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Sadhguru Calls For Turning India's "Chicken's Neck" In Siliguri Into "Elephant"
The thin strip of land popularly known as "Chicken's Neck" that connects the northeast region with the rest of India should be expanded, Isha Foundation's Sadhguru said at an event.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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World Will Listen To Us If We Become Strong In All Sectors: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pitched for making India a superpower and "vishwaguru", saying the world would certainly listen to India if it becomes strong in every sector.
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"Tragic Chapter Of Our History": PM Modi On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which is observed annually on August 14, is a reminder of people's enduring responsibility to strengthen the bonds of harmony that hold the country together.
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Indian Independence Act 1947: The Final Step In Transfer Of Power
The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.
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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
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79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
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The UN, Palestinians, Israel And A Hope For Two-State Solution
Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution.
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Freedom at Midnight OTT Release Date: Story About India’s Independence to be Available on SonyLIV
Freedom at Midnight, a historical drama series exploring India’s Partition in 1947, premieres on SonyLIV on 15 November. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the series stars Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, and Arif Zakaria as key historical figures. With a gripping plot based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s book, this series unveils the intense ...
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India Observes 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', Pays Tribute To Victims
India is observing the 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' today - August 14 - to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and were displaced during the country's partition in 1947.
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Childhood Friends Separated By India-Pakistan Partition Reunite In Viral Video
The two grew up together in Deesa, Gujarat, and were separated in 1947, when they were around 12 years old.
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Partition Museum In Delhi's Dara Shikoh Library To Open On Thursday
A museum themed on the Partition, telling the story of the 1947 tragedy and representing the pain and trauma suffered by people on both sides of the border, is all set to open at the Mughal-era Dara Shikoh Library building here on May 18.
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People In Pakistan Unhappy, Believe Partition "Was A Mistake": RSS Chief
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said people of Pakistan were not happy after more than seven decades of Independence and they now believe the partition of India was a mistake.
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Post-Partition India Is 'Hindu Rashtra', Says BJP General Secretary In Indore
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said post-independence and Partition in 1947, whatever was left of India constituted a "Hindu Rashtra".
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2 Sikh Brothers Separated During Partition, Reunite After 75 Years At Kartarpur Corridor
Seventy-five years after they separated during the Partition in 1947, the families of two Sikh brothers met at the Kartarpur Corridor, singing songs and showering flowers on each other in an emotional reunuion made possible through social media.
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Sadhguru Calls For Turning India's "Chicken's Neck" In Siliguri Into "Elephant"
The thin strip of land popularly known as "Chicken's Neck" that connects the northeast region with the rest of India should be expanded, Isha Foundation's Sadhguru said at an event.
-
How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
-
World Will Listen To Us If We Become Strong In All Sectors: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pitched for making India a superpower and "vishwaguru", saying the world would certainly listen to India if it becomes strong in every sector.
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"Tragic Chapter Of Our History": PM Modi On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, which is observed annually on August 14, is a reminder of people's enduring responsibility to strengthen the bonds of harmony that hold the country together.
-
Indian Independence Act 1947: The Final Step In Transfer Of Power
The Mountbatten Plan and the Indian Independence Act of 1947 marked the end of British rule in India, creating two independent nations.
-
Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
-
79 Years Of Radcliff Line: Story Of How India And Pakistan Were Divided
As India prepares to celebrate its 79th Independence Day this year, people wonder what transpired in 1947 and led to the partition of this nation. Central to that year and the division was the Radcliffe Boundary Commission's work.
-
The UN, Palestinians, Israel And A Hope For Two-State Solution
Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution.
-
Freedom at Midnight OTT Release Date: Story About India’s Independence to be Available on SonyLIV
Freedom at Midnight, a historical drama series exploring India’s Partition in 1947, premieres on SonyLIV on 15 November. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, the series stars Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra, and Arif Zakaria as key historical figures. With a gripping plot based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s book, this series unveils the intense ...
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India Observes 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', Pays Tribute To Victims
India is observing the 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' today - August 14 - to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and were displaced during the country's partition in 1947.
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Childhood Friends Separated By India-Pakistan Partition Reunite In Viral Video
The two grew up together in Deesa, Gujarat, and were separated in 1947, when they were around 12 years old.
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Partition Museum In Delhi's Dara Shikoh Library To Open On Thursday
A museum themed on the Partition, telling the story of the 1947 tragedy and representing the pain and trauma suffered by people on both sides of the border, is all set to open at the Mughal-era Dara Shikoh Library building here on May 18.
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People In Pakistan Unhappy, Believe Partition "Was A Mistake": RSS Chief
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said people of Pakistan were not happy after more than seven decades of Independence and they now believe the partition of India was a mistake.
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Post-Partition India Is 'Hindu Rashtra', Says BJP General Secretary In Indore
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said post-independence and Partition in 1947, whatever was left of India constituted a "Hindu Rashtra".
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2 Sikh Brothers Separated During Partition, Reunite After 75 Years At Kartarpur Corridor
Seventy-five years after they separated during the Partition in 1947, the families of two Sikh brothers met at the Kartarpur Corridor, singing songs and showering flowers on each other in an emotional reunuion made possible through social media.
