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August 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared an article by Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on the occasion of India’s 80th Independence Day, highlighting the sacrifices of freedom fighters and calling upon citizens to dedicate themselves to b...
August 15, 2026 6:16 PM
The Embassy of India in Azerbaijan celebrated the 80th Independence Day of India today with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour, with enthusiastic participation of members of the Indian diaspora and Azerbaijani citizens. The celebrations commence...
August 15, 2026 5:55 PM
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will host the BRICS ICT Track in Pune from August 17 to 21 as part of India’s BRICS Chairship for 2026, bringing together Communications Ministers, senior government officials and technology experts from m...
August 15, 2026 5:41 PM
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said the national capital would play a greater role in India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation, asserting that the city’s progress was closely linked to the country’s pride and prestige. ...
August 15, 2026 5:22 PM
Thousands of students and job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand's recruitment examinations took out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Ranchi on Saturday to mark India's 80th Independence Day, even as their agitation entered its 22nd day...
August 15, 2026 5:06 PM
Leaders from across the world, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, extended greetings to I...
August 15, 2026 4:18 PM
If you have flown into Mumbai or Delhi recently, you have felt it. Twenty-minute holding patterns over Mumbai. Packed gates and aircraft lanes. Four runways in Delhi, yet planes are still waiting just to reach a terminal. This congestion is coming a...
August 15, 2026 3:51 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for strengthening India’s defence capabilities and achieving self-reliance in defence technology, asserting that ‘Raksha Shakti’ would be a key pillar in the country’s journey towards becoming a V...
August 15, 2026 3:21 PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, describing it as an ambitious and comprehensi...
August 15, 2026 3:05 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a series of major initiatives and ambitious targets spanning artificial intelligence, education, sports, civil defence, semiconductor manufacturing, nuclear energy and women-led development in his In...
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