Operation Sindoor: 2 BSF personnel awarded Vir Chakra posthumously; 16 others to get gallantry medal | India News

NEW DELHI: Two BSF martyrs will be conferred Vir Chakra and 16 other personnel, police gallantry medals for having fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the armed forces during Operation Sindoor, successfully defending sensitive border posts in Jammu and Kashmir and destroying enemy posts and their surveillance equipment in firm retaliatory action.Both the Vir Chakra awardees — late…

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Evening news wrap: PM Modi delivers 12th consecutive I-Day address from Red Fort; Kishtwar death toll rises to 60; & more | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, delivering his 12th consecutive Independence Day address from the Red Fort, announced initiatives to make India self-reliant, technologically advanced, and economically stronger, with the aim of becoming a developed nation by 2047. He also said a new two-slab Goods and Services Tax structure will replace the current 5-28% rates. In other…

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Opposition slams PM Modi’s Independence Day speech: Questions praise for RSS from Red Fort; ‘Bland and hypocritical’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day speech from the Red Fort on Friday drew criticism from opposition leaders across parties, with many accusing him of using the occasion for political posturing and praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) inappropriately.Congress MP Jairam Ramesh described the speech as “stale, hypocritical, insipid, and troubling.” He…

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AAP’s student wing ASAP to contest DUSU polls, promises ‘transparent, issue-based politics’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s student organisation, ASAP, has announced that it will contest the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections. ASAP said it will allocate election tickets through a transparent process. Students wishing to contest must register by August 25, submit a one-minute audio or video stating their issues, and present an…

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Independence Day speech: Akhilesh Yadav takes aim at RSS, BJP over PM Modi’s praise and ‘Swadeshi’ call; says, ‘Sanghi-saathi’ should thank British on completing 100 years | India News

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took a veiled dig at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded it in his Independence Day speech, saying the organisation should thank the British on completing 100 years, as “some organisations were made by them so that Bharat could be divided…

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