great leader who ...
Indian expatriates on Thursday gathered at the consulate here and the embassy in Abu Dhabi to mark the 73rd Independence Day and witnessed the unfurling of the Tricolour. While a special statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be unveiled in Abu Dhabi, ...
Former India skipper M.S. Dhoni, who is currently serving in the Indian Army, is in Ladakh where he brought in India's 73rd Independence Day with the masses of the newly formed union territory. On August 5, the central government abrogated provisions of Article 370 and ...
BJP Working President and former Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday unfurled the national flag at the party headquarters here and greeted the citizens of the country on 73rd Independence Day. Besides Nadda, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP northeast Delhi MP ...
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday announced a 60-day special action plan to transform villages and towns with special emphasis on cleanliness and greenery. The action plan is aimed at introducing the new approach and implementation of ...
When the lynching case of Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das had gone to trial, it seemed like an open-and-shut case. There were many witnesses, the case was expected to be in favour of the victims and pose difficulties for the bail of the attackers. A year on, the trial is still trundling as many ...
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said a democratic and resilient India had no place for bigotry and intolerance, yet millions encountered discrimination every day. Extending her greetings on the 73rd Independence day, Gandhi in a statement ...
