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Northeast celebrates trouble-free Independence Day

Guwahati/Itanagar/Gangtok/Aizawl, August 15 (PTI) The 73rd Independence Day function passed off peacefully on Thursday in seven sister states as well Sikkim in the Northeast amid tight security. Chi

North-East / 15th August 2019
Jai Hind: Bollywood celebs wish Happy Independence Day

Mumbai, August 15 (IANS) As India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on Thursday, a gamut of Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Karan Johar, took to social media to wish e

Entertainment / 15th August 2019
Neetu shares 'like father like son' video comparing Rishi, Ranbir

New York, August 15 (IANS) Actress Neetu Kapoor shared a video comparing her veteran actor husband and actor son Ranbir Kapoor. The actor took to her Instagram account to share a post where she compared

Entertainment / 15th August 2019
Kangana's I-Day message: Don't get entangled in personal identities

Mumbai, August 15 (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut wished fans on 73rd Independence Day on Thursday and urged them to be proud of our diverse nation, and not get entangled in personal identities like "I am a

Life & Style / 15th August 2019
Empowerment the wrong word as women aren't weak: Kirti Kulhari

Mumbai, August 15 (IANS) Kirti Kulhari has a strong and encouraging message for women on Indias 73rd Independence Day. The actress feels that women are "powerful, super strong and can literally do anything

Entertainment / 15th August 2019
Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America - U.N.

A woman carries a bucket of water on her head in Santa Isabel August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas Five years of recurring droughts have destroyed maize and bean harvests, leaving poor subsistenc

World / 15th August 2019
Revoking Article 370 realised dream of 'One Nation, One Constitution': Modi

New Delhi, August 15 (IANS) With the revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir, Indians can now say with pride 'One Nation, One Constitution', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, and ou

India / 15th August 2019
Modi trumpets Kashmir, Muslim marriage moves in Independence Day speech

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi MUMBAI, August 15 (

India / 15th August 2019
Mexico pushes U.S. to designate El Paso shooting an act of terrorism

Faithful take part in a "Mass for the Peace" a week after a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, U.S., at the border between Mexico and the U.S. in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, August 10 2019. REUTERS/

World / 15th August 2019
United States seeks to seize the Iranian vessel in Gibraltar: newspaper

A sailboat sails as a boat approaches to the boarding ladder of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized in July by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean

World / 15th August 2019
Trump says China should treat Hong Kong 'humanely' before trade deal can be agreed

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about U.S. energy production and manufacturing at the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex in Monaco, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Er

World / 15th August 2019
South India's kolam art helps women map business opportunities

Devi making phenyl and at her home in Nedumalai village in Tamil Nadu, India July 14, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Anuradha Nagaraj The artistic mapping project has helped more than 5,000 women

Featured News / 15th August 2019
Veteran actress Vidya Sinha passes away at 71

Mumbai, August 15 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood actress Vidya Sinha, famed for her role in the Basu Chatterjee film "Rajnigandha" (1974), passed away after a brief lung-cum-heart ailment here on Thursday, famil

Entertainment / 15th August 2019
India stands strongly against terrorism: PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the honour guard during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi New Delhi, August 1

India / 15th August 2019
Modi focuses on environment, wealth creation, corruption

New Delhi, August 15 (IANS) Asserting that single-use plastic is not good for the environment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the people and shopkeepers to eliminate the use of plastic bags

India / 15th August 2019
Govt will invest Rs 100 lakh cr on developing infrastructure: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi New Delhi, August 15 (IA

Business / 15th August 2019
Population control a form of patriotism: PM

New Delhi, August 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the need for population control during his Independence speech from the ramparts of Red Fort. Modi said that there is a greater need for

India / 15th August 2019
Race on to claim legacy of Lord Ram

New Delhi, August 15 (IANS) "We are the descendants of Lord Ram." The chorus of this claim is just growing by the day, cutting across party lines. Interestingly, these claims have found voice against th

India / 15th August 2019
South Korea urges dialogue with Japan on WW2 anniversary

SEOUL/TOKYO, August 15 (Reuters) - On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to r

World / 15th August 2019
PM announces CDS post, fulfils defence's long-pending proposal

New Delhi, August 15 (IANS) In a major move, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post, that has been a long-pending recommendation of various

India / 15th August 2019