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  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel charted India's destiny after Independence: Yogi Adityanath

  India | October 31, 2021 14:21 IST

  Adityanath made the comment on the occasion of 146th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel- also celebrated as National Unity Day- and flagged off 75 motorcycles from his residence in Lucknow.

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  Home Minister Amit Shah to address 'Rashtriya Ekta Divas' event

  News | October 31, 2021 8:48 IST

  Union home minister Amit Shah will on Sunday attend the Ekta Divas or National Unity Day celebrations at Kevadiya in Gujarat.

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  Top American Senators, astronaut Sunita Williams greet Indians on occasion of 75th Independence Day

  World | August 14, 2021 7:10 IST

  “I want to congratulate the people in India on 75 years of Independence. The strength of the relationship between the world's two biggest democracies is more important now than ever,” said Warner, Co-Chair of the powerful Senate India Caucus. This is the largest bilateral caucus in the United States Senate.

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  Freedom shouldn't be taken for granted, people gave their lives to make it happen: Anupam Kher

  News | March 12, 2021 17:00 IST

  Actor Anupam Kher attended the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' programme on Friday in Ahmedabad to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's independence.

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  74 years of tryst with destiny — Independent India's 15 greatest moments

  India | August 14, 2020 14:16 IST

  India is all set to celebrate its 74th Independence Day. The mighty Red Fort is all decked up to hoist the Indian tricolour and the inter-services guard of honour is in marching readiness. Due to the COVID-19 implications, the celebrations might be low-key, but the same cannot be said about the progress India has made in these years. From technological development to education, from modernised armed forces to geo-political lobbying, we have come a long way from where we started. Our journey has had ups and downs, highs and lows, times of self-pride and reasons to self introspect, amid all this, India has grown as a nation.

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  1817 ‘Paika Bidroha’ of Odisha to be mentioned as First War of Independence: Javadekar

  India | October 23, 2017 7:01 IST

  Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that the 1817 'Paika Bidroha' or rebellion would find a place in history books as the First War of Indian Independence.

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  Sri Lanka visit advanced due to 2018 Independence Cup: BCCI

  Cricket | August 01, 2017 19:28 IST

  According to reports, it was in January this year that India agreed to play the Independence Cup alongside Sri Lanka, South Africa and Pakistan.

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  10 Facts to know about Mangal Pandey, the man who started Sepoy Mutiny in India

  Life | April 08, 2017 11:01 IST

  The man behind the famous 1857 revolt was a mere soldier in the Imperial Army, whom we know as Mangal Pandey. There’s still a historical amnesia about this legendary freedom fighter of India, so let’s learn something more about this phenomenal person

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  We do not support independence for Balochistan: US

  World | September 13, 2016 8:15 IST

  The US respects the unity and territorial integrity of Pakistan and does not support independence for Balochistan, a state department official has said.

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  7 pictures which show why Pakistan is no different from India!

  World | June 10, 2015 11:49 IST

  The relationship between India and Pakistan has always been on the bitter side, since independence.Over the years, owing to humongous increase in the terror attacks, ceasefire violations and political disturbances, there is a certain kind

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  Thousands protest in Spain over Western Sahara's independence

  World | November 17, 2014 9:28 IST

  Madrid: Several thousand people demonstrated in Madrid today in support of independence for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony in northwestern Africa.About 3,000 protesters marched from Atocha railway station to the

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  Independence of MH17 investigation crucial: Dutch PM

  World | September 30, 2014 7:34 IST

  The Hague: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday emphasised the importance of an independent investigation into the MH17 jet crash in eastern Ukraine.He made the remarks at a press conference here while responding to

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  Insurgents in eastern Ukraine declare independence

  World | May 13, 2014 12:50 IST

  Donetsk: Pro-Russia insurgents in Ukraine's Donetsk region declared independence today and asked to join Russia, a day after holding a hastily arranged vote on separatism that Ukraine's government and its western allies said violated international

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  Know interesting facts about Indian revolutionary Chandra Shekhar Azad

  India | July 23, 2013 7:15 IST

  New Delhi:  Chandrashekhar Azad  is a famous Indian revolutionary and is considered the mentor of  Shaheed--Aazam Bhagat Singh . He was the chief strategist of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA). He was born on

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  Don't tinker with independence of judiciary, says Chief Justice Kapadia

  India | August 15, 2012 21:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 15: Frankly admitting that sometimes judicial overreach disturbed the balance between three branches of state, Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today cautioned the Government against tinkering with the independence of