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Delhi turns into fortress ahead of PM address on 70th Independence Day
Updated : 8 years, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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, 7 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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Pak should definitely free Kashmir from its 'illegal occupation'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Taking on Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit for dedicating his country's Independence Day celebration to 'Kashmir's freedom', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said there is no better way of celebrating freedom than returning what Pa
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Independence Day: Rajnath chairs high-level security review meet
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 14 (ANI): Ahead of India's 70th Independence Day celebrations across the country, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the security on the crucial day, especially in the national capital.
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Cong blames Modi Govt.'s failing Pak policy for Basit's 'Ka
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): With Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit stoking a fresh controversy by dedicating his country's Independence Day to the "freedom of Kashmir", the Congress on Sunday strongly condemned the statement and demanded an apology from the envoy, adding the
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Pakistan's dream to annex J&K will never come true: Defence Exper
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu, Aug. 14 (ANI): Taking a strong exception to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit's assertion on his country's 70th Independence Day, defence expert M.M. Khajuria on Sunday said Islamabad's dream to annex the state of Jammu and Kashmir is never going to come true.
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We dedicate our Independence Day to Kashmir's freedom: Pak envoy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 14 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, on Sunday said Islamabad has dedicated the 70th Independence Day to the freedom of Kashmir.
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Pak PM dedicates Independence Day to freedom movement in Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 14 (ANI): As Pakistan celebrates its 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today dedicated the day to the freedom movement in Kashmir.
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