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I-Day: 1,057 jawans get Gallantry, Service medals; CRPF tops

The Centre has announced the awarding of 1057 Gallantry and Service Medals to personnel from Police, Fire Service, Home Guard & Civil Defence, and Correctional Services on Independence Day, recognising their exceptional bravery and...

President Murmu approves 78 gallantry awards ahead of I-Day

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumously, to the personnel of the defence forces and central armed police forces on the eve of 80th Independence Day.

'What have I done?': Jinnah's words on Partition horror

Journalist Kuldip Nayar's autobiography recounts Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah's despairing remark, "What have I done?", after witnessing the mass displacement during the 1947 Partition. The article also details Nayar's own grim...

Why India Got Freedom At The Stroke of Midnight

August 15 was the date of India's Independence, so why did transfer of power happen at the stroke of midnight August 14-15?

Reliance, Rolls-Royce to build India's fighter jet engine

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce on Friday said they intend to jointly develop a sovereign combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, marking a bid by India's largest private-sector company and Britain's...