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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda attend the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023. (PTI)

Modi reviews candidates' list for poll-bound states

Five states Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram are scheduled to go to the polls in...

17 Aug 2023 12:07 AM IST

Womens SHGs are a key proven success model in several states. (PTI Representational Image)

AA Edit | Women's employment a steep challenge

Modi has announced that the government has been planning to offer skill development training to two crore women.

17 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide near a temple on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (AP)

Himachal rains: 3 more bodies recovered, death toll reaches 56

All the schools and colleges in the state would remain closed for one day on August 16 due to inclement weather

16 Aug 2023 1:59 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders sings the national anthem during celebrations of the 77th Independence Day at the AICC Headquarters, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (PTI)

Sonia, Rahul, Kharge skip Red Fort fete

Red chairs marked for them remained empty as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation

16 Aug 2023 1:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort during the celebrations to mark countrys Independence Day in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

Lakhpati Didi' to skill 2 cr women

It is my dream to make two crore lakhpati didis in villages, the Prime Minister said in his Independence Day speech

16 Aug 2023 1:02 AM IST

Addressing countrymen from the ramparts of the Red Fort on 77th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in strife-torn Manipur (Twitter)

Modi sets tone for 2024 election in I-Day speech

The PM gave the people "Modi ki guarantee" that the country will become the third largest economy in the next five years

16 Aug 2023 12:34 AM IST

Indian Army tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)

Future Tank' to replace T-72s by 2030

These indigenously-designed and developed-in-India war machines, dubbed the future-ready combat vehicle, will replace...

16 Aug 2023 12:16 AM IST

Junior doctors stage a protest to condemn the police action on a peaceful protest of resident doctors in Delhi who were agitating over delay in NEET counselling, at Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Time to Exorcise NEET Bogey

Tamil Nadu is looking for an immediate solution, The ball is in the President's court

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi painted a broad canvas, drawing from several hues with contents ranging from history to politics, anecdotes and statistics, rhetoric and polemics. (Image: PTI)

AA Edit | PM's words aim to motivate Indians to meet 2047 goals

Mr Modi said the people stand at an extraordinary cusp of history

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

An Indian ragpicker collects reusable material from a garbage dump. Coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty. (AP Photo)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and poverty: How India's confusion grows

How long, O Lord, how long?

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

Under this reshuffle, the 1989-batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Safi Ahsan Rizvi and five other officers have been promoted as Special Directors in the IB from the post of Additional Directors.(Representational Image/File)

Dilip Cherian | Delayed promotions: Haryana IPS officers demand...

Their call for expeditious examination of the matter underlines the urgency they attach to this concern

16 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

Young women pose for photographs while selling Indian flag at roadside ahead of Independence Day celebrations, in Jammu, Friday, Aug 11, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | A proud nation, but a troubled society at 76

We need better governments; we need better politicians and bureaucracy, indeed a large-scale shift in the quality of...

15 Aug 2023 12:18 AM IST