The national flag manufacturing unit at the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha, at Bengeri in Hubballi, Karnataka | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE/The Hindu The Prime Minister’s renewed call for a ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign in the week leading up to our Independence Day (August 9-15) offers us an opportunity to collectively introspect on our national…
The Tiruchi Railway Division handled 13.29 million passengers from April 1 to July 31 this year and earned passenger revenue of ₹177.13 crore during that period, Divisional Railway Manager M.S. Anbalagan said on Thursday. The revenue generated from passenger traffic witnessed an increase of 8.2% as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, Mr….
New Delhi: In his first Independence Day address after returning to power for a third term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced new measures and objectives, outlined progress in some others, and laid special emphasis on agriculture, semiconductors, and manufacturing. The PM announced a medical education expansion programme, under which 75,000 new medical seats will be…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu during the 78th Independence Day event at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada on Thursday (August 15, 2024). | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Participating in the 78th independence day celebrations here, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday (August 15,2024) said that Andhra Pradesh, which was in the…
Defence stocks in India have been witnessing a stellar growth, driven by the government’s strong emphasis on boosting domestic defence manufacturing and achieving self-reliance in the sector. In his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the importance of making India ‘Atmanirbhar’ in defence production, in the path towards ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ – the…
Stock Market News: The domestic benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty 50, ended Wednesday’s session mixed, with advances in information technology (IT) stocksbeing countered by widespread profit booking following softUS producer pricing data that suggested inflation was slowing. The Sensex gained 0.19% to close at 79,105.88, while the Nifty 50 index finished 0.02% ahead at…
The late British prime minister Winston Churchill infamously remarked, “India is merely a geographical expression. It is no more a single country than the Equator.” The pugilistic Churchill, no friend of India, seldom hid his distaste for Indians, referring to us once as “beastly people.” Ignorance levels have dropped since. Today, we are widely known…
PM Narendra Modi delivering his 11th Independence Day address at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Thursday (August 14, 2024). | Photo Credit: youtube.com@NarendraModi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day address on Thursday (August 15, 2024), that people’s concerns have been increasing due to natural disasters over the last few years….
New Delhi: On Independence Day, for the third straight year, millions of Indians will upload their selfies with the national flag on the government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ website. But, according to experts, the collective act of digital reverence to the Tricolour may trigger concerns over data privacy. The users, once they share photos, will allow…
Remember how on August 15, 1989, raag Desh brought together the nation. As the legendary Pt. Bhimsen Joshi sang ‘Lab pe jaage geet aisa, Goonje bankar des raag’ surrounded by lush landscape, his deep voice did echo (goonj) in our hearts. The song ‘Baje sargam har taraf se’, made during the Doordarshan days to spread…
