The annual India Day Parade in New York and the flashy display of all that patriotism by NRIs made me start to wonder what it's ...
10:08 AM, Aug 20, 2012
Indians living in the US celebrated the Independence day with a colourful parade on Sunday. ...
09:48 AM, Aug 20, 2012
New Delhi: The UPA has come under fire from the BJP on senior leader's LK Advani's seating at Vice President Hamid Ansari's swearing in ceremony and at the Independence Day gathering at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Sources say that the the BJP is upset with Advani being seated at a corner and was ignored during the swearing-in ceremony of Vice-President Hamid Ansari. They also allege that he was not given an...
12:44 PM, Aug 16, 2012
The PM pushes for growth in his Independence Day address. Lawyers hit out at Mamata Banerjee for saying judges are for sale. ...
10:25 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Meerut: A 15-year-old boy was killed and another person injured on Wednesday in an accidental firing during the Independence Day celebrations. The incident happened at a rubber factory in Shastrinagar area of Meerut. Teenager Vishal Prajapati was killed after the gun of a security guard accidentally went off during the flag hoisting function. Police have taken into custody the CCTV footages of the function and further probe into the incident...
09:49 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: The speech by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 66th Independence Day was meant to make a big push for the economic growth. It, however, did not come, leading to sharp criticism from the Opposition as well as yoga guru-turned-crusader Baba Ramdev. In his 35-minute long speech, the Prime Minister put the blame for the current state of the economy on politics. The Prime Minister said, "As far...
09:15 PM, Aug 15, 2012
In this special episode, the story of a school that teaches Mahatma's principles and a comic book on the hero of Kargil. ...
06:59 PM, Aug 15, 2012
The Independence Day address of the PM was meant to make a big push for economic growth, but he made no such announcement. ...
06:45 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Jammu: Hours after exchange of sweets and greetings on the Indo-Pak border between troops of the two sides, Pakistan rangers on Wednesday fired at Indian forward post in Samba sector, violating ceasefire for seventh time in past 11 days. "There was small arms firing at Indian Border Out Post (BoP) of Pansar along International Border in Samba sector around late this afternoon," a senior BSF officer said. Firing by Pakistan...
06:41 PM, Aug 15, 2012
No it's not the usual self-gratifying introspection about where my country is headed, not a futile fury over my prime minister's I- day speech which ...
06:29 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Here's a compilation of top 10 patriotic Bollywood songs chosen by the viewers. ...
06:15 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Junagadh: Terming Prime Minister's Independence Day speech as disappointing, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday questioned his silence on the Mumbai violence and asked him to clarify his government's policy on the issue of Bangladeshi infiltrators. He also accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of adopting "dual standards" with regard to incidents in Assam and Mumbai in his 66th Independence Day speech. "The infiltration of Bangladeshis in India is becoming...
05:23 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal celebrated the 66th Independence Day with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hoisting the Tricolour at the Indira Gandhi Sarani, also known as Red Road, in a departure from the traditional venue near Writers' Building since 1948. Banerjee took the salute at a colourful combined marchpast of the Kolkata and state police, besides the Rapid Action Force, Eastern Frontier Rifles, CISF, Mounted Police, Fire Brigade and personnel of security...
04:48 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: In one of his most uninspiring speeches, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday admitted that low growth and inflation posed a major challenge and also offered little cheer when he said a bad monsoon would pose difficulty in curbing inflation. He conceded that his government had been unable to create a conducive environment for growth because of lack of political consensus. Singh also did not mention Pakistan even...
04:10 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan says his Independence Day wish is that men and women should be treated equally in the country. "The place I have reached, I feel freedom to have your own thoughts and belief is very important. I hear everyday about women not being treated properly. I want women to be free and be given equal opportunity like men," he told reporters here at an event....
03:26 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Four persons were injured when a series of bombs exploded in Manipur during Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday. ...
01:27 PM, Aug 15, 2012
With militant presence suspected in Kashmir, roads were barricated in Srinagar and security was tightened at all sensitive areas. ...
12:39 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Indian-origin US astronaut Sunita Williams has sent her best wishes from the International Space Station to the countrymen. ...
12:34 PM, Aug 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech as "lacklustre" and "uninspiring", saying it did not address issues facing the nation like corruption and price rise. "The dream of touching 12 per cent growth rate seems to be impossible and it looks that it will be less than 5 per cent which is a cause of concern. Today we should put...
12:33 PM, Aug 15, 2012
