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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said he hoped New Delhi would contribute to efforts aimed at ending the war with Russia, as he wished India on its Independence Day. Zelenskyy's post on X came hours ahead of a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian...
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War 2, starring Jr NTR and Hrithik Roshan, has crossed the Rs 50 crore mark with its domestic box office collection on the first day of its release. Also featuring Kiara Advani, the film released in theatres on Thursday. Directed by Ayan Mukherji, the film is a sequel to the 2019 film...
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In a shocking incident, two children were found dead inside a parked car in Patna's Indrapuri area on Friday evening, the police said.Police received information that the bodies of two children a girl and a boy were found inside a car in Indrapuri locality. Officials immediately reached the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to hold its parliamentary board meeting on August 17 at the party headquarters in New Delhi.As per sources, discussions can likely be held on the candidate for the Vice Presidential elections.According to a senior party source, The BJP parliamentary board...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that territorial swaps between Ukraine and Russia will be discussed in his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, but emphasised that Ukraine will have the final say in any such decisions. Trump made this...
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The police have foiled a child marriage in Latur after receiving a tip off, an official said on Friday. On Thursday morning, a concerned citizen called the Maharashtra police's emergency helpline 112 to report a suspected child marriage function in 12 No Pati area here, he...
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A special court Mumbai has denied bail to Asad Khan, an accused in the 2012 Pune bomb blasts case, sought on the ground of being in jail for 13 years. The court held that considering the serious nature and gravity of offence as well as the prime role of the accused, it was not a fit case for...
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The Kremlin expects the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to last six to seven hours and conclude productively, according to a BBC report quoting Russian officials as saying on Friday. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the talks...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said security forces deported 21 Bangladeshi infiltrators back to the neighbouring country from Sribhumi district. Freedom at midnight? Quite literally! Around midnight today, 21 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators who entered India with...
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US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of their high-stakes summit in Alaska. Trump stated that Russia will face severe economic consequences if Putin doesn't show interest in de-escalating the Ukraine conflict. He made the remarks on...
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Nagaland Governor La Ganesan died on Friday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai, a Raj Bhavan official said. He was 80. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh and others expressed condolences over Ganesan's death. Ganesan...
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Authorities of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Odisha's Sambalpur district has suspended two professors on charges of misconduct, official sources said on Friday. Both professors were accused of sexual harassment in separate incidents, and inquiries were underway...
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Actor Shwetha Menon speaking to reporters after her election as AMMA president/ANI on X
After months of controversy, actor Shwetha Menon has been elected as the first-ever female president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).Speaking to ANI, Menon opened up about her recent appointment, stating that she has planned to bring changes to necessary matters.I haven't...
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Rescue operation underway at the accident site in Delhi./ANI on X
Five people were killed and four others injured on Friday evening after a wall of a dargah near the Humayun's Tomb in Delhi's Nizamuddin area collapsed, police said. A total of nine injured people were sent to AIIMS Trauma Centre and one was rushed to LNJP Hospital, they said. So far,...
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A 12-year-old girl died while another was critically injured after the balcony of a government school building collapsed in Rajasthan's Udaipur district on Friday, the police said. The school building is under construction, and no classes were being held at the premises, the police stated,...
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US President Donald Trump leaves for Alaska./ANI on X
Just In: US President Donald Trump has left for Alaska to attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They are expected to expected to discuss issues mainly the Ukraine ceasefire. More details soon. -- ANI
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The Yamuna river in Delhi reached the mark of 204.65 metres at 1 pm at the Old Railway Bridge, crossing the warning level of 204.50 metres, officials informed on Friday. The bridge serves as a key observation point for tracking the river's flow and potential flood risks. The situation...
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The central government has proposed just two tax rates of 5 per cent and 18 per cent in the revamped Goods and Services Tax (GST), slated to replace the current indirect tax regime by Diwali this year, highly placed sources said. While the presently nil or zero per cent GST tax is charged...
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An oil ministry post featuring V D Savarkar alongside Mahatma Gandhi and other freedom fighters evoked a sharp response from the Congress which said on Friday that the BJP makes it a point every Independence Day to distort history and make heroes out of traitors. In a post on X, the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday dismissed the Congress' criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise of the RSS in his Independence Day address, asserting that the Hindutva organisation's ideology is shaping India's public discourse today. BJP's IT department head Amit...
