It was at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, when India finally attained freedom after years of oppressive British Rule. Since then, every year, August 15th is celebrated as Independence Day in India. On this day, Indians remember, honour, and pay tribute to hundreds of freedom fighters who relentlessly fought for India’s freedom…
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” As India celebrates its 78th independence day, it is important to remember the words of our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, whose speech influenced the policy decisions of India for a decade or so. On the midnight…
NEW DELHI: The United States on Friday refused to comment on the results of the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, stating that electoral matters are for the Indian people to decide. Addressing a press briefing, US state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, emphasized that the US celebrates the election that took place in India, describing it as…
NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, accusing him of not accepting responsibility for perceived failures.“The Prime Minister who sought the mandate solely in his name to the exclusion of both his party and its allies has suffered a…
NEW DELHI: Harking back to the Sengol controversy that erupted last year ahead of the Parliament building inauguration, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at the PM-designate Narendra Modi, claiming that “Modi’s pretensions” got rejected by the Tamil electorate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.“Remember May 28th, 2023? It was the day…
BATHINDA: The son of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of Indira Gandhi, is drawing impressive crowds in Punjab‘s Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency, where he is contesting as an Independent.On Monday – which happened to be the 60th death anniversary of Indira’s father Jawaharlal Nehru – Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, 45, was greeted with slogans…
NEW DELHI: A collective of 181 current and former Vice Chancellors (VCs) along with heads of regulatory authorities such as the AICTE have issued an open letter urging “appropriate action” against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. They have accused him of allegedly spreading falsehoods regarding the appointment process of university heads and tarnishing the reputation of…
KOLKATA: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose‘s family condemned on Saturday attempts by actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut to distort history and try to pit Bose against Jawaharlal Nehru by calling the former the first PM of India.“Nehru was the first PM of the Dominion of India after the partition of Bengal and Punjab. This is history. No one…
NEW DELHI: Trolled for her remarks in a TV interview that Subhas Chandra Bose was the first PM of India, BJP’s Mandi LS candidate and actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday got support from various quarters, including Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, who recalled that Netaji had established the Azad Hind govt, which was recognised by…
