New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday skipped the Independence Day function at the Red Fort from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and after facing flak from the BJP said he did not attend as he would have missed other I-Day functions lined up due to security restrictions. A chair reserved for Kharge,…
Washington: India has been shaped by centuries of diverse cultures and traditions and stands united under the banner of freedom, American singer Mary Millben has said as she greeted Indians on the country’s 77th Independence Day. Millben, 41, performed for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and guests in Washington on June 23 at the concluding event…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the situation in Manipur, which witnessed violence in the past few weeks, was improving and urged the people in the northeastern state to build on the peace restored there. Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said the entire…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver on Tuesday his 10th consecutive Independence Day address – also his last before 2024 Lok Sabha polls – with a mood of anticipation around the annual showpiece event that he has used to present his government’s report card and unveil flagship schemes. There is a view that the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, saying it was very inspiring and presented a vision for all-round progress in the times to come. “A very inspiring address by Rashtrapati Ji, outlining India’s developmental strides and presenting a vision for all-round…
New Delhi: Observing that there is a new confidence in ‘India story’, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday urged the people to move forward with the spirit of brotherhood and stressed that their identity as “citizens of India” is above all other identities of caste, creed, language and region. In her address to the nation on…
India and Pakistan are celebrating their 76th anniversary of Independence from colonial British India. But the wounds and stains while parting between predominant provinces of both the Hindu and Muslim communities are yet to fully heal. It may be difficult to fix blame on any individual or groups for the undoing of unity among these…
Mumbai: August 11-13 was the “busiest single weekend” since cinema halls opened after the Covid pandemic with Sunny Deol’s “Gadar 2” making Rs 134.88 crore and Akshay Kumar’s “OMG 2” following with a haul of Rs 43.11 crore. According to the Producers Guild of India (PGI) and Multiplex Association of India (MAI), the two new Hindi…
New Delhi: Retail inflation jumped to a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July as prices of vegetables and other food items spiked, according to official data released on Monday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation was at 4.87 in June and 6.71 per cent in July 2022. Previously, high inflation was recorded at…
Shimla: At least 33 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, seven of them buried under the rubble of a temple in Shimla as rains wreaked havoc in the state, triggering landslides that blocked key roads and brought down houses, officials said on Monday. More people are feared trapped under the debris of the Shiv temple in…
