The National Conference-Congress alliance won the recent Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections and is set to form the government. NC vice president Omar Abdullah will be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Independence Day holiday weekend is very popular amongst film-makers and film-goers.
Responding to the 'Women, Reclaim the Night' call given on social media by commoners, college students, home-makers and employees of offices will congregate in key thoroughfares in small towns and big cities, including in various parts of Kolkata.
Despite raging politics and gloom over tragedies, India marked its 67th Independence Day with enthusiasm. Rediff.com presents photographs from across the country, and wishes each one of you, a very Happy Independence Day!
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government will implement 'one nation, one election' within its current tenure, sources said, exuding confidence that the reform measure would receive support across party lines.
Following is the text of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's address from the ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day
Bhumi shares her Royal look....Vaani looks like a boss lady... Taapsee makes a friend...
Macroeconomic data announcements, the last batch of Q1 earnings and global trends are the major factors that would influence trading sentiments in the equity market in a holiday-shortened week ahead, analysts said. Besides, trading activity of foreign investors would also be a crucial factor in dictating movement in the market. Equity markets would remain closed on Thursday for Independence Day.
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Sunday said Manoj Kumar, 42, who was scheduled to fly from Cochin to Mumbai by an Air India flight on Sunday morning made an 'alarming' comment to a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer at the x-ray baggage inspection counter.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday emphasised the need to strengthen affirmative action as a tool for inclusion while urging the rejection of divisive tendencies rooted in perceived social hierarchies.
India is too diverse to be governed centrally and with a single system. The way forward is for the central government to keep the monopoly of military power and a share of national resources while the provinces must have greater autonomy, recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
From Agra Fort and Red Fort to Sabarmati Ashram, Jallianwala Bagh and Kirti Mandir, these sites have had played an important role in India's freedom struggle.
'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.'
The other releases of the week, Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa, have not been able to make a mark at the box office.
Gold medallist Arshaf Nadeem brings Pakistan's first medal home to hero's welcome
The move, initiated by the Haryana government, aims to "instill a deep sense of patriotism and national pride" among students, the directorate of school education, said in the circular issued on Thursday.
Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians on Monday proudly marked the country's 70th Independence Day, as the tricolour fluttered and the national anthem reverberated at Indian missions across the world.
Glimpses of the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu on Independence Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The U.S. Stars and Stripes fluttered feebly for Jessica Pegula at Wimbledon on Thursday as the fifth seed was ousted in the second round by China's Wang Xinyu
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At least 16 people were killed and over 30 injured in bomb attacks and violence in restive Balochistan while three soldiers died in north Waziristan region, when Taliban terrorists struck at a Pakistan Independence Day parade.
In an unprecedented move the California state assembly has passed a resolution, recognising August 15 as India's Independence Day and urged all Californians to celebrate the diversity of cultures.
The empty seats in the VIP rows, the thin crowds and the prime minister's pointed reference to terrorism from behind his bullet proof enclosure told its own tale about my beloved nation.
The upcoming Games will be held from July 26 to August 11 and India would be hoping to better its best ever tally of seven medals, including Chopra's historic javelin throw gold at the Tokyo Games.
The INS Tarkash is on her passage to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to hoist the National Flag on August 15 as part of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
Just when things started looking good in theatres with Bad Newz, last week's twin releases -- Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha and Ulajh -- have proved to be party-poopers.
As India celebrates its 70th Independence Day, take this quiz to find out how much you know about Independent India.
This is just a brief reminder, dear fellow citizens, that none of us needs permission or sanction to be Indian, in whatever way we choose, as long as it doesn't break the law.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Indian contingent which returned from the Paris Olympics with six medals.
An Army captain lost his life while four terrorists are believed to have been killed in an ongoing operation in the higher reaches of Jammu region's Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.
There is no doubt that Akshay Kumar is a total hoot in comedic roles but Khel Khel Mein ain't it, observes Mayur Sanap.
Noting Modi's "Har Ghar Tiranga" campaign, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X what he said is a "short history of the RSS's relationship with the Tiranga".
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar as Maha Vikas Aghadi's chief ministerial face.
This is the first conversation between Modi and Yunus after he assumed the responsibility following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Renowned Chef Hemant Oberoi on the astonishing transformation of the Indian palate.
The fear of punishment must be struck among the perpetrators, he said. "Those who commit such sins should know that they will be hanged."
Ukraine and Russia need to engage with each other to find a solution to the ongoing conflict between them, India said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv under the shadow of the raging war.
The special leaves cannot be used for personal enjoyment and those without parents or parents-in-laws will not be eligible for the leaves, it added.
In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Member of Parliament Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo marvels at the architecture of a 9th century temple complex in Orissa.
Writer Sivasankari on a spectacular tradition that dates back a thousand years.
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