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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, at the 80th Independence Day in St. George Fort. File | Photo Credit: Srinath. M Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday (August 16, 2026) condoled with the death of a police constable who fainted during the Independence Day parade duty at Fort St. George in…
Visitors at Kartavya Path on the 80th Independence Day in New Delhi on Saturday. Thousands of people walked to the Red Fort early on Saturday morning to celebrate India’s 80th Independence Day, featuring a “Vande Mataram” theme and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address. For many, including families travelling long distances for their first time, the…
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Security personnel keeping vigil at a CCTV room near Red Fort. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Red Fort and its surrounding areas were placed under an extensive multi-layered security cover on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. With thousands of police and…
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Old Delhi residents fly kites on Saturday. The Tricolour had gone up over the Red Fort and the crowds had begun to thin. For Delhi’s citizens gathered to mark 80 years of Independence, what freedom meant today had answers far removed from history books. For some, progress was visible in better infrastructure and technology. For…
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Union and State Ministers at Red Fort on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s youth-oriented announcements, including AI skilling and free online coaching, at the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Saturday drew praise from many young attendees. Chennai residents Prabakaran and Rudreshwar, who are part of a microchip…
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People offering prayers at Mahatma Gandhi Mandir located at Shanti Nagar in Srikakulam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The 80th Independence Day was marked with patriotic fervour at the Mahatma Gandhi Temple situated in Shanti Nagar, Srikakulam district, on Saturday (August 15, 2026). People from all walks of life, along with children from…
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Chief Minister N. Rangasamy participates in the Independence Day celebrations held on Beach Road in Puducherry on Saturday | Photo Credit: S.S. Kumar The per capita income of the Union Territory of Puducherry has now increased to ₹3,06,119 as a result of measures initiated by the government in the past few years, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said here on…
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Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat giving the Independence Day message at the divisional headquarters at Olavakode near Palakkad on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Palakkad Railway Division celebrated the 80th Independence Day with various functions at the Divisional Railway Manager’s office at Olavakode near here on Saturday. Divisional Railway Manager Madhukar Roat…
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Vice-Admiral Sameer Saxena, AVSM, NM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, salutes from an open-top vehicle as he reviews a ceremonial parade at the Southern Naval Command on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day in Kochi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: PTI Democracy and secularism, two fundamental values of the country, should…
On the morning of August 15, 2001, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa hoisted the national flag at Fort St. George, about 3.5 km away, scores of journalists sat on a fast outside the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, near the State Guest House in Chennai. About 48 hours earlier, several journalists, particularly photographers and…
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