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Topic: 1947

Centre sanctions Rs 5.5 lakh settlement for 5,300 J&K families displaced in 1947

PTI -
The families had earlier been left out of the Centre's 2016 settlement package for displaced families of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir

If you opened the newspapers from 15 August 1947, here are the freedom ads you would see

Urvish Kothari -
Some ad-makers went out of their way to link their sales pitch to India’s freedom. It was clear everyone wanted a piece of the big event.

Gandhi wasn’t the only freedom leader to miss Nehru’s 1947 I-Day speech. There were others too

Urvish Kothari -
Another way of looking at it is that many of these dignitaries were spared witnessing the violence when their dreams of an independent India became a reality in 1947.

No, Nehru didn’t hoist India’s first tricolour at Red Fort. And British flag wasn’t lowered

Hilal Ahmed -
As part of celebrations on 15 August 1947, the Union Jack was to be lowered and Nehru to hoist the tricolour. But things changed at the last moment.

Kashmir was never just a 1947 problem, it is a 5,000-year old battle of histories

Srijan Shukla -
When it comes to Kashmir, who gets to tell the region’s story is linked to who gets to lay claim on the land.

Partition unified India in 1947, nationalism of today is slowly disintegrating us

Mohamed Zeeshan -
Indian nationalism once inspired Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela. Sadly, nationalism today is part of the xenophobic wave sweeping the world.

Crucial role IAF played in early days of 1947-48 Pakistan war

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Exploits of a few daring pilots of the IAF have largely gone unrecognised in the 1947-48 war.
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Opinion

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

Keshav Padmanabhan -
It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

State control blocks India’s progress and exploits its people: C Rajagopalachari

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Nuclear-propulsion systems to next-gen tanks, India draws up its 15-year defence wishlist

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: India is looking to induct hypersonic missiles, nuclear propulsion for aircraft carriers and warships, next-gen tanks, a variety of unmanned systems and...

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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