According to reports, the government is likely to come out with a comprehensive policy in the next couple of months on permanent commissioning of women in the Army, Navy and the Indian Air Force
The PM lists electrification of all villages, 5 crore cleaner cooking gas to poor women, increasded pace of highway construction, record foodgrain production, record mobile phone manufacturing, and building four-time more new houses in villages as some of the achievements of his government
In his message on behalf of the US government on the occasion of India's 72st Independence Day, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo lauded the contribution of the vibrant Indian-American diaspora and young students in strengthening ties between America and India.
PM says India is now world's sixth largest economy; announces to launch Jan Aarogya Abhiyan on September 25 across the country to provide healthcare to 50 crore people
This is Narendra Modi's fifth Independence Day speech at the Red Fort since he became the Prime Minister.
Sukanta Bhattacharya died on May 13, 1947, three months before his 21st birthday and India's Independence
Here are some Independence Day messages and quotes you can send out to your friends and family.
Referred to as the Jal Satyagraha, or Water Satyagraha, in the history pages, the incident was the result of a decree by the British government, which imposed a very high irrigation tax on the people. Read on
Princely states or native states were states that were not under the direct British rule and had a local ruler. By 1947, there were 565 princely states in India. These states, pampered by the British, enjoyed autonomy with recognition as separate units.
In the view of Independence Day, security has been beefed up across the national capital, especially the area near the Red Fort and Indira Gandhi International Airport.
