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People from the Hindu community were seen performing special prayers in the Dargah by applying Sandalwood paste in the sanctum sanctorum in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

From hockey to athletics, shooting to cricket, here is a list of seven incidents where the sportspersons made India proud in these seven decades.

MDMK general secretary Vaiko was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu. He said 'Kashmir will not be a part' of the country when the centenary of its independence is celebrated. 

Five countries got freedom on August 15 (apart from India, though in different years). Here is a brief introduction to Korea and its Independence Day

With just two days left to celebrate Independence Day, here is a list of five events that happened on August 13, 1947
 

At a time when Karnataka is struggling to cope with flood and torrential rains, Congress Legislature Party chief Siddaramaiah was seen partying with fellow Congressmen on his birthday. The BJP slammed Siddaramaiah for partying while the Badami Assembly constituency battles rain and floods.

 

Sridevi's close friend, fashion designer Manish Malhotra threw a party at his house on her 54th birthday in 2017, where Sridevi celebrated her birthday with top actresses of Bollywood.

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has sought the opposition parties in Pakistan to unite over the issue of Kashmir. Qureshi was addressing the media in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir where he celebrated Eid al-Adha.

Google is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Vikram Sababhai with a special doodle. Here are five facts about  the father of the Indian Space Programme.

Sara Ali Khan celebrates her 24th birthday with her rumoured boyfriend Kartik Aaryan. Read details. 

Muslims in Rewari, Haryana took part in prayers and wished each other harmony, peace and prosperity on the occasion of Bakrid.
 

While Muslims celebrate Bakrid across the globe, a group in Vadodara, Gujarat had purchased 100 goats and sheep with a view to saving them from the butchers’ axes

The festival of Bakrid or Eid-al-Adha, which is an Islamic festival of sacrifice is being celebrated across the country. Muslims in Rameswaram offered prayers and distributed meat and sweets.

 

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is an award-winning Indian physicist, industrialist and innovator. Today’s Google doodle celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of this Indian scientist.
 

August 12 marks the festival of Eid-Al-Adha or commonly known as Bakrid that is celebrated across India. Jammu and Kashmir also joined in celebrations with the rest of the country as section 144 was relaxed.