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4:18 PM

Sikkim CM inaugurates web-based land record management system

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Thursday inaugurated a web-based integrated land record management system on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day. Developed by the Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department, the system aims to streamline and manage land records more efficiently.

3:49 PM

Left leaders remember freedom fighters on Independence Day

Left leaders on Thursday greeted people on 78th Independence Day, and remembered the sacrifices made by freedom fighters for the nation. In a post on X, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said it is an occasion to recall the courage and sacrifice of our freedom fighters and reaffirm our pledge to live up to these values.

3:32 PM

On Independence Day, farmers hold tractor marches in Punjab, Haryana

Farmers at many places in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday held tractor marches on the occasion of 78th Independence Day to press the Centre to accept its demands, including a legal guarantee on MSP for crops. The call for taking out tractor marches was given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) that are spearheading the 'Delhi Chalo' march in support of the farmers' demands.

3:31 PM

PM Modi hosts Paris Olympics contingent of India at his residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with the Indian contingent which returned from the just-concluded Paris Olympics with six medals with history-scripting shooter Manu Bhaker showing her pistol with which she won two bronze, at his residence here.

3:19 PM

2 French fighter pilots die after colliding with another warplane during training

Two fighter jet pilots were killed after their Rafale warplane collided with another and crashed in northeastern France, according to the French military. The pilot of the other jet ejected and suffered minor injuries. The two aircraft collided Wednesday during a combat maneuver in the Vosges region near the town of Colombey-les-Belles, the Defense Ministry said in a statement late in the day. 

3:13 PM

Odisha announces policy of one-day paid menstrual leave for women employees

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Thursday announced a one-day paid menstrual leave policy during the 78th Independence Day celebrations in Cuttack. The policy is aimed at supporting the health and well-being of the menstruating people and will be extended to both public and private sectors. Read here for more details.

2:38 PM

Congress hits out PM Modi's communal civil code remark

The Congress's denunciation came in the wake of Modi saying a "secular civil code" is the need of the hour as the existing set of laws was a "communal civil code" and discriminatory. Slamming PM Modi, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The non-biological PM's capacity for malice, mischief, and maligning of history knows no bounds. It was on full display today from the Red Fort."

2:18 PM

Want to work closely, Hasina’s statements don’t help, says Bangladesh's Foreign Advisor

Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain stated on Wednesday that the interim government of Bangladesh wants to work closely with India to promote bilateral relations, but  added that Sheikh Hasina’s public statements from India are “not conducive” towards that.

2:01 PM

Chhattisgarh govt working on war footing to set up new security camps in Naxalite-hit areas: CM Deo Sai

In his Independence Day address to the state at the Police Parade grounds in state capital Raipur, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai stated that the Chhattisgarh government was working on a war footing to set up new security camps in the Naxalite-hit areas of the state with an aim to end the menace and ensure basic facilities to people living there.

1:58 PM

We need to live and move forward for the survival of the state: CM Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that while everyone in the country was sad regarding the Wayanad landslides that claimed over 200 lives, it was time to live and move forward for the survival of the state. Vijayan, speaking after hoisting the national flag at the Central Stadium here on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day of the country, also said that even as India excelled in various sectors since its independence in 1947, the scientific awareness in the country was being damaged and superstitions, harmful customs, and outdated rituals were making a comeback.

1:23 PM

West Bengal Governor meets protesting doctors at RG Kar medical college hospital

West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose arrived at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to meet with protesting doctors. A day after unidentified miscreants damaged portions of the hospital during the night, nurses at the state-run facility have initiated a protest. They are calling for adequate security measures on the hospital grounds.

1:10 PM

'Sad national flag couldn't be hoisted at Delhi CM's residence,' says Sunita Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita on Thursday said she was sad because the national flag could not be hoisted at the CM residence because of his imprisonment. In a post on X, Sunita Kejriwal said that the "dictatorship" can put an elected chief minister in the jail but it cannot stop "patriotism" in his heart.

1:08 PM

BJP's Partition Day an attempt to spread hatred: Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre, saying the rulers of today are encouraging divisive thinking and marking the 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day' with the intention of spreading hatred. In his address at the AICC headquarters here on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day, Kharge slammed the RSS, saying that the Sangh Parivar promoted Britishers' divide-and-rule policy for its own benefit.

12:45 PM

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Autopsy reveals multiple penetrations

The autopsy report of the doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital indicated multiple penetrations, according to media reports.

12:37 PM

'CM's pharmacy stores' on anvil to make generic medicines available: Stalin

In his Independence Day address, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin stated that over 75,000 openings in the government sector will be filled by January 2026. The Chief Minister's pharmacy scheme will be launched next year, on the day of Pongal, the harvest festival, (January 14, 2025) and as many as 1,000 pharmacy outlets will be opened in the first phase.