News flash: Five terrorists killed in Srinagar
Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi here on the occasion of 70th Independence Day. Modi also addressed the nation from Red Fort.
Get all the latest news updates of the day:
9.05 pm: Attari Wagah border lit up in celebration of 70th independence day.
7.54 pm: Its an achievement that both terrorists were neutralised. AK 47s, ammunition recovered, informs Atul Karwal, CRPF DG.
7.52 pm: In the past few days, BSF has shot dead record 8 smugglers, six of them being Pakistani and two Hindustani, says BSF DG.
7.51 pm: We have lost brave officer, who kept fighting back even after getting injured, says Atul Karwal, CRPF IG.
7.15 pm: Qaumi Ekta Dal to merge with Samajwadi Party in UP again: Sources
6.45 pm: Beating Retreat ceremony begins at Attari-Wagah border.
6.00
pm:
Hyderabad
(Telangana):
Fire
breaks
out
in
a
plastic
factory
in
Rajendranagar
in
Hyderabad.
5.40 pm: 2 more terrorists gunned down by security forces in Uri, J&K
5.10 pm: Indian Army celebratedIndependence Day in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, today.
5.00 pm: I am really proud of what the boys have shown here: Roelant Oltmans,Hockey Coach was quoted as saying on India lost to Belgium in QFs.
4.45 pm: I tried to give my best, however the entire experience was very good :Manish Singh, Indian racewalker
4.30 pm: Heavy rains lash Shimla.
4.20 pm: Twenty naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh.
4.07 pm: BJP leader Tevatia's condition has improved .
3.55 pm: One more terrorist kille din Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Minister @MVenkaiahNaidu garlanding the statue of Sardar Patel, in Hyderabad#70YearsOfIndependence pic.twitter.com/jtDSMnO5Em
— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) August 15, 2016
2.49 pm: PM sent a unequivocal message to Pak without naming it,that we will not tolerate any sort of interference in our internal affairs: Venkaiah
2.21 pm: This might help us expose Pak for human rights violations in PoK, Balochistan & Gilgit-Baltistan: Senge H Sering.
2.20 pm: We are suffering genocide in the hands of Pakistan military & Pakistan: Mehran Marri, Baloch representative to EU&UN
2.15 pm: For the first time such a big leader(PM Modi)has taken some initiative to highlight Baloch issue: SH Sering,Dir, Gilgit-Baltistan Nat'l Cong
2.14 pm: PM's pledge to raise issue of Balochistan on all int'l forums,has given hope to people of Balochistan that we are not forgotten:Mehran Marri
2.13 pm: Would like to thank PM Modi for raising the issue of Balochistan: Mehran Marri,Baloch representative to EU&UN
#WATCH: PM Modi gets emotional while paying homage to HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Sarangpur (Gujarat)https://t.co/rTxxyvSS01
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
1.35 pm: Sarangpur (Gujarat): PM Narendra Modi pays his last respects to HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
Leh: MoS Home Kiren Rijiju unfurls the tricolour on the occasion of 70th #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/LTBLe8dvlW
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
WB CM Mamata Banerjee & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unfurl the tricolour in Kolkata & Patna respectively. pic.twitter.com/2658M0BmJ2
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
1.15 pm: It wasn't a speech of PM's or CM's standard, it was very poor: GN Azad, Cong on PM Modi's speech.
Islamabad (Pakistan): Independence Day celebration at Indian Embassy #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/bvDtV7cgZK
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
CM Arvind Kejriwal & CM Pinarayi Vijayan unfurl the tricolour in Delhi & Kerala respectively #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/YEfWR69vXh
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): PM Narendra Modi pays last respects to HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj. pic.twitter.com/Y1JYtxqc3q
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
TN CM Jayalalithaa & Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis unfurl tricolour in Chennai&Mumbai respectively #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/4WQslPVag7
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
1.00 pm: Two terrorists have been killed in Srinagar. Battle continues as security forces exchange fire with one more terrorist
12.45 pm: Nowhatta(Srinagar) terror attack UPDATE: Two terrorists killed, operation continues
12.43 pm: One CRPF personnel martyred in Srinagar terror attack.
12.25 pm: BSF exchanges sweets with Border Guards Bangladesh(BGB) in Phulbari.
12.20 pm: We now hope India will raise the Balochistan issue officially on all forums including UN: Faiz Baloch,Journalist
12.15 pm: Shooting and knife attack in #Cologne city center, two perpetrators on the run: German Media
12.05 pm: Bomb blast near US embassy in Kabul.
11.50 am: I think I have reached the peak of my career, so I don't hesitate in saying what I feel: Chief Justice TS Thakur.
11.25 am: PM Narendra Modi reaches Ahmedabad (Gujarat) to pay his last respects to HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
11.15 am: Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee pays homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti
11.08
am:
Seven
CRPF
jawans
and
one
policeman
injured,
exchange
of
fire
continues
in
Srinagar.
10.50 am: I am happy with my performance but I am very disappointed that I missed out on a medal: Dipa Karmakar.
I am happy with my performance but I am very disappointed that I missed out on a medal: Dipa Karmakar #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/K6PFmRfYA5
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
10.30 am: The situation in J&K, today is because of problems in nation's leadership-J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar.
10.07 am: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi unfurls the tricolour at AlCC HQ
Delhi: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi unfurls the tricolour at AlCC HQ #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/ISUef7ZjcA
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
9.37
am:
Exchange
of
fire
continues
in
Srinagar.
Two
CRPF
personnel
and
one
police
man
have
been
injured
in
the
attack
carried
out
by
three
terrorists.
9.10 am: Prime Minister Modi concludes his address to the country.
9.07
am:
Exchange
of
fire
between
CRPF
personnel
and
terrorists
continues
at
Srinagar.
Two
CRPF
personnel
have
been
injured.
9.05
am:
Many
innocents
were
killed
in
Peshawar
terrorist
attack,
but
there
were
tears
in
our
eyes
in
Parliament
here:
PM
Modi.
9.00
am:
Terrorists
open
fire
at
security
forces
at
Nowhatta
area
in
Srinagar.
The
entire
area
has
been
cordoned
off.
8.52 am: The pressing need is that the country's youngsters should get opportunities and employment: PM Modi.
8.25 am: I will continue to strive hard to ensure that the this inflation doesn't affect the food plate of poor: PM Narendra Modi.
8.11 am: We can contribute a lot to curb global warming by using LED bulbs and saving energy: PM Modi.
8.10 am:
I want to change the lives of common people, I am committed to it: PM Modi at Red Fort #IndiaIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/bJEX71h6Ng
— ANI (@ANI_news) August 15, 2016
8.03 am: We remember Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Pandit Nehru, many others who sacrificed their lives so that we attained Swarajya: PM Modi.
7.55 am: Our Independence is the result of the struggle of freedom fighters, says PM Narendra Modi.
7.50
am:
Earlier
the
income
tax
refund
used
to
take
forever;
today
it
takes
not
more
than
three
weeks,
says
PM
Modi.
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