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A portion of Humanyun's Tomb in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, collapsed on Friday with the authorities saying that eight to nine people are feared trapped. A call regarding a portion of a dome falling was received around 4.30 pm, a Delhi Fire Services official said. Eight to nine...
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Actor Mrunal Thakur has apologised for not being mindful of her words, days after a resurfaced video from her old interviews showed her making comments on Bipasha Basu's appearance. Thakur, who most recently appeared alongside Ajay Devgn in Son of Sardaar 2, penned a note on her...
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The makers of Border 2 on Friday marked the 79th Independence Day by sharing the first poster of the film and announcing that the movie will make its debut in theatres on January 22, 2026, coinciding with the extended Republic Day weekend. The sequel to J P Dutta's 1997...
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The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for his swipe at its governments that the idea of semiconductors faced foeticide 50-60 years ago, saying the Semiconductors Complex Limited in Chandigarh started operations in 1983. Addressing the nation on the 79th...
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A nurse was found dead at a nursing home in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said on Friday.The body of the 24-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling in a room on the third floor of the nursing home in Singur on Thursday, they said.Her family alleged that she was sexually...
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A major attack on Independence Day was thwarted in Tripura as two persons were arrested with explosives, police said on Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a vehicle was intercepted at Vanghmun in North Tripura on Thursday evening, they said.Two suspected members of the Tripura United National Force...
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Four persons were suffocated to death in a septic tank in Jharkhand's Garhwa district on Friday, police said.Three of the deceased were brothers, they said.The incident happened in Nawada village, DIG (Palamu Range) Naushad Alam told PTI.The victims were identified as Ajay Chaudhary (50),...
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The Trinamool Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using his Independence Day speech to target a new enemy, this time in the form of infiltrators. In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress' Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose also accused the prime minister of...
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Members of many opposition parties, meat sellers' associations and community groups on Friday protested outside the headquarters of the Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation in Thane district to oppose the civic body's meat ban.Holding live roosters and chickens, they raised slogans to slam the...
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Coolie, featuring superstar Rajinikanth, has collected over Rs 151 crore at the worldwide box office on its first day, emerging as the highest Tamil film ever to make the record. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the director behind projects such as Karthi's Kaithi, Vijay's Master and Leo, and...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised India's well-deserved authority in global affairs, highlighting its active role in addressing key international issues. In his Independence Day messages to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Putin also underlined...
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India's purchase of Russian oil has risen to 2 million barrels per day in August, as refiners continue to prioritise economic considerations in their sourcing decisions. As much as 38 per cent out of an estimated 5.2 million barrels per day of crude oil imported in the first half of...
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A 10-year-old boy died and 12 persons were injured in a cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Friday, police said.The incident happened at Chinnayanpalya of Wilson Garden, Central Bengaluru, a tightly packed predominantly residential neighbourhood where houses abut each other.Adu Godi Police said the...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday alleged that the ruling BJP is ready to go to any extent of immorality to remain in power and reiterated that several irregularities in elections are emerging across the country. In his Independence Day speech after unfurling the national flag...
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Ten pilgrims from Bihar died and 35 others were injured as their bus rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in West Bengal's Burdwan town on Friday, officials said.The pilgrims, who belonged to Motihari in Bihar's East Champaran district, were returning home after visiting Gangasagar in South...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called on entrepreneurs and industries to focus more on manufacturing quality products at a reasonable prices. He also said the government is working on a national manufacturing mission. Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on the 79th...
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The Congress on Friday termed as most troubling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's praise for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in his Independence Day speech, saying it is a breach of the spirit of constitutional and secular republic and a desperate attempt to appease the Sangh in the run-up to his...
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While states need additional powers, their powers in matters such as education are usurped, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin alleged on Friday and batted for legal action to achieve this. In his Independence Day address here, Stalin said that a state government always struggling to get...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered a 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the longest by any prime minister in India's history. Modi broke his own 98-minute record from the 78th Independence Day last year. His longest Independence...
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India and the United States, working together, will rise to the modern challenges of today and ensure a brighter future for both countries, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, describing the historic relationship between New Delhi and Washington as consequential and far-reaching.On behalf of...
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Noting that Indians should not be complacent about independence, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said they need to do hard work and make sacrifices to keep it alive.Bhagwat made the statement while addressing a gathering at the RSS office in Bhubaneswar on the occasion of Independence Day.Our...
