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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicIndependence day

Topic: Independence day

The 5 big announcements by PM Modi in his Independence Day speech

In his 90-minute speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi congratulated the sportspersons who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics, paid tribute to frontline Covid workers.

India fighting twin challenges of terrorism & expansion strongly, says Modi in I-Day speech

In his 90-minute Independence Day address Sunday, PM Narendra Modi made several announcements in agriculture, infrastructure and the social sectors.

Sainik schools will admit girls too, must ensure equal representation for women: Modi on I-Day

In his I-Day speech, Modi says New Education Policy will become a major force in fight against poverty as it will empower the poor child with education in regional languages.

Has India fulfilled its moral responsibility? The answers to this question are troubling

India has moved its gaze away from equality as one of the central pillars of the project of nation-building. It could put our democracy in peril.

PM Modi announces 75 Vande Bharat trains to connect different parts of India

In his Independence Day speech, PM Modi talked about boosting rail connectivity in the northeast region, adding that work to link Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya is underway.

Parliament is ‘temple of India’s democracy’, says President Kovind on Independence Day eve

President Ram Nath Kovind's remarks came against the backdrop of the continuous disruptions that led to the abrupt curtailment of the tumultuous Monsoon session.

4 Jaish terrorists, including UP resident, arrested in Jammu ahead of I-Day, police say

Police say the Jaish module was tasked to plant a vehicle-based IED and trigger violence. It also planned collection of arms dropped by drones and supply to terrorists.

PM Modi announces 14 August will be observed as ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’

The PM said this will remind India of the need to remove the poison of social divisions, disharmony and further strengthen the spirit of oneness, social harmony & human empowerment.

58% Indians confident country well-equipped to handle third Covid wave, survey says

Conducted by community platform LocalCircles, the survey also reveals that 75% Indians believe the economy will recover from Covid impact by Independence Day 2022.

IED found inside tiffin box in Amritsar village, police suspect drone from Pakistan dropped it

An abandoned bag was recovered from Amritsar near Dhalike village containing a plastic tiffin, five hand grenades and several 9 mm pistol rounds, police said.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.