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'Fine after nimbu pani': Odisha CM after falling sick during I -
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 15 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suddenly fell unwell while attending the Independence Day celebrations today at Mahatma Gandhi Marg.
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UP Madrasas celebrate Independence Day by unfurling tricolor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] August 15 (ANI): Amidst mix reactions over the Uttar Pradesh Government's directive to record Independence Day celebrations in madrassas (Islamic Schools), Lucknow's Firangi Mahal Madrasa unfurled the tricolor today.
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Trump calls up PM Modi, conveys Independence Day greetings
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his greetings on the eve of India's 71st Independence Day celebrations.
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`Largest` flag hoisted at Wagah to bring in Pakistan`s 70th I-Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): Pakistan, this year, hoisted South Asia's largest flag at Wagah border to commence the 70th Independence Day celebrations at 12:00am, into wee hours of Monday.
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Karachi: 11 injured in Independence Day celebratory gunfire
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): At least 11 people were wounded due to aerial firing during Independence Day celebration in Karachi on the night between Sunday and Monday.
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BJP dividing madrassas by directing them to videograph I-Day celebrations:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Dubbing the Uttar Pradesh Government's directive to record Independence Day celebrations in madrassas (Islamic Schools) as "poisonous", the Janata Dal United (JD-U) on Monday accused that the Yogi Adityanath led- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) go
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People who don't hoist tricolor, sing national anthem should be categ
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): After the Uttar Pradesh Government directed all madrassas (Islamic schools) to hold Independence Day celebrations and videograph the event, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vinay Katiyar on Friday said that the people who do not agree with it should be catego
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Independence Day: Security beefed up at Red Fort ahead of celebrations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations to be held at the Red Fort in the national capital on August 15th, the Delhi Police has turned the historic monument into a fortress with heavy security.
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'Modi'-fied kites to dot Kanpur sky on Independence Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to be the flavor of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations in Kanpur, as innumerable kites with photographs of Prime Minister Modi will dot the city skyline on that day.
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Independence Day stampede kills seven children in Malawi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lilongwe [Malawi], July 6 (ANI): A stampede at Independence Day celebrations in Malawi on Thursday killed eight people, of which seven were children, and injured 42 others.
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New Delhi comes alive with diverse cultures of the nation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.18 (ANI): The Government of India rolled out a week-long festival titled 'Bharat Parv' on the Rajpath lawns of India Gate this week on the occasion of the nation's 70th Independence Day celebrations.
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'Fool-proof' security in place for I-Day, 'Bharat Parv'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): The Delhi Police are keeping a tight vigil at the national capital on the eve of the Independence Day celebrations to thwart any untoward incident during the marquee event.
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