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    How Hindi cinema’s patriotic songs have stirred India’s heart since Independence

    Nawaid Anjum
    14 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

    Tracing the history, meaning, and emotional power of the songs that have defined Independence Day for generations, from Vande Mataram in Anand Math to A.R. Rahman’s Maa Tujhe Salaam

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    Features
    Rahul Gandhi
    Opinion

    Vote theft row: Rahul shows why Opposition Leader's role is vital

    14 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
    Kashmir books
    Opinion

    Inside the blacklist: 25 books banned in Jammu and Kashmir for inciting 'secessionism'

    14 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
    The sacred hill of Madurai: Two faiths and one dispute
    Tamil Nadu

    The sacred hill of Madurai: Two faiths and one dispute

    13 Aug 2025 9:58 PM IST
    Shashi Tharoor joins stray dog debate after SC order: Flaw in our system

    Shashi Tharoor joins stray dog debate after SC order: 'Flaw in our system'

    13 Aug 2025 9:42 PM IST
    Former South African Trade Minister Rob Davies warns of a collapsing trade order as US tariffs hit the Global South

    Can BRICS counter US tariffs? Former SA trade minister Rob Davies explains

    13 Aug 2025 9:00 PM IST
    INDIA Bloc protest

    ‘Vote theft’ claims: Congress allegations and EC’s response so far

    13 Aug 2025 8:29 PM IST
    SL Bhojegowda

    Got 2,800 dogs killed to make kids safe, says Karnataka MLC

    13 Aug 2025 8:10 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul Gandhi ‘livid’ over lawyer’s ‘threat from Savarkar, Godse followers’ plea

    13 Aug 2025 7:50 PM IST
    Why tiny island Scarborough Shoal fuels tensions between US and China?

    Why tiny island Scarborough Shoal has fuelled tensions between US and China

    13 Aug 2025 7:29 PM IST
    PhD scholar Jean Joseph receives her degree from the Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, N Chandrasekhar (extreme right), after ignoring Governor RN Rai (extreme left), at a convocation ceremony on August 13, 2025. (X screengrab)

    DMK functionary's PhD scholar wife refuses to receive degree from TN Governor

    13 Aug 2025 7:26 PM IST
    Trump tariff hits job-intensive sectors hard, spares capital-and-tech intensive ones

    Trump tariff crushes job-intensive sectors, spares those heavy on capital, tech

    13 Aug 2025 7:19 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi meeting Bihar voters who have been declared dead in electoral rolls

    Rahul Gandhi has tea with 'dead' voters from Bihar, takes a dig at EC

    13 Aug 2025 7:14 PM IST
    Priyanka Gandhi and Minta Devi

    Minta Devi voter list row: Rijiju slams Congress for mocking Bihar woman

    13 Aug 2025 6:05 PM IST
    Tejashwi Yadav alleges voter-list manipulation by Bihar BJP leader

    Tejashwi Yadav alleges voter-list manipulation by Bihar BJP leader

    The Federal
    13 Aug 2025 5:47 PM IST

    The RJD leader claims a Gujarat resident and Bihar BJP functionary, close to PM Modi, removed his name from Gujarat's list and added it to Bihar's

    Hyderabad rains

    Telangana on high alert as weathermen forecast heavy rain till Friday

    13 Aug 2025 5:10 PM IST
    Murshidabad violence

    West Bengal government makes Bengali films mandatory for prime time

    13 Aug 2025 4:13 PM IST
    Body parts found at Ahmedabad plane crash site handed over to six families after DNA tests

    Ahmedabad Air India crash victim’s son sues Boeing in US court

    13 Aug 2025 3:53 PM IST
    MHA tightens overseas citizenship rules, to cancel cards for serious crimes

    MHA tightens overseas citizenship rules, to cancel cards for serious crimes

    13 Aug 2025 3:27 PM IST
    India’s stray dog crisis: Why SCs new directive is impossible to implement

    India’s stray dog crisis: Why SC's new directive is impossible to implement

    13 Aug 2025 3:06 PM IST
    Stray dogs

    Our streets are meant for walking, not for dogs

    13 Aug 2025 3:02 PM IST
    KBC hosts Sofiya Qureshi, Vyomika Singh for Independence day, sparks row

    KBC hosts Op Sindoor officers Sofiya Qureshi, Vyomika Singh for I-Day, sparks row

    13 Aug 2025 2:53 PM IST
    Sonia Gandhi

    BJP alleges Sonia Gandhi was on voter list before getting Indian citizenship

    13 Aug 2025 2:47 PM IST
    AIADMK

    Maitreyan joins DMK as AIADMK heavyweights continue to jump ship

    13 Aug 2025 2:36 PM IST
    Bengaluru Metro

    Bengaluru Yellow Line effect: Metro hits record 10.5 lakh ridership

    13 Aug 2025 2:16 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC on Bihar SIR: Option of 11 documents shows it is ‘voter-friendly’

    13 Aug 2025 1:44 PM IST
    US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce

    US says ties with India, Pakistan unchanged amid Pakistan's threats

    13 Aug 2025 1:35 PM IST
    Illicit alcohol

    10 expats including Indians die in Kuwait after consuming illicit liquor

    13 Aug 2025 1:20 PM IST
    Operation Sindoor, Kashmir encounter

    Soldier killed as infiltration bid foiled in Uri

    13 Aug 2025 12:23 PM IST
    Mahendra Prasad

    DRDO guest house manager in Jaisalmer arrested for spying for Pak's ISI

    13 Aug 2025 12:02 PM IST
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