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Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo In our Independence Day Special on the India You Didn't Know, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, the Member of Parliament from Bolangir, marvels at the architecture of a 9th......

'Girls Are Taking A Leap Of Faith Every Day'

Bandana Preyashi, the bold and fearless IAS officer from Bihar, is the court-appointed mentor to 18-year-old Sakshi, who had fled home to follow her IAS dream. IMAGE: Bandana Preyashi is Bihar's......

Independence Day Special: The Hero of Tiger Hill

Yogendra Singh Yadav survived 15 bullets while capturing Tiger Hill in the Kargil War and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for gallantry. On the eve of Independence Day,......

85 sarpanchs invited to I-Day celebrations as special guests

Eighty-five village sarpanchs from 26 states and Union territories have been invited as special guests to witness the 79th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, in recognition of their......

Operation Sindoor, swadeshi push in Modi's I-Day speech

The invitation cards for the 79th Independence Day celebration also carry the Operation Sindoor logo, and the water mark of Chenab bridge to exemplify the rise of ‘Naya Bharat’. Floral......

Independence Day Debut For Mahindra Thar Roxx

The Mahindra Thar undergoes yet another iteration. With 5 doors, longer dimensions, a more refined engine... and a new name. The Mahindra Thar Roxx, debuting on August 15, promises all that you......

RBI proposes to allow banks to fund acquisitions

Banks will be able to give loans to Indian companies for acquiring the entire equity stake or a controlling part of it in domestic or foreign firms as strategic investment that creates long-term......

Diwali bonanza! New GST reforms will lower tax burden, benefit small industries

The finance ministry on Friday said it has proposed a two-slab GST rate structure to the Group of Ministers (GoM), along with special rates for select items. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters......

GST 2.0: What Is Taxed, What Is Exempted

GST tax rates on common use items ranging from hair oil to corn flakes, TVs, and personal health and life insurance policies were slashed after the all-powerful GST Council approved a complete......

Sensex jumps 676 pts as GST reform bid sparks rally

Stock markets rose sharply on Monday, with Sensex closing higher by 676 points and Nifty climbing 1 per cent on heavy buying in auto and consumer durables stocks, buoyed by plans for big bang......

Independence Day Special: Nagma's patriotic hues

Actress Nagma decided to celebrate Independence Day by stepping into patriotic mode, and wearing the Indian tricolour. Please click NEXT for more...

'I Want To Leave People With Hope'

'It's far-fetched to say that human thinking will become subservient.' IMAGE: Aranya Sahay and Sonal Madhushankar. Photograph: Kind courtesy Aranya Sahay Grippingly narrated by writer-director......

Priyanka, Salman, Akshay celebrate Independence Day

Here's how Bollywood celebrated Independence Day. Bollywood celebrated 70 years of Independence by telling us what freedom means to them, and posting interesting pictures on social media. Take a......

August 14, 1990: Why 1st Century Is Special For Tendulkar

'I scored that 100 on August 14 and next day was our Independence Day, so it was special.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after scoring his maiden international century, in the second Test......

Athlete Hima Das has a special Independence Day message

IMAGE: India's Hima Das. Photograph: Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for IAAF Junior Athletics World Champion Hima Das was the first sportsperson to send across wishes for Independence Day to her fans......

PHOTOS: Sportsmen celebrate India's Independence Day

Rediff.com brings how the sportsmen celebrated India’s 69th Independence Day India's captain Virat Kohli and Team Director Ravi Shastri hoist the national flag in Sri Lanka. Photograph:......