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Narendra Modi To Seek Enhanced Energy, Trade Cooperation During UAE Visit
NEW DELHI -- Ahead of his visit to UAE from 16 August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he would seek to enhance cooperation in energy and trade and reach out to investors there to promote...
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Former Service Chiefs Appeal To President For ‘One Rank One Pension'
NEW DELHI -- Government is looking at a “middle path” in resolving the “ticklish issue” of ‘One Rank One Pension’ (OROP) demand of ex-servicemen, officials sources said. ‘OROP’ scheme may put a huge...
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Saina, Sindhu, Jwala-Ashwini Enter Quarter-Finals In World Badminton...
JAKARTA—Two-time bronze-winner P V Sindhu stayed on course for another medal after a stunning display while Saina Nehwal and doubles combine of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa also put themselves in...
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This Independence Day, An Indo-Pak Treat By Robin Hood Army For 100,000 Hungry
NEW DELHI—Thanks to border skirmishes, border patrols from India and Pakistan have cancelled a traditional, Independence Day-ritual of sharing sweets. Taking up their slack another army, called the...
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Inflation Dips To Decadal Low, Pressure On RBI To Cut Rates
Ahead of India's 69th Independence Day and the looming pall of yet another wasted Parliament session, the government can take some solace from wholesale price inflation registering its steepest decline...
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Pakistan Without Partition: Let's Revive The Buried Idea Of Indo-Pak...
L K Advani, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, likes to recount an important conversation he had in 2011 with India's then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The occasion was the birth...
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Attempt To Blow Up Railway Tracks In Assam Foiled, Explosives Recovered
GUWAHATI/KOKRAJHAR -- A joint operation by the Army, CRPF and the police have foiled an attempt of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants to blow up a railway track in the run up to...
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PHOTOS: How The Country Is Gearing Up For Independence Day
A wave of excitement is sweeping the country, even as the stage is being set for the 69th Independence Day celebrations. As the country readies itself for tomorrow, different cities are witnessing a...
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40 Years After 'Sholay' Was Made, Amitabh Bachchan Reveals That Jai Almost...
Iconic Sholay character Jai played by Amitabh Bachchan almost had a happy ending with plans made to reshoot the climax scene of the legendary film which saw his tragic end. The plans were being...
View ArticleLetter to the PM: This Independence Day Let's Pledge To Free India From...
Dear Mr Prime Minister, Happy Independence Day! At the outset, let me start by acknowledging your leadership on health issues. In the past year alone, India has assumed the Presidency of the 68th World...
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I Love You India, Potholes And All
As 15 August approaches, I look at framed photos of my father, an Air Force pilot who valiantly fought three wars for the country. I remember him exhorting me to sing the National Anthem... just a...
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My Partition Inheritance
I begin this, my new entry for the 69th year of India's independence, with a memory of old. A memory so old, in fact, that it predates me. It predates my father too, through whom I claim kinship with...
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Google Celebrates India's 69th Independence Day With Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi...
NEW DELHI— In honor of the 69th Anniversary of India’s Independence Day, Google today remembered Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March, which had sparked widespread protests across India against the then...
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69th Independence Day: Modi Promises 'One Rank-One Pension' To Ex Servicemen
NEW DELHI -- Addressing the nation from the Red Fort on its 69th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on issues ranging from financial inclusion and sanitation to good governance and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Speech From The Red Fort On India's 69th...
As the country celebrates its 69th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke from the Red Fort. @media only screen and (min-width : 500px) {.ethanmobile { display: none; }} Like Us On...
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Ex-Servicemen Protest, Call It 'Black Independence Day' After Prime Minister...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second Independence Day address from the ramparts of Red Fort didn't seem to impress the ex servicemen. Ex-servicemen protested in the heart of the national capital on...
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A Rare Recording: Listen To Captain Lakshmi Sahgal Singing Jana Gana Mana
“The fight will go on,” Captain Lakshmi Sehgal had said one day in 2006, while sitting in her crowded Kanpur clinic. At 92, she was still seeing patients every morning. Arguably the last soldier of...
View ArticleWhy August 15 Should Not Be Independence Day
I thought of writing this piece after I received several "Happy Independence Day" wishes from my contacts on WhatsApp and social media. What should I wish them back? August 15 is the day India became...
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Father Davis Chiramel: The Priest Who Gave His Kidney
This article is from Open Magazine. By Madhavankutty Pillai On 25 February 2013, Father Kidangathazhe Sebastian got on a bus to Ernakulam at the town of Chalakudy. At a midway stop in Perumbavoor, a...
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Sridhar Gundaiah: Call of the Countryside
This article is from Open Magazine. By V Shoba In the run-up to Independence Day, as armchair bargain-hunters raided the cut-price shelves of India's major online marketplaces, 32-year-old Sridhar...
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