22:48
In her Independence Day message, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said these were 'testing times' for Indian democracy and people need to introspect if there is freedom in the country to ask questions, disagree or seek accountability.Since independence, India has tested its democratic...
21:27
The recovery rate of COVID-19 is improving and the fatality rate is decreasing as Indian citizens perform yoga and use traditional methods to enhance their immunity, claimed Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday.Ramdev and Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna hoisted the flag on the occasion of 74th...
21:20
In the last one year, two crore families, especially tribals living in forests and far-flung areas, have been provided piped drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.The JMM was announced by the prime minister last year and it aims to...
21:19
In the last one year, two crore families, especially tribals living in forests and far-flung areas, have been provided piped drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.The JMM was announced by the prime minister last year and it aims to...
20:49
Cricketer Suresh Raina announces retirement from international cricket minutes after former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. 'It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781 . With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you India. Jai Hind!' Raina posted on...
20:17
Scientists are working hard on coronavirus vaccine and if their efforts bear fruit, COVID-19 warriors will be the first ones to get the dose, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Saturday.Interacting with reporters on the sidelines of the Independence Day celebrations...
19:51
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket.'Thanks. Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,' he said in his Instagram video post on Saturday.
19:48
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday hosted 'At Home' reception in the President House in the national capital on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, External Affairs...
19:41
Nationalist Congress Party leaders Rajesh Tope and Praful Patel on Saturday downplayed party chief Sharad Pawar publicly rebuking his grandnephew Parth for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.Maharashtra Public Health Minister Tope said the...
19:41
Nationalist Congress Party leaders Rajesh Tope and Praful Patel on Saturday downplayed party chief Sharad Pawar publicly rebuking his grandnephew Parth for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide.Maharashtra Public Health Minister Tope said the...
18:57
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shared the first episode of the party's web-series named Dharohar on social media on Saturday on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day.Taking to Twitter, he shared the two-minute episode of Dharohar that narrated the journey and role of the Congress party in...
18:51
A remote village in Tamil Nadu has shot to fame following the nomination of United States senator Kamala Harris as the vice-presidential candidate by the Democratic Party for the American Presidential elections 2020.Harris' maternal grandparents belong to this village and it is gaining...
17:59
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came in for praise from Twitter users for mentioning sanitary napkins in his Independence Day speech with many of them calling it a step towards breaking taboos associated with menstruation. Under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra' scheme, the prime...
17:23
The Manipur government has extended complete lockdown in the state till August 31, according to latest bulletin issued on Saturday.As per the latest figures, Manipur's active COVID-19 cases have surged past 1,800. As many as 2,300 people in the state have recovered after contracting the...
17:17
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday thanked the foreign ministers of Russia, Bhutan, the Maldives, Lithuania and Latvia for their wishes on India's 74th Independence Day. Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, in a tweet, said since independence, India has strived to be,...
16:21
Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam continues to be on life support, read MGM Healthcare Hospital's latest bulletin. On August 15, the doctors from the hospital confirmed that he is in a stable condition. His parameters are being closely monitored by the doctors. SP Balasubrahmanyam is...
15:54
Maharashtra Cooperation Minister Balasaheb Patil has tested positive for coronavirus infection and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Karad.According to a statement issued by Patil's office, the NCP leader tested positive for the infection on Friday night and has been admitted to...
15:23
Internet services on mobile devices were snapped across Kashmir on Independence Day Saturday as a precautionary measure but mobile phone services functioned as usual. Mobile internet services were cut in the early hours of the morning as stringent security arrangements were put in...
15:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation on Saturday during which the two leaders expressed mutual solidarity amid efforts being made to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the two countries. Oli called up the...
15:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli held a telephonic conversation on Saturday during which the two leaders expressed mutual solidarity amid efforts being made to minimise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the two countries. Oli called up the...
14:35
Russia has started manufacturing its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing the health ministry.Russia has said the vaccine, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute and the first for the coronavirus to go into production, will be rolled out by the end of...
14:16
India has recorded another peak of posting the highest recoveries of COVID-19 cases in a single day with 57,381 patients being cured and discharged in the past 24 hours, stated the Union health ministry on Saturday.The ministry said that with such high level of recoveries, India's recovery rate...
13:37
On Independence Day, Congress party to launch a web-series named 'Dharohar'.Congress has been at the forefront in the efforts to create an India, which is a global leader in the industry, agriculture, science, technology, health, military, culture and all this without ever compromising on its...
13:16
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday lauded the soldiers, healthcare workers, farmers and labourers across the country on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day.The Congress leader, taking to Twitter, remembered the struggle for independence and said that people have to...
12:49
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that the Delhi government will not open schools unless it is fully convinced about the improved COVID-19 situation in the city. Delivering his Independence Day speech at Delhi Secretariat, Kejriwal said the COVID-19 situation in the national...
