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On the need to modernise the Parliament complex, Naidu said the Parliament Building has become quite old and during his tenure as Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, he had held meetings on the prospective modernisation of the parliament premises. (Photo: ANI)

Parliament House should be modernised: M Venkaiah Naidu

'I want to make a request to PM that on 75th anniversary of freedom of India in 2022, modernisation of Parliament is...

5 Aug 2019 4:33 PM IST

While speaking at the main ID function in Srinagars Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, J&K Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, said that the jungle raj in the erstwhile state ended on the eve of 2020 and the grassroots level democracy was strengthened in the UT through the conduct of violence-free district development council (DDC) elections. DC Image

Burhan Wani's father hoists tricolour at a school in J&K's Tral

For the first time in many years, the Internet and mobile phone services remained unaffected on ID in J&K

16 Aug 2021 9:16 AM IST

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana. (PTI Photo)

'Sorry state of affairs': CJI N V Ramana on lack of debate in...

Chief Justice exhorted the members of the legal fraternity to participate in public life and share their experience...

15 Aug 2021 11:41 PM IST

Babu Ram, ASI with Jammu & Kashmir Police, has been posthumously awarded Indias highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok Chakra. (Twitter/@JmuKmrPolice)

J&K police awarded Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra

J&K Police constable Altaf Hussain Bhat has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra

15 Aug 2021 8:37 AM IST

President Kovind also sought to address the concerns raised by protesting farmers unions against the three contentious farm laws, saying the series of agricultural marketing reforms will empower our annadata farmers and help them get better price for their produce. (Twitter)

Parliament is temple of indian democracy: the president

On the 75th Independence Day, the President referred to the second wave, and said the country is yet to come out of its...

15 Aug 2021 4:03 AM IST

As India looks ahead to the 75 years of its existence as a democratic republic the one thing the people of our great nation must internalise is that eternal vigil is the price of liberty. Representational Image. (PTI)

Manish Tewari | As India is 74, pledge to perpetuate Constitution

The transient nature of Constitutions and republics is not the norm but an exception

15 Aug 2021 3:19 AM IST

PM Modi was speaking at the release of the eighth installment of financial benefits under the PM-Kisan scheme via video conferencing. (Photo: PTI)

August 14 to be observed as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day', says...

The Prime Minister's announcement comes a day before India observes its 75th Independence Day

14 Aug 2021 12:43 PM IST

A student wave the Indian national flag as she performs during Indias Independence Day celebrations, in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Celebrating spirit of freedom

The earlier restrictions to do with preserving respect to the most visible symbol of the nation were not per se...

26 July 2022 12:35 AM IST

A file photo of Red Fort. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Mohan Guruswamy | How did we do in 75 years? Clearly, better than most

If India were to be horizontally sliced by income, it can be said to be three overlaid countries

18 Aug 2022 11:53 PM IST

A man offers sweets to people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 post-Godhra riots, after they came out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy, in Godhra, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (PTI)

AA EDIT | Why did Gujarat flout rules to free Bilkis convicts?

Is it because state elections are coming up and communal embers can be stoked by setting certain kinds of prisoners...

17 Aug 2022 9:53 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally, in Shimla, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Modi to address nation, will pay tribute to heroes

Official sources said the Prime Minister is likely to announce a host of initiatives for the health sector on this...

15 Aug 2022 12:16 AM IST

The national flag is seen in the foreground as Rapid Action force (RAF) and Karnataka police personnel patrol on the disputed Idgah Maidan, on the eve of 76th Independence Day, at Chamrajpet area in Bengaluru, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. (PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India@75 mood: Uneasy sense of...

Both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh functioned as Prime Ministers and the country moved, and no one felt the...

14 Aug 2022 11:50 PM IST