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CM Omar Abdullah pays floral tributes at Balidan Stambh on 80th Independence Day

SRINAGAR, Aug. 15 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid floral tributes at the Balidan Stambh in Srinagar to honour the supreme sacrifices of the martyrs as the nation celebrated its 80th Indepen... Read More


Anti-Sanatan forces continue to defame Ayodhya globally: Yogi

India, Aug. 15 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday alleged that attempts were still being made to defame Ayodhya Dham and the broader Sanatan tradition. He emphasised that unity was es... Read More


Income tax disputes: Govt drops 23,467 appeals under higher tax-effect limits; what taxpayers need to know

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The government has withdrawn 5,978 departmental income-tax appeals and decided not to file another 17,489 after raising the monetary limits for pursuing tax disputes before appel... Read More


IWAI hosts 4th 'Brahmaputra Calling' Open India Quiz on Independence Day in Guwahati

Guwahati, Aug. 15 -- The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Assam, under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, hosted the fourth edition of the 'Brahmaputra Calling - Open India Quiz... Read More


80th Independence Day: PM Modi hoists National Flag, 'Vande Mataram' echoed from ramparts of Red Fort

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hoisted the National Flag at Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day. The hoisting of the National Flag was synchronised with the 21-Gun ... Read More


Punjab: Remember Partition horrors to ensure tragedy is never repeated, says Shekhawat

AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR, Aug. 15 -- Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the suffering and sacrifices endured by people during the Partition must be remembered to e... Read More


Warring, jathedar, SGPC chief condemn police action in Ambala

Chandigarh/Amritsar, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday condemned the Haryana Police for using force against protesters in Ambala who were demanding the releas... Read More


Barnala CI incharge gets prez medal for distinguished service

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Inspector Baljit Singh, posted as in-charge of the crime investigation agency (CIA), Barnala, has been awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished Service on the eve of the ... Read More


Preserve memories of partition tragedy, include it in national curriculum: Khattar

India, Aug. 15 -- Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday called for the horrors of the Partition to be preserved in history and included in the national curriculum, str... Read More


Sandip Roy: Why Bhutan is about more than Gross National Happiness

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Wi-Fi password at the hotel was "happiness." But of course. What else would it be in Bhutan, the country that gave us the idea of Gross National Happiness (GNH)? I was invi... Read More