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NHRC takes cognisance of complaint flagging non-observance of Independence Day in government schools located along India-Pakistan border in Punjab

The NHRC directed Punjab government to identify schools that did not observe Independence Day

Zaira Wasim questions girls dancing at Kashmir Independence Day event: How Talibanesque orthodoxy disguised as ‘Islamic values’ become a gateway to radicalism

Zaira Wasim chose to leave Bollywood for Islam, that is her choice; but telling Kashmiri Muslim girls that dancing, performing and participating in India's public life threaten their faith is not religious freedom, it is regressive radicalism.

Descendant of novelist Bankim Chandra Chatterjee slams Sonia Gandhi for disrespecting Vande Mataram on Independence Day

BJP MLA Sumitro Chatterjee, a direct descendant of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, has written to Sonia Gandhi demanding an unconditional apology.

Fact Check: Congress, RJD share old video to falsely claim BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted party flag instead of tricolour on Independence Day

Congress and RJD peddled fake news claiming Bengal BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted his party's flag instead of the Tricolour on Independence Day.

NHRC member flags no Independence Day celebration at schools, panchayats in villages near India-Pakistan border in Punjab, questions AAP government

NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo raised serious concerns over reports that Independence Day was skipped in several Punjab border villages.

What is ‘Saptadhara’ framework, announced by PM Modi on Independence Day

While drawing a comparison with the ancient reference to ‘Sapta Sindhu’, or the seven rivers, Modi said India now needs a new set of streams of strength to take the country forward.

National song ‘Vande Mataram’ played in full at Red Fort for the first time on Independence Day: Here is why it is significant

For the first time, ‘Vande Mataram’ was rendered before the national anthem at the Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations.

Free online coaching, civil defence, nuclear energy, Saptadhara, and more: Major announcements made by PM Modi during Independence Day speech

Delivering his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, PM Modi called for a stronger, modern, and vibrant network of Civil Defence.

Drain of wealth 2.0: Return of ‘Lagaan’ and India’s need for another Swaraj

An Indian company that writes brilliant software for a foreign platform gets paid well for the work. It almost never owns a slice of what that platform eventually becomes worth. This is the exact distinction Naoroji’s arithmetic always hinged on, not whether India earns money, but what kind of money it earns, and what kind slips past it entirely.

The forgotten Northeast of Partition: How Sylhet, Chittagong and the Radcliffe Line changed Assam forever

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day honours the millions uprooted, displaced and scarred by Partition while preserving their stories as a solemn reminder of the human cost of division.

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