Tag: 73rd Independence Day

Bhubaneswar: With the month of July wrapping up yesterday,  the cumulative precipitation amount in Odisha since the onset of Monsoon 2019 has ended in the deficient zone. The State has so far recorded 21 per cent deficient rainfall in the months of June and July. Since the month of August is the last full-fledged Monsoon […]

New Delhi: Ahead of India’s 73rd Independence Day on August 15, Twitter on Wednesday launched a customised Independence Day emoji of the Ashoka Chakra. The emoji will be live until August 18 and will be available in English and several Indic languages, such as Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and Oriya, Twitter […]

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to withdraw special status to Jammu & Kashmir and divide the state into two Union Territories came in for praise from President Ram Nath Kovind during his address to the nation on the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day on Wednesday. “I believe, the recent changes carried out […]

New Delhi: SWAT commandos and NSG snipers have been deployed while for the first time cameras with facial recognition software are being used to secure the historic Red Fort where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the national flag on the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday. Around 500 CCTV cameras have been installed around the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government will invest a massive Rs 100 lakh crore on developing modern infrastructure that will aid in nearly doubling the size of the Indian economy to USD 5 trillion in the next five years. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort here […]

Port of Spain: The Indian cricket team, which is currently in West Indies, on Thursday extended wishes to the countrymen on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day. The BCCI on Twitter shared a video in which members of the team, including the likes of skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, coach Ravi […]

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday conveyed his greetings to India on the occasion of its 73rd Independence Day, saying the country rightfully takes pride in its great achievements in every field as well as its “high authority in the international arena”. In a message, Putin sent his congratulations to President Ram Nath […]

New Delhi: On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan on Thursday, schoolchildren and women tied ‘rakhis’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After addressing the nation on the 73rd Independence Day, Modi was tied ‘rakhis’ at the Prime Minister’s Office here, where he also interacted and played around with the children. In a video, the Prime Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: Marking the 73rd Independence Day in the grandest way, thousands of residents in Steel City Rourkela along with school students formed a human chain at the Ring Road to unfurl a 17-km-long National Flag. Working in collaboration with several voluntary organisations of the city, the organiser ‘Smile Forever’, is aiming to register the feat […]

Attari (Punjab): Thousands of people converged at the Attari-Wagah joint check post between India and Pakistan on Thursday to be part of the celebrations for India’s 73rd Independence Day. Singers and performers entertained the crowd with patriotic and other songs to mark the occasion. The tallest tricolour in the country at the Attari border, 30 […]

Bengaluru: A 12-year-old braveheart, Venkatesh, was felicitated on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day for risking his life and escorting an ambulance on a submerged bridge across an overflowing river in Karnataka’s Raichur district recently, a police officer said on Thursday. “In recognition of his daring feat, Raichur district Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat felicitated Venkatesh […]

Srinagar: Independence Day was observed in the Kashmir Valley amid tight security on Thursday with Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik saying the government is committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. The main Independence Day function was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium here where Malik hoisted the tricolour. This […]