Indian Independence Day: Celebrating a Nation’s Journey to Freedom

Indian Independence Day: Celebrating a Nation's Journey to Freedom

Commemorating Historic Struggles and Sacrifices Indian Independence Day honors the tenacity of the independence warriors who overcame hardship, imprisonment, and even gave their lives to oppose colonial authority. A large-scale movement that brought together Indians from many areas, languages, and origins was headed by iconic leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, and … Read more

India criticised at UNESCO-sponsored press freedom event

India criticised at UNESCO-sponsored press freedom event

[ad_1] United Nations: Rana Ayyub, an Indian journalist writing for US media, has called for shifting global attention to media freedom in India as she spoke at a UNESCO-sponsored event at the world body. “It is important for the world to shift its attention to India because we do not really talk about India as … Read more

Lt Governor pays tributes to legendary poet & freedom fighter Shri Sarwanand Koul Premi on his death anniversary

[ad_1] JAMMU, MAY 01: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha paid tributes to legendary poet and freedom fighter Shri Sarwanand Koul Premi Ji on his death anniversary, today. On May 01, 1990, Shri Sarwanand Koul Premi was killed by terrorists. Remembering Sarwanand Koul Premi, the Lt Governor said Sarwanand Ji was a towering man of ideas … Read more

Top US official Donald Lu praises India’s press freedom

Top US official Donald Lu praises India’s press freedom

[ad_1] US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu. A top US official has praised India’s press freedom and the importance of journalists in promoting democracy in the world’s most populous country. US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu stated that “there is nothing that’s kept … Read more

Freedom Caucus and progressives lock arms — and that could be bad news for McCarthy

Freedom Caucus and progressives lock arms — and that could be bad news for McCarthy

[ad_1] This alignment could create headaches for McCarthy, because he can only lose four members of his own party during any given floor vote in the closely divided House. And while the Senate has already passed its own bipartisan reversal of the Iraq war authorizations, most of the House GOP is not yet bought in … Read more

Moulvi Syed Allavuddin: Hyderabad’s unsung hero of Indian freedom struggle

Moulvi Syed Allavuddin: Hyderabad’s unsung hero of Indian freedom struggle

[ad_1] Moulvi Syed Allavuddin who was a spiritual leader used to exhort the people of Nizam State, one of the strongest princely states of South India, to rebel against the British hegemony. He stood at the forefront of the direct fight against the British Government. Moulvi Syed Allavuddin was a native of Hyderabad, the capital … Read more

Can’t ignore Savarkar’s sacrifice in freedom struggle, says Pawar

Can’t ignore Savarkar’s sacrifice in freedom struggle, says Pawar

[ad_1] Nagpur: Nobody can ignore late Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar’s sacrifice for the country’s independence struggle but disagreements over him cannot be made a national issue today as there are many pressing matters to focus on, said Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday. Defending Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is being targeted by … Read more

BJP asks if Cong want complete freedom for Rahul to abuse others, seeks his apology

BJP asks if Cong want complete freedom for Rahul to abuse others, seeks his apology

[ad_1] New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday asserted that the law has to take its course if Rahul Gandhi abuses people and slammed the Congress over its criticism of his conviction in a defamation case, asking whether the opposition party wants “complete freedom” for him to “abuse” others. BJP leader and former law minister Ravi … Read more

Does Congress want complete freedom for Rahul to abuse people: BJP

Does Congress want complete freedom for Rahul to abuse people: BJP

[ad_1] New Delhi: The BJP Thursday asserted that the law will take its course if Rahul Gandhi abuses people and slammed the Congress over its criticism of his conviction in a defamation case, asking whether the opposition party wants “complete freedom” for him to “abuse” others. BJP leader and former law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit … Read more

Opposition gives notices in Parliament on freedom of speech, Adani row

Opposition gives notices in Parliament on freedom of speech, Adani row

[ad_1] File photo of Lok Sabha New Delhi: Amid the uproar over Rahul Gandhi’s statement in Parliament by the treasury benches and the opposition demanding JPC in Adani row, the Congress MP in Lok Sabha Manish Tewari has given an adjournment notice on the freedom of speech of MPs. Tewari said in the notice, “Article … Read more