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Telangana Principal Faces Mob Attack For Unfurling Flag With Shoes On
On Tuesday, Mohammad Yaqeen, the principal of a college in Telangana, was unfurling the national flag for Independence Day celebrations when a voice from the crowd piped up: "Remove your shoes". A few more voices joined in. Mr Yaqeen finished his task and the national anthem started playing, but a group in the crowd was raring to attack him - for n...
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PM Modi Outreach Gets A Thumbs Up In Kashmir, A Nudge For Action
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to Kashmiris from the iconic Red Fort, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti made the state's complex relationship with the central government the crux of her Independence Day speech, underlining that there can't be any compromise on the special status of the state.
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Before Laying Down Life, CRPF Man Unfurled Flag. Today, Wife Took His Place
The Independence Day celebrations at Srinagar's CRPF 49 battalion this year was overshadowed by grief. Thirty-two-year-old Neha Tripathi, her little daughter by her side, was unfurling the flag. Last year, it was her husband, Commandant Pramod Kumar, who performed the same task. Within a couple of hours, he was dead.
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Daughter Of UP's British-Era Magistrate Looks Back At 1942 August Kranti
Three years ago Janice Darbari got a call from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, asking for her mother. "We have just learnt that Sheilaji is in good health and we would like to invite her to our August Kranti Diwas," the caller said. For Janice and her sister Rajalakshmi, this was the beginning of piecing together a forgotten part of their family history -...
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Motorcycle Riders Celebrate Independence Day Across India
Motorcycle riders across the country came out in the hundreds for celebratory rides on the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day.
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On Independence Day, PM Modi Calls For Freedom From Chalta Hai Attitude
On India's 71st Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a change in attitude, a shift to positivity, which would be the key to New India. The nation he said, had undergone a change in terms of governance and reputation, and now, people must stop being cynical and "make the small changes in our lives".
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Independence Day 2017: Indian Embassies Light Up In Colours Of The Tricolour. See Pics
To mark 70 years of India's independence, Indian embassies in many countries have been lit up in colours of the Indian flag.
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'Bullets, Abuses Won't Solve Kashmir Issue, Embracing Kashmiris Will': PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government will work for the progress of Jammu and Kashmir and include its youth "in the mainstream". But there will be no let-up in the crackdown on terror, he added.
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Independence Day 2017: 7 International Delights with Incredible Indian twists
Today, as we celebrate the 70th Independence day, let's have look at 7 fusion delicacies which have their own desi avatars in India.
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Independence Day Tribute From Dubai Bakery: Rs. 25 Lakh 'Dangal' Cake
On Independence Day, a decadent tribute all the way from Dubai. At nearly 25 lakh rupees, Broadway Bakery claims they've created one of the world's most expensive edible cakes to mark India's Independence Day. The cake features Aamir Khan in character as Mahavir Singh Phogat from the 2016 blockbuster Dangal.
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70th Independence Day Special: Divided by States, United By 'Kheer'
Happy 70th Independence Day! India's love for food needs no introduction, and one such unanimous love affair that is surely worth a mention is the obsession with kheer.
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Happy Independence Day 2017: Wishes, WhatsApp Messages, Images, Quotes To Share On 15th August
Happy Independence Day: Messages and wishes you can send to friends and family on 15th August
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Independence Day 2017: US Diplomat In India Learns How To Fly Kites In Old Delhi
A video shared by the US Embassy in India shows Andrea Robles-Olson, Science Officer at the US Embassy in New Delhi, learning how to fly a kite.
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Independence Day 2017: 5 Iconic Food Places in Delhi from Pre-Independent India
Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August every year to commemorate the freedom we attained in the year 1947 from British colonisation. This year, it marks the 70th year of independence, so it gives us an even bigger reason to celebrate.
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Telangana Principal Faces Mob Attack For Unfurling Flag With Shoes On
On Tuesday, Mohammad Yaqeen, the principal of a college in Telangana, was unfurling the national flag for Independence Day celebrations when a voice from the crowd piped up: "Remove your shoes". A few more voices joined in. Mr Yaqeen finished his task and the national anthem started playing, but a group in the crowd was raring to attack him - for n...
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PM Modi Outreach Gets A Thumbs Up In Kashmir, A Nudge For Action
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outreach to Kashmiris from the iconic Red Fort, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti made the state's complex relationship with the central government the crux of her Independence Day speech, underlining that there can't be any compromise on the special status of the state.
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Before Laying Down Life, CRPF Man Unfurled Flag. Today, Wife Took His Place
The Independence Day celebrations at Srinagar's CRPF 49 battalion this year was overshadowed by grief. Thirty-two-year-old Neha Tripathi, her little daughter by her side, was unfurling the flag. Last year, it was her husband, Commandant Pramod Kumar, who performed the same task. Within a couple of hours, he was dead.
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Daughter Of UP's British-Era Magistrate Looks Back At 1942 August Kranti
Three years ago Janice Darbari got a call from Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, asking for her mother. "We have just learnt that Sheilaji is in good health and we would like to invite her to our August Kranti Diwas," the caller said. For Janice and her sister Rajalakshmi, this was the beginning of piecing together a forgotten part of their family history -...
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Motorcycle Riders Celebrate Independence Day Across India
Motorcycle riders across the country came out in the hundreds for celebratory rides on the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day.
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On Independence Day, PM Modi Calls For Freedom From Chalta Hai Attitude
On India's 71st Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a change in attitude, a shift to positivity, which would be the key to New India. The nation he said, had undergone a change in terms of governance and reputation, and now, people must stop being cynical and "make the small changes in our lives".
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Independence Day 2017: Indian Embassies Light Up In Colours Of The Tricolour. See Pics
To mark 70 years of India's independence, Indian embassies in many countries have been lit up in colours of the Indian flag.
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'Bullets, Abuses Won't Solve Kashmir Issue, Embracing Kashmiris Will': PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the government will work for the progress of Jammu and Kashmir and include its youth "in the mainstream". But there will be no let-up in the crackdown on terror, he added.
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Independence Day 2017: 7 International Delights with Incredible Indian twists
Today, as we celebrate the 70th Independence day, let's have look at 7 fusion delicacies which have their own desi avatars in India.
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Independence Day Tribute From Dubai Bakery: Rs. 25 Lakh 'Dangal' Cake
On Independence Day, a decadent tribute all the way from Dubai. At nearly 25 lakh rupees, Broadway Bakery claims they've created one of the world's most expensive edible cakes to mark India's Independence Day. The cake features Aamir Khan in character as Mahavir Singh Phogat from the 2016 blockbuster Dangal.
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70th Independence Day Special: Divided by States, United By 'Kheer'
Happy 70th Independence Day! India's love for food needs no introduction, and one such unanimous love affair that is surely worth a mention is the obsession with kheer.
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Happy Independence Day 2017: Wishes, WhatsApp Messages, Images, Quotes To Share On 15th August
Happy Independence Day: Messages and wishes you can send to friends and family on 15th August
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Independence Day 2017: US Diplomat In India Learns How To Fly Kites In Old Delhi
A video shared by the US Embassy in India shows Andrea Robles-Olson, Science Officer at the US Embassy in New Delhi, learning how to fly a kite.
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Independence Day 2017: 5 Iconic Food Places in Delhi from Pre-Independent India
Independence Day is celebrated on 15th August every year to commemorate the freedom we attained in the year 1947 from British colonisation. This year, it marks the 70th year of independence, so it gives us an even bigger reason to celebrate.
