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Rohit Sharma shared a heartwarming video to mark India’s 78th Independence Day on Thursday. Indians worldwide are marking the nation’s 78th Independence Day with pride and joy on Thursday. Among those celebrating is Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, who shared a touching post on Instagram to commemorate the occasion. Rohit posted a video of himself waving the national flag atop the team bus during the open-top parade following India’s T20 World Cup triumph. The Indian team received a grand reception after their victory in the tournament back in June, with the players parading through Mumbai on their way to the…

State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar slammed the Kolkata Police after a mob entered the RG Kar Medical College and “thrashed doctors.” Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar blasted the state police and Trinamool Congress government after a mob attacked and vandalised the RG Kar Medical College at midnight on August 14. Majumdar alleged that doctors inside the hospital were thrashed by a mob as the police stood by silently. Majumdar said a mob of around 2000-2500 people entered the premises and assaulted doctors. Meanwhile, nurses from the RG Kar Medical College alleged that the mob attempted to…

“It is very easy to take freedom and liberty for granted,” the Chief Justice said at an Independence Day function in Delhi. Giving example of crisis-hit Bangladesh, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, on Thursday asserted that the unrest in the neighbouring nation, is a ‘clear reminder’ of how important liberty and freedom are. The Chief Justice was addressing a gathering on the 78th Independence Day. “We chose in 1950, the uncertainty of freedom, and what is happening today, say, in Bangladesh, is a clear reminder of how precious liberty is for us. It is very easy to…

BJP leader Virendra Sachdeva said Gahlot’s comparison of Kejriwal with freedom fighters was shameful. Reacting to AAP leader Kailash Gahlot’s remark that Arvind Kejriwal was the modern day freedom fighter, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said it would be apt to compare him with Nader Shah. Nader Shah was a Persian ruler who invaded medieval Delhi and killed thousands of the city’s residents. Sachdeva said Gahlot’s speech on the occasion of Independence Day was completely political and thus an insult to democracy and the Constitution. “It would have been more appropriate to compare Arvind Kejriwal to Nader Shah. The way…

As per protocol, the LOP, with a rank equivalent to a cabinet minister, is always assigned a seat in the front row. The Congress party on Thursday hit out at the Narendra Modi government for making the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi “sit in the fifth row” at the Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort. As Prime Minister Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, visuals of senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sitting in the second last row behind the Olympic medallists caught the attention. The LOP, with a rank equivalent to…

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Nursing staff, who have been protesting against rape and murder of a trainee doctor, gheraoed principal of RG Kar Hospital. Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday, August 15, visited RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata to take stock of the situation following vandalism by unidentified miscreants on post-midnight. Ananda Bose spoke to the agitating junior doctors at the medical establishment where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found on August 9. Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation, which took over the case Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case,…

Vinesh Phogat’s uncle Mahavir was visibly upset as the CAS deferred the verdict on her silver medal plea again till August 16. The wait for Vinesh Phogat’s plea for a silver medal continues as the Court of Arbitration for Sports has delayed its verdict till August 16, but the family of the Indian wrestler, especially Uncle Mahavir Phogat has optimistic that the decision will go in their favour. Vinesh, who had notched up a couple of big wins in the women’s 50kg event, reached the final of the Paris Olympics to be assured of at least a silver medal. However,…

The government has also conferred 213 Medals of Gallantry, 94 President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), and 729 Medals for Meritorious Service. The Union home ministry on Wednesday announced the names of 1,037 police personnel, fire service members, home guards and civil defence personnel, and correctional services staff who will be awarded gallantry and service medals on the occasion of Independence Day. President Droupadi Murmu approved the conferment of the President’s Medal for gallantry to Telangana Police head constable Chaduvu Yadaiah for his role in catching two criminals in 2022. According to a release issued by the MHA, the Cyberabad…

The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked BCCI to keep the settlement amount in a separate account till August 23. The Supreme Court stayed National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order that approved the settlement between Byju’s and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over unpaid dues of ₹158 crore. Appearing for the BCCI Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the appeal against the NCLAT order saying that because of the stay, the BCCI’s settlement with Byju’s will go. The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asked…

Arvind Kejriwal has been in custody since March 21 following his arrest by Enforcement Directorate. The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it cannot grant immediate interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is seeking release from jail in connection with a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy case. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan also issued notice to the CBI on the pleas filed by Kejriwal in which he has challenged the August 5 decision of the Delhi high court affirming his arrest and denying him…