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Andhra Pradesh's gold rush: State eyes 4 tonnes annual output, 40,000 critical-mineral jobs, says Mines Secretary

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Andhra Pradesh is positioning itself as a critical-mineral powerhouse, with plans to ramp up gold production and exploit its vast reserves of beach-sand minerals, state Mines and... Read More


80th Independence Day: PM Modi delivers shortest Red Fort speech in 4 years - When was his longest?

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a 75-minute Independence Day speech on Saturday. This was the shortest speech by PM Modi in four years. On India's 79th Independence Day l... Read More


Jawaharlal Nehru didn't hoist India's first tricolour at Red Fort on August 15, 1947 - Here's why

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag before addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort marking India's 80th Independence Day on Saturday. The Inde... Read More


Jawaharlal Nehru did not hoist India's first tricolour at Red Fort on August 15, 1947 - Here's why

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag before addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort marking India's 80th Independence Day on Saturday. The Inde... Read More


Independence Day: 8 decades, 18 Lok Sabha polls - How Indian elections have evolved

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- India adopted universal adult franchise from the beginning. The first general election, held in 1951-52, was an extraordinary democratic experiment for a newly independent, large... Read More


Independence Day: 8 decades, 18 Lok Sabhas - How Indian elections have evolved since 1947

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- India adopted universal adult franchise from the beginning. The first general election, held in 1951-52, was an extraordinary democratic experiment for a newly independent, large... Read More


Live-in registration, polygamy ban, Rs.25,000 fine: Key provisions in Rajasthan UCC Bill 2026

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Rajasthan Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 on 13 August. The Bill, aimed at regulating marriage, divorce, su... Read More


Independence Day: Since the 'stroke of the midnight hour' - 10 numbers that define India's rise as a developing nation

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his iconic 'Tryst with Destiny' speech on the midnight on August 14, 1947, addressing the Indian Constituent Assembly in New Delhi just before India of... Read More


Independence Day: Since the 'stroke of the midnight hour,' 10 numbers that define India's rise as a developing nation

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his iconic 'Tryst with Destiny' speech on the midnight on August 14, 1947, addressing the Indian Constituent Assembly in New Delhi just before India of... Read More


Since the 'stroke of the midnight hour': 10 numbers that define India's rise as a developing nation since 1947

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his iconic 'Tryst with Destiny' speech on the midnight on August 14, 1947, addressing the Indian Constituent Assembly in New Delhi just before India of... Read More