A special ceremony was organised on Indian Independence Day at the world-famous skyscraper in midtown Manhattan for lighting up the Empire State Building in saffron, white and green, in collaboration with Federation of Indian Association (FIA).
PM Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech was bound by the exigencies of a government in its final year before an election. But it still had some soaring moments, and omissions.
On Independence Day, singer and composer Shankar Mahadevan put out a recreation of his popular song 'Breathless' that highlights the government schemes.
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Independence Day, 2018: Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried forth his tradition of wearing turbans at the celebration. Here's a look at the many turbans he had worn on Independence Day over the years.
This Independence Day, let’s free our mind from budget constraints and look at the best flagship smartphones we can buy in India from Apple iPhone X to OnePlus 6.
The makers of the video have focussed on key issues that India still needs to address, even as it celebrates its 72nd Independence Day. The clip highlighted serious topics such as rapes, corruption, pollution and more.
Independence Day 2018: Ahead of his speech, PM Modi unfurled the Tricolour and inspected the Guard of Honour. Also present at Ref Fort are Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, LK Advani among other political leaders.
"A lot of people raise doubts about this. But we are firm in our decision. We want to excel in innovation and bring0-in record production of food grains," PM Modi said, talking about blue revolution, fish revolution, sweet revolution in the country.
Modi also spoke about reduced instances of violence in northeast India and gave credit to the Army, Centre and state governments for repealing of AFSPA in Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh.
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The 100-day vigil: How a custodial death case ended in a state-ordered cremation
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After 100 days, the body of 26-year-old Dalit man Akash Delison was finally removed from a government hospital and cremated under police protection. His family had demanded justice for his alleged death in police custody and refused to accept the body until all 16 involved officers were arrested. Despite actions taken, their demand for accountability remains unmet.