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Omar Abdullah in Bakshi stadium, Srinagar. Pic: Nikhil Lakshman/Rediff
Omar Abdullah on Friday became the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir in eight years to hoist the national flag in Srinagar on Independence Day. At a packed Bakshi stadium in Srinagar, Abdullah in his I-Day speech said, I didn't know becoming chief minister of a UT would be...
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The finance ministry on Friday said it has proposed a two-slab GST rate structure to the Group of Ministers (GoM), along with special rates for select items. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 79th Independence Day has announced that GST reforms which will lower tax burden...
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On the 79th Independence Day, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh recalled how India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru made a broadcast over All India Radio, which he began by describing himself as the Pradhan Sewak of the Indian people. He recalled that Nehru actually spoke from the Red...
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The scene at the Red Fort, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, was one of quiet endurance, as the sticky air, and not the heat, tested the patience of residents marking Independence Day. Raincoats came out as the India Meteorological Department's forecast of light...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed 100 years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh as a very proud and glorious journey of the world's biggest NGO and saluted all its volunteers for their dedicated service to the nation. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the...
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Women at Srinagar's Bakshi stadium to participate in I-Day event. Photograph: Nikhil Lakshman/Rediff.com
Jammu and Kashmir is celebrating a historic Independence Day as an elected government will lead the flag-hoisting ceremony in the state for the first time in eight years.
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India is going to launch the National Deep Water Exploration Mission to explore the reserves of oil and gas beneath the sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, the prime minister said India is...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said obesity is emerging as a major challenge for the country and that everyone must contribute to the fight against it. Addressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day, Modi said that according to experts, one in every three persons would be obese...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will not compromise on the interests of farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen, asserting that he is standing like a wall to protect them.The remarks are important as the US is seeking duty concessions from India in agriculture and dairy sectors...
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PM Narendra Modi announces the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, promising Rs 15,000 from the government to those getting their first job in the private sector.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is rapidly working on 10 new nuclear reactors and has pledged to increase its nuclear energy capacity tenfold. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, he said India is taking major initiatives...
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In his Independence Day speech, PM Narendra Modi promises big Diwali gift in form of next-generation GST reforms.This Diwali, I am going to make it a double Diwali for you. Over the past eight years, we have undertaken a major reform in GST. We are bringing next-generation GST reforms. This...
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First made-in-India semiconductor chip will be launched in the market by the end of this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the nation on the 79th Independence Day.The PM said that six semiconductor units are already on ground and four new units have been given green...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in his 79th Independence Day speech from the ramparts of historic Red Fort. Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was the first one to sacrifice his life for the country's constitution, Modi said in his...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and its farmers have the sole right over the country's share of Indus river waters and termed the Indus Water Treaty unjust and one-sided. It had caused enormous harm to agriculture in India, Modi said in his Independence Day address from...
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While the world worries about global warming, India has achieved its ambitious climate target of having 50 per cent of its cumulative installed electricity capacity from non-fossil-based sources five years ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Addressing the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered stalwarts such as Dr Rajendra Prasad, Babasaheb B R Ambedkar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan during his address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day from the Red Fort.He also paid homage to the...
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In his address from Red Fort, Modi hailed Operation Sindoor and its heroes, saying the forces punished enemies beyond their imagination.After April 22, we gave armed forces free hand to respond to terrorists and our forces did something that never happened for decades went inside the enemy...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun addressing the nation from the Red Fort as India marks the 79th Independence Day.Modi began his speech by calling Independence Day as the 'great festival of freedom'. He also said it is the festival of hope and aspirations.
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Two Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force fly above the Red Fort and shower flower petals on the tricolour. While one helicopter flies with the national flag, the other displays a banner of Operation Sindoor.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi unfurls the national flag at Red Fort on 79th Independence Day. He will shortly begin his 12th consecutive Independence Day address to the nation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Red Fort, to address the nation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat here on Friday on the 79th Independence Day. The PM went to Raj Ghat before heading to the Red Fort, where he will unfurl the national flag and address the nation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on its 79th Independence Day and urged everyone to work even harder to build a developed Bharat. Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. May this day inspire us to keep working even harder to realise the dreams of our freedom...
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The iconic 'Clock Tower' in Srinagar's Lal Chowk and other prominent places across Kashmir were Thursday illuminated with tricolour on the eve of the 79th Independence Day, officials said.The historic clock tower, popularly known as 'Ghanta Ghar', at the Lal Chowk city centre in Srinagar was...
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