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  • 114 Army personnel awarded Sena Medals for gallantry

    Three Army doctors have been honoured with the Sena Medal for gallantry for taking on terrorists and saving the lives of their colleagues during an attack on Indians in Kabul last year. A total of 114 Army personnel have been awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry on Independence Day for their acts of valour in […]

    Legendary actor Shammi Kapoor cremated

    Family, friends and prominent Bollywood personalities bid a tearful adieu to veteran actor Shammi Kapoor as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Banganga crematorium on Monday. Adityaraj Kapoor, Shammi’s only son, performed the last rites and was assisted by his son Kunal who arrived from the US. The 79-year-old legend died in […]

    Delhi Police refuses permission for Hazare’s fast

    Delhi Police has rejected permission for Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast in New Delhi as his team refused to give an undertaking that the Gandhian would end it by Thursday and restrict the number of protestors to 5,000. The Hazare team said the Gandhian and his supporters would court arrest on Tuesday at Jai Prakash Narain […]

    Sonia Gandhi ‘much better’: Rahul

    Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery in the US recently for an unspecified ailment, is “much better”. This was stated by Rahul Gandhi, who returned New Delhi on Sunday after attending to his mother. “She is much better,” Rahul told reporters on Monday. Sonia had left earlier this month for the US, where she […]

    Motilal Vora hoists national flag at Cong headquarters

    Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora on Monday hoisted the national flag at the party headquarters in New Delhi in the absence of Sonia Gandhi, who is recuperating in a US hospital. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi and senior leaders and ministers were present on the occasion. Rahul Gandhi, who had accompanied […]

    PM announces setting up of Education Comm

    Keen on enhancing the quality of edu in the country, PM Manmohan Singh announced the govt’s decision to appoint a commission to make recommendations in this regard and talked about moves to universalise secondary education. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the majestic Red Fort on the 65th Independence Day on Monday, Singh said […]

    Hunger strikes will not solve corruption problems: PM

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised a strong Lokpal to end corruption in high places and asserted that hunger strikes will not help address the problem. Addressing the nation for the eighth consecutive year on the occasion of Independence Day on Monday, Singh said no government has a “magic wand” to deal with the problem […]

    Taming inflation is govt’s top priority: PM

    Emphasising that controlling inflation is the government’s top priority; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said rising prices are as a result of global factors like high commodity and oil rates. “Controlling rising prices is the primary responsibility of any government… Sometime, we have been confronted with a situation in which the reasons for rising prices […]

    I-Day: PM unfurls national flag at Red Fort

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday unfurled the national flag on the ramparts of the Red Fort to celebrate India’s 65th Independence Day. On arrival at the Lahore Gate of Red Fort, the Prime Minister was received by the defence minister AK Antony, minister of state for defence MM Pallam Raju and defence secretary Shashikant […]

    Institutional credibility should not be eroded, says President

    President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has stressed upon the need to eliminate corruption which has spread like cancer affecting the political social, cultural and economic life of the country. Addressing the nation on the eve of the Independence Day, she however cautioned against conscious or unconscious effort by anyone to erode the authority and credibility of […]