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Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Thursday (August 15) hoisted the tricolour flag at party headquarters in Bengaluru. RSS' Sarakaryavah Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi too hoisted the national flag on Independence Day.

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On the fateful day of August 11, 1908, a young boy of 18 Khudiram Bose faced the gallows. This Independence Day, Deep Dive with Abhinav Khare pays tribute to the sacrifice of an 18-year-old, who gave up his life for his motherland.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday (August 14) addressed the nation through All India Radio on the eve of Independence Day.

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PM Modi will be using August 15 to announce his government's showpiece programmes like Swachh Bharat, Ayushman Bharat and India's first human-crewed space mission, and to present a report card on its performance to highlight how the country has grown on his watch

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday (August 13) visited Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh to meet the families of the 10 tribals shot dead in a land dispute in July.

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had suspended his 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' in view of the floods battering parts of the state.

Three children were electrocuted in Andhra Pradesh's Kopparam village in Prakasam district on Wednesday (August 14). The trio was in the village for Bakrid celebrations
 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be honoured with Vir Chakra on August 15, for his valour and brave fight against the Pakistani forces. He shot down a Pakistan F-16 near the Line of Control and was brought back to India via the Wagah border
 

The Kottayam principal sessions court will pronounce its judgment in the controversial Kevin murder case today (August 14). A gang killed the Dalit Christian youth for marrying a woman from a wealthy family in Kerala

Chandrayaan-2 that was launched from Sriharikota on July 22, will now move towards the moon from the Earth’s orbit. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is expected to reach the moon's orbit on August 20.

With Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa heading a "one-man" Cabinet with no Ministers, senior government officials have been asked to hoist the national flag on August 15 at district and taluk level functions.