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New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) In his 80th Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed the country's young generation at the heart of India's journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, outlining...
Gandhinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteer Bhanu Chauhan on Saturday called for greater ideological awareness to understand and confront what he described as ‘urban naxal’ ideology and different forms of left-wing thinking. Addressing an Independence Day gathering at...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands significantly ahead of his predecessors in the average duration of Independence Day speeches delivered from the Red Fort. With an average of 91 minutes per address, his speeches are nearly...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s National President Nitin Nabin hoisted the National Flag at the party’s Central Office in Delhi on Saturday on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, urging citizens and party colleagues to move...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday hoisted the National Flag at Lok Niwas on the occasion of the nation's 80th Independence Day, calling upon citizens to join efforts to build a 'Viksit Delhi'...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Defence Secretary R.K. Mathur on Saturday recalled that before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first Independence Day address to the nation in 2014, he had got the bulletproof glass shield removed from the Red Fort,...
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) On the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, Bihar Health Minister Nishant Kumar hoisted the Tricolour at Akshaywat Rai Stadium in Vaishali on Saturday. He paid tribute to the freedom fighters and brave citizens who sacrificed...
Ferozepur, Aug 15 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the 80th year of India’s Independence would be the year of economic freedom for Punjab’s women, as for the first time mothers and daughters are gaining the freedom...
Shimla, Aug 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday announced the opening of 100 CBSE schools and payment of arrears of Rs 281 crore to employees at the state‑level Independence Day function held at Barsar in Hamirpur...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A controversy erupted after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Sonia Gandhi were seen interacting as the national song 'Vande Mataram' was being played during the 80th Independence Day celebration at the party headquarters,...
Gandhinagar, Aug 15 (IANS) Citizens should keep national interest above all else and discharge their social and national responsibilities with complete honesty, hard work and a sincere spirit of service, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat said on Saturday as he hoisted...
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Saturday arrested a senior official of the state Land and Land Revenue Department for his alleged links with an absconding stone quarry owner, Tulu Mondal alias Mohammad Nazibuddin, in Birbhum district.The...