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Independence Day 2023: Here are India's achievements post-independence
Independence Day 2023: India has seen advancements in several fields including technology, space exploration, healthcare and education
How Mahatma Gandhi used khadi to fight the British
In India, khadi is not just a fabric. During the fight for freedom, Mahatma Gandhi adopted it as a tool to fight the British and make India self-reliant. It is this vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat that PM Narendra Modi is now chasing
Independence Day 2023: From the Kargil War to DDLJ release, historical events that shaped India
Independence Day 2023: Aditya Chopra’s romantic hit Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) set the precedent for being a one-of-its-kind film even in its time
Independence Day 2023: From a world-class metro in Delhi to Indian Premier League, historical events that shaped India
Independence Day 2023: Frightening challenges like the Parliament attack of 2001, the Gujarat riots of 2002, and a large-scale terrorist attack targeting India’s financial capital in 2008 sent shockwaves across the nation
Independence Day 2023: Remembering our freedom fighters from Jawaharlal Nehru to Subhash Chandra Bose
Jawaharlal Nehru acted as one of the primary leaders of the Indian nationalist movement back in the 1930s and 1940s. After Independence, he served as the country's first prime minister
Independence Day 2023: Remembering our freedom fighters from Bhagat Singh to Chandrashekhar Azad
Chandrashekhar Azad was a part of the Kakori incident, the Assembly bomb attack, and the shooting of the police officer John Saunders in Lahore
WATCH: Baby Ariha's mother stages protest for letting kid celebrate Independence Day with Indians in Germany
Baby Ariha, an Indian girl, who is now 2 years old has been under foster care in Berlin for more than 20 months
How India’s freedom struggle influenced political movements across the world
From the civil rights fight in America to the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and struggles in Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Nigeria, a look at how India's quest for freedom rippled across the world
Independence Day 2023: India's journey into space to the Emergency, historical events that shaped the country
Independence Day 2023: The 1982 Asian Games marked the debut of colour television in India. The opening ceremony of the Asian Games was broadcast in colour into citizens' homes
'Made in India' ALH Dhruv choppers to shower petals at Independence Day event
Beginning in 2021, when Russian-made Mi-17 V5s were introduced, petals were thrown onto the location of the main Independence Day celebration near the Red Fort
Independence Day 2023: For India, Moon is not enough as ISRO has many more big plans for future
ISRO has a bunch of missions remaining for 2023, all of whom are more exciting than the next. From the launch of the Aditya-L1 satellite to Chandrayaan-3 mission to moon, the next few years is when India and ISRO outshines others
Independence Day 2023: From Green Revolution to Amul's inception, historical events that shaped India
Independence Day 2023: Amitabh Bachchan's starrer Zanjeer (1973) marked the emergence of an angry young man in the theatre. The screenwriter duo Salim-Javed made an excellent use of Bachchan’s character Vijay Khanna, a cop, to comment on the state of the society
Independence Day 2023: Remembering our freedom fighters from Purushottam Das Tandon To Veer Savarkar
Independence Day 2023: Veer Savarkar is credited with developing the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva during his imprisonment in 1922
Independence Day 2023: Rohini, the forgotten mother of India’s space odessey
As important as the launch of the Aryabhata satellite was for India and ISRO, it was the launch of the Rohini RS-1 mission that set the foundation upon which ISRO became the dominant space agency that it is today
Independence Day 2023: From first elections to Asian Games, historical events that shaped India
Independence Day 2023: Independent India held its first general elections in 1951-52. The results declared the Congress Party's victory, making Jawaharlal Nehru India's first undisputed elected Prime Minister
Independence Day 2023: Remembering our freedom fighters from Bal Gangadhar Tilak to Lala Lajpat Rai
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the strongest advocates of Swaraj. One of his most famous quotes was, "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!".
I-Day 2023: A look back at the gritty women who fought during the freedom struggle
Would India have attained freedom if women hadn’t participated in the freedom struggle against the British raj? From known heroes such as Annie Besant and Sarojini Naidu to forgotten names like Rani Chennamma and Accamma Cherian, here’s how they shaped the nation’s independence
Quit India Movement Day 2023: History, significance and all you need to know
The Quit India Movement is a civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress back in August 1942 in an attempt to end British colonial rule in India
Delhi residents receiving pre-recorded calls from Sikhs for Justice on disrupting August 15 event: Police
Some residents of Delhi are receiving pre-recorded calls from Khalistani organisation Sikhs for Justice stating that the August 15 Independence Day programme in the national capital will be disrupted, the Delhi police said
Resolution to declare August 15 as national day of celebration introduced in US House
Led by Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar, a group of US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to declare India's Independence Day as a National Day of Celebration of the world's two largest democracies