Новости за 15.08.2017

Amid the UP government's order to madrassas to celebrate Independence Day and video-record it as a proof, most of the madrassas at the eastern and central parts of UP celebrated the occasion with traditional zeal, claiming they have always been doing so.

While many prefer to sit back and spend an off-day like I-Day in bed or relaxing at home, this bikers’ group in Delhi decided to mark the occasion with a special ride.

The India Exposition Mart in Greater Noida was abuzz with chants of Vande Mataram and Jai Hind during the Independence Day celebration on Tuesday. A 163 feet high Tricolour was hoisted by Dr Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture (Independent Charge) and Rakesh Sharma, chairman of IEML (India Exposition Mart Limited) at the ceremony.

The Interpol has issued red notices against four Indian-origin businessmen in South Africa following a legal spat over a Rs 2.5-billion rare pink diamond with a Russian telecommunications magnate and a local diamond dealer amid intriguing claims and counter claims of theft.

Noting that India's reach today extends far beyond its borders, Krishnamoorthi said there were five Indian-American members of Congress and the country has become one of the US' largest trading partners. He added that he saw India's influence growing every day in the US Capitol.

Hundreds of members of the Indian diaspora in the UK took part in the first-ever Freedom Run to mark India's 71st Independence Day with the one-mile journey beginning from the historic Parliament Square here.

A 47-year-old Indian-origin Singaporean has received a hefty compensation of over 4 million Singaporean dollars from his previous employer after a scathing letter of reference by them cost him the chance to join another company.

Soaked in patriotism, hundreds of Indians abroad on August 15 marked the country's 71st Independence Day with the tricolour fluttering high and the national anthem reverberating at Indian missions across the world.

The state is all set to give 34 government-run schools, established 100 years ago, a facelift with a financial aid of Rs 50 lakh to each school.

Jharkhand State Bar Council (JSBC) on Monday declared 8,500 lawyers as non-practising advocates and stripped them of their rights and privileges provided by the Bar Council of India.

As many as 70 convicts, most of whom have completed the sentence, will be released from various prisons of the state on the 70th Independence Day to be celebrated on Tuesday.

The poet who gave the most sustaining of slogans, 'Inquilab Zindabad' was a journalist, scholar and Independence activist.

The woman who fabricated braid cutting story in Kim village of Surat district has been booked for spreading rumour that created fear among people on Monday.

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday lashed out at the BJP-led government in the state, accusing it of not taking any precautionary measure to control the damage caused by floods.

As many as 132 people have been arrested for gambling in raids conducted at various places across Saurashtra in the past 24 hours.

Floodwaters in Kaziranga National Park began receding on Monday even as 87% of the park's area remains inundated.Park officials said there was a 20 cm fall in water levels on Monday.