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TopicIndependence day

Topic: Independence day

Balakot operation & Abhinandan Varthaman teams strike big with 13 awards

The Army won 107 gallantry awards, including a Shaurya Chakra (posthumous) for Lance Naik Sandeep Singh who was part of the 2016 surgical strike.

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

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

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.

There’s no patriotism without guns and glory in India now – new I-Day song shows just that

The new song, released by I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar, devotes a disproportionate amount of footage to the mighty Indian defence forces.

Pakistan asking TV and radio channels to run anti-India content on I-Day is sheer hypocrisy

Many in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan have been decrying the same issue that Kashmiris may face in India – the changing of the local demography.

IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down Pakistani F-16, gets Vir Chakra

Govt accepted IAF recommendation for the award to Abhinandan Varthaman for his Nowshera actions, including shooting down an F-16 fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force.

PM Modi invites suggestions for Independence Day speech via NaMo app

A feature called Open Forum has been created on the NaMo app to receive suggestions for the speech on 15 August .

Why India’s prime ministers give their Independence day speech from Delhi’s Red Fort

Every year on 15 August, the serving prime minister mounts Aurangzeb’s barbican to address the cameras, and the nation.

Video celebrates ‘India’s Independence Day’ in London with Italian flag

A video of aerobatic demonstrations at the Italian Parliament last year is being falsely claimed as part of celebrations at Trafalgar Square in London.

Indian among four killed in Afghan bomb attack, says external affairs ministry

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul that killed at least four people and left 100 injured.

On Camera

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.