12:26
The Congress on Saturday asked why those sitting in power are scared of naming China which has entered Indian territory, and said every Congress worker and every Indian is proud of the armed forces. Talking to reporters after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address, Congress' chief...
12:03
Former President Pranab Mukherjees daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee took to Twitter on Saturday and revisited her memories with father. She said her father never missed hoisting the National Flag on Independence Day.Sharmistha posted images from last years Independence Day celebrations and hoped for...
11:49
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the country's 74th Independence Day.Warm wishes to PM Narendra Modi and the people of India on their #IndependenceDay. The deep friendship and partnership between Australia and India is...
11:23
Here's an update on the condition of former president Pranab Mukherjee. According to R&R Hospital, The condition of ex-president Pranab Mukherjee remains unchanged this morning. He continues to be on ventilatory support. His vital and clinical parameters remain stable and are being...
11:00
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech on the occasion of Independence Day reinforces the resolve of a self-reliant India. Delivering his seventh straight Independence Day speech, Modi said the call for 'aatmanirbhar Bharat'...
10:51
Air India has served termination letters to 48 pilots, weeks after the airline asserted on social media that no employees would be laid off.It is reliably learnt that Air India tendered termination letters to several pilots on Thursday evening.The termination comes into immediate effect and you...
10:31
Amitabh Bachchan, who was in a Mumbai hospital with COVID-19 in the recent past, gave a massive shout-out to the true warriors of the coronavirus pandemic in his social media posts on Independence Day. In an elaborate entry on his official blog on Tumblr, Big B referred to the medical...
10:08
With an increase of 65,002 cases in 24 hours, India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 25-lakh mark on Saturday. 996 deaths were also reported within the span of a day. There are now total 25,26,196 cases in the country, including 6,68,220 active cases, 18,08,937 discharged/migrated and...
09:45
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with his wife Rashmi Thackeray, hoists the national flag at Varsha Bungalow, his official residence in Mumbai.
09:38
The soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated the countrys Independence Day on the banks of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh at 14,000 feet. The soldiers carried the tricolour of ITBP flags part of the celebrations.The ITBP also released a mashup of the popular patriotic songs sung by its...
09:18
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday extended greetings to the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.Remembering a quote of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, he tweeted. The only alternative to coexistence is destruction. Jawaharlal Nehru. Best wishes on Independence...
09:09
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an indirect reference to China and the Galwan Valley faceoff in his Independence Day speech. Speaking of the border tension, PM Modi said, Those who challenge India's sovereignty, be it LOC or LAC, have been given a befitting reply in their own language.He...
08:41
Coronavirus finds a special significance in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech. In the beginning of his speech, he hailed frontline warriors, saying corona warriors have lived the mantra of 'Seva Parmo Dharma' and served the people of the country.He also spoke of the...
08:32
PM Modi has announced that in the next 1,000 days each village in the country will be connected with optical fibre. Modi said, Only 5 dozen village panchayats were connected with optical fibre before 2014. In the last 5 years, 1.5 Lakh village panchayats have been connected with optical...
08:24
As he addresses the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of the farmer and the need to make him self-reliant. PM Modi says, An important priority of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' is 'Aatmanirbhar' agriculture and 'Aatmanirbhar' farmer.To make this goal possible, Modi speaks of providing...
08:10
Speaking to the nation on the occasion of Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights the significance of Vocal for Local mindset. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the PM says, The mindset of free India should be 'vocal for local'. We should appreciate...
07:50
PM Modi begins his address to the nation for Independence Day. This is the seventh address Modi is giving to the nation for Independence Day. He begins his speech by honouring Coronavirus warriors in the country. He says, We're going through distinct times. I can't see young...
07:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the National Flag at the ramparts of the Red Fort on IndependenceDay today. The PM is being assisted by Major Shweta Pandey in unfurling the National Flag.
07:34
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspecting the Guard of Honour at the Red Fort.
07:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his respects at Rajghat ahead of his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
07:17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to the people of the nation on the 74th Independence Day on Saturday.Happy Independence Day to all fellow Indians. Jai Hind! PM Modi tweeted.PM Modi will proceed to the Lahore Gate of Red Fort where he will be received by Defence Minister...
07:10
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hoisted the national flag at his residence on the occasion of the 74th Independence Day on Saturday.He said, We will get freedom in its true meaning when India becomes self-reliant. So today we need to take a pledge to make India self-reliant. The Independence...
06:56
The US and India share close bonds of friendship and democratic traditions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said as he greeted Indians on the occasion of their 74th Independence Day. On behalf of the government of the United States of America and the American people, I extend greetings...
00:15
Multilayered security arrangements and a mandatory adherence to social distancing norms are in place for the 74th Independence Day celebrations at the Mughal-era Red Fort this year. A security ring, including National Security Guard snipers, elite SWAT commandos and kite catchers, will...
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