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Happy Independence Day 2025: Wishes to celebrate 79th Independence Day

India's 79th Independence Day will be celebrated on Friday, Aug 15, 2025. PM Modi will deliver his Independence Day speech at 7:30 am at the Red Fort in New Delhi with heartfelt wishes and greetings

79th Independence Day: When and where to watch the parade, PM Modi's speech

The celebrations will highlight the nation's steady rise as a prosperous, secure, and confident India, and reaffirm its resolve to move forward on the path of progress

Independence Day 2025: Theme, special guest, program list and know more

Celebrate India's 79th Independence Day 2025 on August 15 with patriotic pride and recall the sacrifices. This year, the Indian Air Force is the coordinating service for the national event

Traffic advisory in Delhi on Aug 13 for Independence Day 2025 rehearsal

The full-dress rehearsal for the Independence Day 2025 celebrations will be held on August 13. So, for the convenience of the public and security reasons, traffic restrictions will be imposed

How to book your seat for Independence Day 2025 celebrations at Red Fort?

If you wish to witness the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, ensure to visit Delhi's Red Fort. Here's a step-by-step on where and how to get tickets to attend the event at the Red Fort

Independence Day 2025: How to participate in Har Ghar Tiranga, know steps

The 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign was launched in 2022. So, on 79th Independence Day on Aug 15, 2025, every household in the country is encouraged to hoist the national flag under this scheme

Independence Day 2025: Top 10 speech ideas to celebrate the special day

India is preparing to celebrate its 79th Independence Day on Aug 15. Students nationwide deliver speeches during assemblies as part of the celebration, honouring the sacrifices of our national heroes

Independence Day 2025: Is it 78th or 79th year of freedom? Know the answer

Independence Day 2025: Since gaining independence on August 15, 1947, India has commemorated the day annually to mark the end of colonial rule and the beginning of a sovereign democracy

The Trial That Shook Britain: How a court-martial led to India's freedom

The tactical contradictions that doomed earlier revolutionary movements found their dramatic resolution in Bose's audacious gamble with the INA

PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighters Tilak, Azad on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid rich tributes to noted freedom fighters Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversary, recalling their role in India's Independence. "Remembering Lokmanya Tilak on his birth anniversary. He was a pioneering leader who played a vital role in kindling the spirit of India's freedom movement with unwavering conviction," Modi said on X. Tilak's efforts to popularise the nationalist movement had earned him the title Lokmanya (the leader of people). A scholar, his slogan "Swaraj (independence) is my birthright and I will have it" struck a chord with the masses. Modi added, "He was also an outstanding thinker who believed in the power of knowledge and serving others." Paying tributes to Azad, a revolutionary freedom fighter, Modi said he epitomised unparalleled valour and grit. He said, "His role in India's quest for freedom is deeply valued and motivates our youth to stand up for what is just, with courage and ...

250 years after independence, America remains divided over its legacy

The American Revolution began 250 years ago, in a blast of gunshot and a trail of colonial spin. Starting with Saturday's anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the country will look back to its war of independence and ask where its legacy stands today. The semi-quincentennial comes as President Donald Trump, the scholarly community and others divide over whether to have a yearlong party leading up to July 4, 2026, as Trump has called for, or to balance any celebrations with questions about women, the enslaved and Indigenous people and what their stories reveal. The history of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts is half-known, the myth deeply rooted. What exactly happened at Lexington and Concord? Reenactors may with confidence tell us that hundreds of British troops marched from Boston in the early morning of April 19, 1775, and gathered about 22.5 kilometers northwest on Lexington's town green. Firsthand witnesses remembered some British officers yelled, Thrown

150 years of BSE: When the nation witnessed a rally before independence

The concluding part of the Booms and Busts series looks at the share market rally ahead of Independence, and its eventual decline

PM Modi, Cong prez pay tribute to Dandi March heroes on 95th anniversary

The Dandi March, also called Salt Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, Gujarat, was a key part of his non-violent resistance against British rule

BJP leaders 'dwellers of hell' who did nothing for independence: Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday called the BJP leaders as the "dwellers of hell" who did nothing for the independence or to uplift the economy and the society. In a scathing attack on the Centre, especially Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his alleged insulting remarks on the architect of Indian constitution B R Ambedkar in the Rajya Sabha recently, Kharge said the BJP government was dumping all the constitutional values. Addressing Congress workers after unfurling the Indian tricolour at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office, Kharge said Congress made India as an independent country and is striving for its unity. "But the painful matter is that recently our important leaders, especially the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, insulted the Constitution. Amit Shah passed nasty comments on the architect of the Indian constitution," the Octogenarian leader said. Recalling Shah's statement, Kharge said, "I was in the parliament. In the Rajya Sabha he (Shah) said,

Goa Liberation Day 2024: Know history, significance, quotes and more

Goa Liberation Day is celebrated every year on 19th December when it officially became part of the Indian Union in 1961. Know more about the rich history and significance of the coastal region

After 111 yrs, John Nicholson's statue stripped of national monument status

The statue is located near the Kashmiri Gate in Delhi, where Nicholson died during the 1857 rebellion

Post-independence narratives manipulated to credit select people: Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday lamented that India's history books have done injustice to some heroes of the freedom struggle as post-independence narratives were "manipulated" to credit only select individuals. He said that it was imperative to present "unvarnished" historical accounts to ignite patriotic fervour in future generations. The Vice President also called on farmers to work for the resolution of problems through dialogue and understanding. Addressing an event here to mark the 138th birth anniversary celebration of Raja Mahendra Pratap, he said the country cannot nurture its history by bestowing "indulgent, sycophant, credit rating to those who played a role, of course, but not the role which others played. We cannot allow our heroes to be downsized." Referring to farmers, Vice President Dhankhar said, "We have to remember that we don't fight with our own people". "How can one sleep when the problems of farmers are not being resolved promptly?" he said. He .

Politics of day indulges in cherry-picking facts: Jaishankar on Tipu Sultan

History is "complicated" and the politics of the day often indulges in "cherry-picking facts" and to a considerable extent that has happened in Tipu Sultan's case, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. He claimed a "particular narrative" about the former ruler of Mysore has been advanced over the years. In his address at the launch of the book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799' here, Jaishankar said there are some basic questions that "confront us all" today as to how much of "our past has been airbrushed", how awkward issues have been "glossed over" and how "facts are tailored for regime convenience". The book has been written by historian Vikram Sampath. The external affairs minister said, "In the last decade, the changes in our political dispensation have encouraged the emergence of alternative perspectives and balanced accounts." "We are no longer prisoners of a vote bank, nor is it politically incorrect to bring out inconvenient truths.

Staying away from vote-bank politics; working for progress: PM Modi

Praising the citizens of the country, the Prime Minister said that they stood in the times when the country needed them the most

Activists criticise high cost of Pope Francis' visit to 'poor' East Timor

East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis' historic visit to one of the world's youngest and poorest countries to the tune of USD 12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organisations in a nation where almost half the population lives in poverty. The cost for the two-day visit starting Monday was approved by the government through the Council of Ministers in February, including USD 1 million to build an altar for a papal Mass. Walls were still being dabbed with fresh paint and banners and billboards filled the streets of the seaside capital, Dili, to welcome the pontiff, who earlier visited Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. About 42 per cent of East Timor's population of 1.3 million live below the poverty line, according to the UN Development Programme. Unemployment is high, job opportunities in the formal sector are generally limited and most people are subsistence farmers with no steady income. The country's budget for 2023 was USD 3.16 billion. The ...