PM Modi addresses nation on the occasion of 79th Independence Day. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the nation from the ramparts of historic Red Fort for the 12th consecutive time on the occasion of 79th Independence Day.The celebration began with PM Modi paying floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. After…
China and India are continuing talks at multiple levels, though Beijing has not confirmed reports that Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi may visit New Delhi on August 18 to meet national security adviser Ajit Doval. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Thursday that the two countries are “maintaining interactions at various levels”…
A populist slogan during Indira Gandhi’s regime was ‘The nation is on the move.’ Though whether the motion was in forward or reverse gear was open to question. Today, the nation is very much on the move, quite literally, and its movement is decidedly outward bound. According to a TOI report, Indians are spending an estimated…
PM Modi pays tribute to Rajghat NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the nation on its 79th Independence Day and urged everyone to work even harder to build a developed Bharat.“Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. May this day inspire us to keep working even harder to realise the dreams of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing a saffron turban, to lead the 79th Independence Day celebrations on Friday, addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort for the 12th consecutive year.Greeting the country, he urged citizens to work harder toward building a “developed Bharat”. “Wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day. May this day…
NEW DELHI: With just hours remaining before India marks its 79th Independence Day, preparations are in full swing at the Red Fort in New Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag and deliver his 12th consecutive address to the nation.The Prime Minister will speak from the iconic ramparts of the monument….
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Many victims of Thursday’s flash floods in J&K’s Kishtwar district were having lunch at a pilgrim camp when a cloudburst struck the area between noon and 1pm, causing rapidly filling rivulets to swamp a swathe of the valley. The camp set up for pilgrims bore the brunt of the damage, leaving a mud-filled gorge…
Jalandhar: The Punjab govt has appointed prominent Christian pastor Ankur Narula’s close aide, Jatinder Masih ‘Gaurav’, as chairman of the Punjab State Minorities Commission. He is the first appointee to the post from the followers of the Pentecostal churches, which emerged in Punjab in recent years, replacing those from the old mainline Protestant or Catholic…
NEW DELHI: Nine IAF fighter pilots, four soldiers and two BSF personnel have been awarded Vir Chakra, the nation’s third-highest wartime gallantry medal, for their role in Operation Sindoor, under which India conducted deep cross-border precision strikes against terror hubs and military installations in Pakistan.Operation Sindoor was the prominent theme of 127 gallantry medals &…
KOLKATA: Twenty-two-year-old Malda migrant labourer Amir Sheikh — who was pushed into Bangladesh on June 25 — came back to India on Wednesday, his reappearance as mysterious as his disappearance from the country of his birth.A BSF explanation in the Calcutta high court a couple of hours after Amir’s return through the Basirhat border only…
