Page 14 - Latest Updates on Independence Day 2024

Indians across globe celebrate 76th Independence Day with patriotic fervour

Indians across the world enthusiastically celebrated the 75th anniversary of India's Independence by hoisting the tricolour and singing the national anthem and patriotic songs at the nation's missions

Independence Day: AAI commits to growth of airports infrastructure in India

The Airports Authority of India celebrated 76th Independence Day with patriotic fervour and zeal and expressed its commitment to the growth of airport infrastructure in the country

Judiciary, legislature, executive need to work in tandem: Kiren Rijiju

Judiciary, legislature and executive face unique challenges but they will have to work together to solve the problems of a vast country like India, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said

Free education, healthcare are not freebies: Arvind Kejriwal on I-Day

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asserted that free education and healthcare are not freebies and said if people are given access to them, India can become the top country in the world

Priyanka Gandhi urges people to unitedly work for taking country forward

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday greeted people on the country's 76th Independence Day and urged them to unitedly work to take the country forward

Bill Gates hails Modi for prioritising healthcare, digital transformation

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates congratulated PM Modi for prioritising healthcare and digital transformation while spearheading India's development

Sundar Pichai wishes India on Independence Day with Google Doodle

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai extended wishes to Indians on the occasion of the country's 75th Independence Day with a Google Doodle

Prepare for India's 100th Independence Day from today: Naveen Patnaik

CM Naveen Patnaik urged the people of Odisha to give their time for nation building so that a major transformation could be achieved in 25 years, leading to the centenary of India's Independence

I-Day celebrations held in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh amid tight security

Independence Day celebrations were held across Punjab, Haryana and common capital Chandigarh amid tight security arrangements

I-Day: Karnataka CM announces schemes on sanitation, nutrition, farm labour

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said his government has decided to launch new schemes on sanitation, nutrition, and for the well-being of farmers, labourers and the soldiers of the state

India at 75: These pre-independence companies thrived in independent India

These companies that operated under the constraints of British rule before 1947 helped India become self-sufficient in various sectors after independence

Bengaluru: Tricolour hoisted at Chamarajpet Idgah amid tight security

The national flag was hoisted for the "first time" at the Idgah Maidan in Chamarajet here, whose ownership had run into controversy

Scrolls depicting legacy of freedom fighters displayed on walls of Red Fort

Decorative scrolls depicting portraits of several freedom fighters from across India and the country's cultural and natural heritage were displayed on the walls of the Red Fort

PM Modi urges all to respect women, support Nari Shakti in I-Day speech

Addressing the nation for the ninth time from the historic ramparts of Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day, PM Narendra Modi called for a 'change in the mentality' towards the woman

Assam to withdraw 100,000 minor cases: CM Himanta on Independence Day

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that his government will withdraw one lakh minor cases, including for social media posts, to reduce the burden on the lower judiciary

Boston marks first India Day Parade to celebrate 75th anniversary of I-Day

A 220-feet US-India flag flying high in the sky over Boston attracted everyone's attention during the first-ever India Day Parade to mark the 75th anniversary of the country's independence

I-Day 2022: Ambika Soni unfurls national flag at Congress headquarters

Senior leader and Congress Working Committee member Ambika Soni unfurled the national flag at the AICC headquarters on the 75th Independence Day as party president Sonia Gandhi was down with Covid

On 75 years of Independence, Netaji's daughter demands: Bring Netaji home!

Professor Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has said that 75 years after India was able to throw off the shackles of colonial rule

Australian PM Albanese lauds India's achievements on Independence Day

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wished India on its 75th Independence Day and lauded its achievements

Self-obsessed govt hell-bent on trivialising sacrifices: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi alleged that a "self-obsessed" government is hell-bent on "trivialising" the sacrifices of freedom fighters and the party will strongly oppose such attempts made for political gains