PM Modi vowed to deliver his 11th Independence Day speech from the Red Fort next year
Mangal Pandey's descendants are upset over Aamir Khan's depiction of the 1857 hero
The New Indian visited the relatives of Ustad Bismillah Khan to rekindle the legacy of the Shehnai maestro
Stone pelting, hartals, and school and college closures are now a thing of the past as democracy thrives in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after a turbulent three decades
Uttarakhand Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday facilitated 400 people who either witnessed partition or belonged to the families that suffered from it.
KOLKATA: India suffered two partitions: The partition of the country and the partition of Punjab and Bengal, believed Tathagata Roy, a seasoned politician and an expert in partition history, former governor of Meghalaya. Talking to The New Indian on the eve of India’s Independence Day, Roy said, “Punjab and Bengal partitions were qualitatively different. After […]
DEHRADUN: After drawing flak for his “those houses that do not hoist the national flag can’t be trusted” remark, Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Mahendra Bhatt clarified that he meant only the party workers’ houses. “Our brave freedom fighters sacrificed their lives. I mean that I want every home across the country to hoist […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners and senior officials, at the Civil Secretariat, to review the preparations for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, which will start on Saturday, August 13. “Har Ghar Tiranga is a celebration of the spirit of Janbhagidari and Jan Andolan. Schools and colleges are organising programmes recalling the contributions […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday decided that all government buildings and offices across the Union Territory shall hoist the National Flag on Independence Day, 2022. A circular issued by the General Administration Department in this regard reads, “In connection with Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the commemoration of 75 years of India’s Independence, it […]
KOLKATA: Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters North East at Kolkata celebrated Har Ghar Tiranga on Friday. The drive under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav‘s initiative, the government of India, has planned a series of events to commemorate the 75 years of Independence. On this occasion, Coast Guard personnel interacted with students at schools in […]