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India will be ushering into the 73rd year of freedom and will celebrate Independence Day on August 15, 2019. It was on August 15, 1947, when India gained freedom from the British Rule and decided to be an independent democracy. As India steps into its 73rd Independence Day on August 15, the preparations for the celebration are in full swing. Take a look.
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'I realised what a great leader he was by the way he took decisions to undertake the most-risky of missions.'
He was accorded a traditional welcome by Braj folk artists on his arrival at the airport.
The decision came a day after the Allahabad high court asked the Centre and the state government to file counter affidavits within a week on a petition challenging the decision to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj.
Tennis star Sania Mirza was disappointed as she arrived late and could not see the man-made marvel, Taj Mahal in Agra city.
Over 14,000 policemen were deployed across the city for the security of Adityanath.
Akhilesh Yadav doesn't need Bollywood stars to power his campaign for the UP election when he has a charming campaigner like his missus.
In the first list, over 32,000 refugees have been identified in 21 districts of the state and the exercise is going on in the entire state, State minister Shrikant Sharma added.
Hotels are also relying on couples who had earlier planned destination weddings but are now considering options within the country.
A recent study shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the public distribution system because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate state-wise PDS coverage, which effectively leaves out 100 million people, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
A study by eminent economists, by Jean Drze, Reetika Khera and Meghana Mungikar released few days back shows that more than 100 million people are excluded from the PDS because the central government insists on using 2011 population figures to calculate state-wise coverage under the National Food Security Act.
The second branch of the cafe aims to rehabilitate five survivors -- Farah, Aruna, Reshma, Sunita and Rani -- all of whom were initially trained at the Sheroes Hangout in Agra.
Agra, Shimla, Nanded, Kanpur and Jamshedpur are among the many airports that would see connectivity under Udan.
Foreign visitors to the world heritage site Taj Mahal will now get the facility to wrap their shoes using a machine before they enter the mausoleum.
The Gomti Riverfront Development project, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, the Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are some of Akhilesh Yadav's initiatives that are the subject of investigation.
The 44-year-old actor, who is one of the most vocal environmentalists in Hollywood, shared a post by news outlet BBC on Instagram with the title, "Only rain can save Chennai from this situation".
Taj Mahal is popular among virtual travellers.
Here are glimpses of the celebrations!
And more importantly who's keeping her company?
The bid to purchase the chair on which Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi sat during the Agra rally has gone up to Rs 4.21 lakh even as senior leaders said the practice was against party's culture.
Before the MCC came into effect, Modi was busy laying stones, cutting ribbons, and unveiling plaques across the country.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced that a football stadium of international standard will be constructed in Lucknow for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed soon.
India's One-Day International captain, also an honorary member of the Indian army, Mahendra Singh Dhoni had a memorable day in Agra on Wednesday during training at an army camp.
From output surge to lack of cold storage, not much attention has been given to the potato farmers. The export market, too, is bleak, due to unsuitable domestic varieties and an underdeveloped food processing value chain.
India's pocket rocket Poonam Yadav says a stinging rebuke from Harmanpreet Kaur on opening night helped her take the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 by storm.
According to the officials, the funds to the Congress were sent by Hyderabad-based Megha Infrastructure and Engineering.
The ace cricketer, who had written to the Army authorities to undertake the training, will do five parachute jumps once he finishes his course. He reported to the Para Brigade, Agra for initial training in Para Jump by Para Training School on August 5.
During the visit, the prime ministers will reaffirm the close friendship between the two countries, and discuss ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation.
Donald Trump, accompanied by wife Melania and a high-level delegation, visited India earlier this week.
The world famous monument has recently been in the crosshairs of controversy.
Jemimah Rodrigues and Poonam Yadav produced special performances to fire India to a 13-run win over Sri Lanka in the first T20 International of the five-match series, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday.
Earlier, confusion prevailed over Trump's visit to the Ashram. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said the White House will take a call on such visit.
According to a top civic official in Ahmedabad, the total population of the city is only around 70 lakh.
The Terminator actor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently paid a visit to the historical monument during his visit to India.
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