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Friday, May 3, 2024
TopicIndependence day

Topic: Independence day

PM Modi on I-Day: Promises and quotable quotes that have marked the Red Fort address

Wednesday's speech will be the last of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's current tenure.

President Kovind’s Independence Day message: Let contentious issues not distract us

We are at the cusp of achieving long-awaited goals, says President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the nation. New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind...

This tribal leader who opposed prohibition also led India to first Olympic hockey gold

Through his organisation Adivasi Mahasabha, Munda, in 1938, also raised the demand for a separate state of Jharkhand.

Millennials’ wishlist for PM Modi on Independence Day: Act more, speak less

From standing up for an issue to doing something for the middle class, here’s what young journalists at ThePrint want Modi to address in his 15 August speech.

Indian and Pakistani doctors join hands to give new lease of life to 3-year-old Afghan girl

Pakistani doctor sponsored the liver transplant of 3-year-old Hadia Nesari at Apollo Hospital, Delhi.

What’s the point of listening to Modi’s Independence Day speech if we’ve to fact check it?

We have become a nation that calls an attack on student-activist Umar Khalid a ‘publicity stunt’.

PM Modi expected to launch ‘Modicare’ tomorrow

World's largest govt funded healthcare insurance programme will be launched first on a trial basis in few states of the country.

Pakistan releases 30 Indian prisoners on humanitarian grounds to mark Independence Day

Over 470 Indians are detained in Pakistani jails, according to report submitted to Pakistan's Supreme Court in July.

Delhi govt wants schools to discourage students from flying kites

Flying kites can often lead to accidents because of the metal coated string, says Directorate of Education.

After PMO objects separate museums, railway ministry launches digital museums at 22 stations

Digital museums at railway stations will showcase history and current developments on independence day.

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.