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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicIndependance Day

Topic: Independance Day

Reader View: Revived oppn, more transparent PM, free speech — On wish-list for a better India

YourTurn is our new weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

No black flags by Maoists on 15 Aug ‘first time in 20 yrs’, Bastar cops call it big positive

Police officers say this is a sign Maoists are losing their hold, and security forces and the govt’s programmes are making an impact on Bastar’s villagers.

Chinese ‘Kong’ eyes Ladakh and jingoism drowns democracy on Independence Day

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Tricolour eclipsing rainbow in Kashmir and PM Modi’s wild $5 trillion chase

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

In Jaitley’s I-Day hero lineup, Sardar pushes Nehru out, even Ambedkar missing

Front Page Arun Jaitley's freedom heroes, and those who aren't: In his message to the nation on Independence Day, union minister Arun Jaitley created a...

Tired of fake achhe din, people want sachhe din: Congress on PM Modi’s speech

Congress censures Modi's Independence Day speech to be 'hollow', and challenges him to have an open debate with Rahul Gandhi.

Modi 2018 vs Modi 2014: What he said, what he didn’t say at Red Fort

Through the final Independence Day speech of this term Modi makes a pitch for re-election, but the story lies in the contrasts and similarities with his first as PM.

As India turns 71, what is the rising global power’s vision for the world?

India has the opportunity to put in place a new framework for its own security, growth and development. All it needs is a "New Delhi Consensus"?

At the last I-Day speech of term, PM Modi speaks of India’s rise under BJP govt

Saying 'India is now seen as a land of reform, perform and transform', he highlights how the view of the country has changed in international eyes. 

In Modi’s final Independence Day speech of this term, look forward to another jumla

Having played most of their cards, Modi-Shah are searching for a new one. That is why an effort is being made to polarise the voters.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.