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    • Is it 77th or 78th Independence Day of India this year?

      As India approaches 15 August 2024, many are pondering a common question: Is this the 77th or 78th Independence Day? Delving into the timeline since 1947 clarifies this annual count and its significance.

    • Ram Ke Naam maker Anand Patwardhan’s historic personal turn in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

      The veteran documentary filmmaker’s latest film Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam/The World is Family, which won Best Editing Award at IDFA Amsterdam 2023, is a remembrance of things past: of pre-Independence India through his family’s history.

    • Independence Day 2023: A look at quotes and slogans by Indian freedom fighters that resonate even today

      Over the course of 200 years, India fought valiantly for its independence. On Independence Day, we honour the courage and tenacity of the many independence fighters who gave their lives in the sake of liberty

    • Independence Day 2023: Wishes, WhatsApp messages, quotes by freedom fighters

      Independence Day 2023: As we celebrate this glorious day, here are some wishes, SMS, WhatsApp texts and quotes from freedom fighters that you can share with your loved ones and spread the message of patriotism.

    • PM Narendra Modi remembers Nehru, Savarkar, Lohia in his Independence Day speech

      Narendra Modi said the citizens are proud of the strength of the women of India like Rani Laxmibai, Jhalkari Bai, Rani Chennamma, and Begum Hazrat Mahal.

    • We need to remember our freedom fighters' vision and dream for India, said Narendra Modi

      "It is a day to step towards a new direction with a new resolve," Modi said in the presence of a host of dignitaries including union ministers, Supreme Court judges and senior diplomats.

    • India@75: 8 heroes of our struggle for freedom

      Independence Day: Remember those who made immense sacrifices for India's freedom.

    • On ‘Punjab Kesari’ Lala Lajpat Rai’s birth anniversary, PM Modi, other leaders pay tribute

      Lala Lajpat Rai is remembered for leading the protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore in October 1928. After being attacked by the police at the protest, he had famously said, "The blows struck at me today will be the last nails in the coffin of British rule in India."

    • UP to spend Rs 234 crore on zoo named after Ashfaqullah Khan

      Ashfaqullah Khan was a noted freedom fighter born in Uttar Pradesh in the year 1900. He was sentenced to death along with his aide Ram Prasad Bismil for being complicit in the Kakori train robbery of 1925.

    • Nehru Museum at NMML gets a revamp under MJ Akbar

      The museum will also feature other freedom fighters like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Maulana Azad as well as members of the first Cabinet

    • Who is Ram Prasad Bismil and why is he trending on Twitter?

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other tall leaders remembered his sacrifices for the nation and paid him their tribute on Twitter

    • JNPT Celebrates 70th Independence Day

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