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People and their wheels lined up bumper to bumper to see a display of floats that gave the Indian diaspora the true essence of India packed with a punch of nostalgia. (ANI)

Indian-Americans celebrate a first-of-its-kind drive-thru Independence...

Many in the crowd held India's Tricolour, dawned traditional ensemble and danced to the tunes of patriotic numbers

16 Aug 2020 9:25 AM IST

Joe Biden , Former Vice President of the United States. (AFP Photo)

Joe Biden highlights Trump's H-1B move to woo Indian-Americans on...

Speaking after Biden, Kamala Harris said Indian and US communities are bound together by so much more than 'our shared...

16 Aug 2020 9:08 AM IST

Indias Midnights Children

India's Midnight's Children

Stalwarts of the Indian Armed Forces who were born in the year that India gained freedom talk about growing older with...

15 Aug 2020 5:36 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi appeals for 'Bharat Jodo Andolan' on Quit India lines

Noting that the nation will mark Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, Modi asked people to pay tribute to those who made our...

26 July 2021 9:03 AM IST

Those parties for whom Indians voted but are not part of government are treated with disdain, as if their voters are irrelevant. Representational Image. (AP)

Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some...

The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the...

17 Aug 2021 2:52 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, during the 75th Independence Day function at the historic Red Fort, in New Delhi, Sunday, August 15, 2021. (PTI Photo)

PM Modi unveils 25-year roadmap of new India with ambitious schemes

PM Modi began his speech by praising India's athletes who took part in the Tokyo Olympics and were in attendance at Red...

16 Aug 2021 7:21 AM IST

Twenty-three ITBP personnel have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry out of which 20 have been awarded for their bravery in the clash with Chinese PLA troops. (Twitter)

In a first, 20 ITBP personnel awarded for fighting Chinese troops in...

A total of 628 Gallantry Medal have been awarded to police personnel of Central and State forces

15 Aug 2021 6:48 AM IST

Flag bearers Boxer Mary Kom and Hockey player Manpreet Singh with other Indian athletes at the Oympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics 2020, in Tokyo. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to invite Indian Olympics contingent to be special guests at...

Prime Minister Modi will also invite all Olympics participants to his residence for the interaction

3 Aug 2021 3:16 PM IST

One wonders what, given the recent past and the record since 1947, the next quarter century holds in store for India. (DC Image)

Aakar Patel | Amrit Mahotsav: Do we celebrate past, or what we'll...

Have we done enough economically to pass on something meaningful to the next generation?

16 Aug 2022 12:18 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | All's fair in love and school

Confusion means diversity, my friend replied, finishing the coffee and putting the cup down with a bang

4 Sept 2022 12:16 AM IST

VFX delays Manikarnika

Indications are that the film, which is helmed by leading south director Krish, may not release on Independence Day...

14 May 2018 12:10 AM IST

National treasures for commerce

It is a measure of government inefficiency that it cannot look after the country's heritage and must seek commercial...

4 May 2018 12:40 AM IST