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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
TopicIndependence day

Topic: Independence day

Why 13 crore Indians are celebrating their ‘independence day’ today

Belonging to the Nomadic and Denotified Tribes, these Indians were considered born criminals under the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 up until this day in 1952.

Mumbai gets an Independence Day gift: India’s first penguin born at Byculla zoo

The penguin chick has been born to Flipper and Mr Molt, two of the eight Humboldt penguins brought to the city from Seoul in July 2016.

Dear PM Modi, women of the armed forces have had permanent commission for years

PM Modi's I-Day 'gift' of permanent commission for women of the short service commission was widely hailed but off the mark.

Sikkim aiming to become India’s first poverty-free state: CM Chamling

In his Independence day speech, Chamling said that in Sikkim there is no animosity among people on the basis of caste and religion.

India’s support for values of democracy & diversity exemplary, says US secretary of state

Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, greeting India on its Independence Day says the two countries enjoy a strong bond of friendship.

Independence under question, and a race to reach space

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint. The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online, or...

‘Kites are the spirit of freedom, no law can stop us from flying them’

Old Delhi residents are unaware of a 1934 law that bans kite-flying.

356 Army men go to court to keep AFSPA

Your daily news capsule

We have transformed India in last 4 years, Modi claims in his final I-Day speech of term

Announces 25 September, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary, as the launch date for Ayushman Bharat.

The Bollywood song both Modi and Rahul Gandhi must listen to this Independence Day

India’s youth today are whiling away their time in needless pursuits, much like the actors in this song.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

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.