New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) BJP Working President and former Union Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday unfurled the national flag at the party headquarters here and greeted the citizens of the country on 73rd Independence Day. Besides Nadda, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari and[Read More…]
Islamabad/New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian High Commission in Islamabad celebrated the 73rd Independence Day on Thursday with great enthusiasm with the hoisting of the Indian Tricolour in the mission premises. Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria, who was expelled by Pakistan over revocation by India of Kashmir’s special status,[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 15 (IANS) Aiming to help movie studios promote their latest releases, social networking giant Facebook is launching two new ad units named movie reminder ads and movie showtime ads. Moviegoers often discover a film months before its release but they often need reminders when a film they[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a new initiative ‘Mo Sarkar’ based on 5T model of governance which will be implemented from coming Gandhi Jayanti. Addressing the 73rd Independence Day celebration at Exhibition Ground here, the Chief Minister said that the new initiative will[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said a democratic and resilient India had no place for bigotry and intolerance, yet millions encountered discrimination every day. Extending her greetings on the 73rd Independence day, Gandhi in a statement said: “India has surged ahead exponentially in[Read More…]
By Bidisha Barman Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS/ 101Reporters) When the lynching case of Abhijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das had gone to trial, it seemed like an open-and-shut case. There were many witnesses, the case was expected to be in favour of the victims and pose difficulties for the bail of[Read More…]
Nagpur, Aug 15 (IANS) Hoisting the National Tricolour, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday hailed the abrogation of Article 370, which gave a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. “This was possible because the entire society showed determination, made a resolution,” Bhagwat[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 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 outlined the future path of his government for the next five years, stressing on population control, cutting[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday hoisted the Tricolour at the party headquarters here marking the 73rd Independence Day. On Wednesday, the posters that read Rahul Gandhi as the party President outside the party office were changed. Even the name plate outside the Congress[Read More…]
Ladakh, Aug 15 (IANS) Former India skipper M.S. Dhoni, who is currently serving in the Indian Army, is in Ladakh where he brought in India’s 73rd Independence Day with the masses of the newly formed union territory. On August 5, the central government abrograted provisions of Article 270 and Article[Read More…]
Port of Spain, Aug 15 (IANS) Swashbuckling West Indies batsman Chris Gayle wore a specially made jersey with No. 301 inscribed on it when he came out to bat against India in the third ODI of the three-match series. In what appeared to be his last ODI for the West[Read More…]
Melbourne, Aug 15 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has signed a multi-year deal with Melbourne Stars, thus ending his association with Perth Scorchers. On Thursday, the Stars confirmed that Coulter-Nile will be joined by Western Australians Clint Hinchliffe and Lance Morris. Coulter-Nile played 38 matches for the Perth Scorchers[Read More…]
Ranchi, Aug 15 (IANS) The 73rd Independence Day was celebrated in Jharkhand on Thursday, with Chief Minister Raghubar Das unfurling the Tricolour here. Speaking at an event at the Morabadi ground, Das thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revoking Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and[Read More…]
Jamaica, Aug 15 (IANS) Former West Indies spinner Reg Scarlett passed away on Wednesday, a day short of his 85th birthday, after battling illness. Reg, as he was affectionately known, had a brief career for West Indies in which he played only three Tests for the national side. But the[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 15 (IANS) Efforts made by Deendayal Upadhyay, Vallabhbhai Patel, Atal Behari Vajyapee to fulfil the “Ek vidhan, Ek nishan, Ek pradhan” — one country, one constitution, one flag, one head — slogan have now come to fruition during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reign, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said[Read More…]
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Hindi film industry has always managed to touch the hearts of cinephiles with films having a dash of patriotism and love for “desh ki mitti”. Over the years Bollywood has managed to invent and re-invent movies based on nationalism and patriotism,[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 15 (IANS) Chinese handset maker OnePlus has reportedly confirmed that the company is working to manufacture a second 5G phone before the end of 2019 which could purportedly be the OnePlus 7T. This time being 5G capable globally, the device should pick up the mantle from its predecessor[Read More…]
Panaji, Aug 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday expressed his heart-felt gratitude to the thousands of people who were part of rescue and relief operations in Goa, which faced floods due to heavy rains over the last one month. Sawant began his Independence Day speech in Panaji[Read More…]
Port of Spain, Aug 15 (IANS) 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,[Read More…]
London, Aug 15 (IANS) As you sit through the night to binge-watch “Sacred Games Season 2” on Netflix, the no-sleep agreement with your wife may not be enough for you both to enjoy the show without fights. New research from Lancaster University of Warwick and Relational Economics Ltd. suggests that[Read More…]
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn has urged leaders of other opposition parties and Conservative rebels to install him as the UK’s caretaker Prime Minister in order to stop a no-deal Brexit, the media reported on Thursday. If he wins a no-confidence vote in the government, the Labour[Read More…]
Port of Spain, Aug 15 (IANS) On the way to his 43rd ODI ton, India skipper Virat Kohli created yet another world record as he became the first batsman to score 20,000 international runs in 10 years. On Wednesday, Kohli scored his second consecutive century to help India beat West[Read More…]
Lucknow, Aug 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, and made a special mention of those living in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. This Independence Day has brought a new dawn for the people of Jammu and Kashmir[Read More…]
Dubai, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian expatriates on Thursday gathered at the consulate here and the embassy in Abu Dhabi to mark the 73rd Independence Day and witnessed the unfurling of the Tricolour. While a special statue of Mahatma Gandhi will be unveiled in Abu Dhabi, separate celebrations are set to[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 15 (IANS) A group of LGBTQ YouTubers are reportedly suing the video-sharing platform and its parents firm Google over poor moderation of “hate” content and unfairly restricting the videos of LGBTQ creators. According to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern[Read More…]
