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  From Partition horrors to Pakistan's Independence Day: Know what happened on August 14

  India | August 14, 2025 10:51 IST

  Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: August 14 is observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to commemorate the "struggles and sacrifices" of millions who were displaced and lost their lives during the Partition.

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  Two Indian-origin professors selected for authoring 'UK's best history books' describing human pain

  World | September 23, 2024 20:34 IST

  Nandini Das’ book is hailed as being “illuminating, compelling and wonderfully rich in detail”. On the other hand, Chatterji’s book has been praised for presenting a “captivating” history of modern South Asia, full of fascinating insights into the lives of its people.

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  Independence Day 2024: What did India and Pakistan get after partition? Know here

  India | August 14, 2024 14:58 IST

  India-Pakistan partition: Movable assets were split in an 80-20 ratio, including animals like the "Joymoni" elephant and a gold-plated carriage, which India secured through a coin toss. The partition's legacy highlights the challenges and deep scars left by this historic event.

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  Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM pays homage to victims, describes it as 'day to pay tributes'

  India | August 14, 2024 10:08 IST

  On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Modi emphasised the importance of remembering the tragic events of 1947 and honouring the resilience of those affected. August 14 serves as a solemn reminder of the human cost of Partition, which led to the largest mass migration in history.

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  India's partition was a 'historical mistake', says AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi

  October 18, 2023 17:03 IST

  Owaisi recalled freedom fighter Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and said that he wrote in his book how he pled all Congress leaders not to accept the proposal of the partition of India. Owaisi held the leaders of that time responsible for the "historical mistake" of the division of the country.

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  Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Narendra Modi pays homage to those who lost lives

  India | August 14, 2022 12:00 IST

  Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: PM Modi had last year announced that August 14 will be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' to remind the nation of the sufferings and sacrifices of Indians during the partition in 1947.

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  Partition of India a 'historic mistake': Farooq Abdullah

  India | December 13, 2021 13:57 IST

  Supporting Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's statement on the country's partition, Abdullah said had there been no partition, the country would have been more powerful with both the communities co-existing peacefully.

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  Mere symbolism won't remove pain of partition: Shiv Sena

  India | August 16, 2021 12:44 IST

  Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that August 14 will be observed as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, Shiv Sena said that the pain of partition will not go away by mere symbolism.

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  RSS distances from controversial article

  Politics | October 25, 2014 17:30 IST

  New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: RSS today dissociated itself from a controversial article published in its Malayalam mouthpiece that Nathuram Godse should have targeted Jawaharlal Nehru instead of Mahatma Gandhi as he was responsible for Partition, a view