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Wrong Vande Mataram tune to 'upside down Tricolour': Independence Day filled with slip-ups in Rajasthan
August 17, 2026 9:08 am
At an Independence Day event organised by the BJP in Jaipur, Vande Mataram as sung by Lata Mangeshkar from the 1952 movie Anand Math was played instead of the standard rendition. However, this was not the only programme in the state marred by goof-ups
Kiren Rijiju lists who 'dimagi naxals' are, Congress' Chidambaram says 'proud to be one'
August 16, 2026 6:58 pm
"PM Narendra Modi ji didn't say Opposition leaders as Dimagi Naxals," Rijiju said in a post on X, listing the groups he said the term referred to.
3 Patiala schoolgirls who went missing after I-Day event located in Haryana
August 16, 2026 4:39 pm
One of the girls reportedly phoned her mother from the school reception saying that she was waiting for her but wasn’t on campus when the parent arrived.
August 15, 1947: How Delhi, Lahore, Calcutta and Karachi saw freedom
August 15, 2026 2:44 pm
The mood ranged from celebratory to anxious, with people in Lahore not even knowing what country they belonged to. What did these cities have in common and how did they differ?
What is Saptadhara? Decoding the key announcements in PM Modi’s Red Fort speech
August 15, 2026 10:42 pm
Young people were a recurring focus of the speech, with announcements spanning AI skilling and competitive-exam coaching, among others. We look at the key announcements, and what we know about them so far.
PM Modi urges political parties to back women's quota; Congress asks, ‘Who stopped you?’
August 15, 2026 1:46 pm
PM Modi urged political parties to ensure 33% representation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Hours after earthquake in Indonesia, Indian Embassy raises flag in Jakarta
August 15, 2026 2:24 pm
Under the ‘Suryapath Tiranga’ initiative, Indian diplomatic missions across the world are successively hoisting the Tricolour as the sun moves from east to west.
Omar Abdullah’s I-Day speech: ‘Decision our leaders took 80 years ago was right’
August 15, 2026 10:46 pm
Omar called last month's Gen Z protests the result of the Centre's interference in state affairs.
Youth, self-reliance, women's quota: PM Modi’s 5-point roadmap for Viksit Bharat
August 15, 2026 12:38 pm
The PM pitched for “Sapt Dhara” or seven-point reforms to enable India to become a developed country: manufacturing, food processing, technology and innovation, connectivity, security, green economy, and soft power.
Expert Explains | On Independence Day, recalling Ambedkar’s warnings, and remedies, for India
August 15, 2026 1:06 pm
Ambedkar, a leading public intellectual, foresaw issues of caste and regional divides in Independent India. With debates currently on about delimitation and reservations in some quarters, here is what Ambedkar recommended as remedies.
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