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Our resolve is to turn 'Swaraj' into 'Surajya': PM Mod
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): On the occasion of 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government's resolve is to turn 'Swaraj' (self-rule) into 'Surajya' (good rule), adding that it resolved to fulfil the dream of 'Ek Bharat, Sresth
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PM Modi greets nation on 70th Independence Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): On the occasion of 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation.
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Abdul Basit should be declared 'persona non grata': JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Reacting strongly to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's statement dedicating Pakistan's Independence day to the cause of Kashmir's "freedom", the Janata Dal (United) has said that the incident was unprecedented in diplomacy and added th
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NCP condemns Abdul Basit's remark, demands sending him back to Pakist
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai, Aug 15 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party has condemned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's remark wherein he dedicated Pakistan's Independence Day for Kashmir's "freedom" and said the Government of India should send him back to his own country.
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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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Had PM acted sensibly, Pak would have not dared to speak about Kashmir: Co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow, Aug. 15 (ANI): Flaying Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit's statement that his nation "dedicates this independence day to the independence of Kashmir", the Congress Party on Monday said had Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted sensibly, Pakistan would have not dare
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Delhi turns into fortress ahead of PM address on 70th Independence Day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 15 (ANI): Delhi has turned into a fortress as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 70th Independence Day at around 7.30 a.m. on Monday.
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Maneka ties Rakhi on SSB jawans at Indo-Nepal Border
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Banbasa (Uttarakhand), Aug. 14 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Sunday tied Rakhis on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans at the Indo-Nepal border in Banbasa, Uttarakhand, on the eve of 70th Independence Day.
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I-Day celebrations: Security beefed-up in Tripura
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripura, Aug. 14 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Tripura after the Union Home Ministry alerted north-eastern states over possible terror attacks ahead of the Independence Day celebration.
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Pak PM Sharif inaugurates PIA's premier service
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today inaugurated Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)'s premier service at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on the occasion of 70th Independence Day.
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Pak envoy's assertion doesn't matter, India's stand on Kash
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Brushing aside Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's controversial declaration dedicating their nation's Independence Day to the "freedom of Kashmir", the government on Sunday asserted that the former's statement did not matter as India�
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Sonia Gandhi urges nation to reinvigorate principles of compassion, coexis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Ahead of the 70th Independence Day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today appealed for a national movement to reinvigorate the principles of compassion, coexistence and inclusive development as the indelible features of our polity, society and economy.
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