DH Evening Brief: Modi flags 'holier than thou' problem on I-Day; Mukesh Ambani's family gets death threat

Here are the top stories this evening.

PM flags 'holier than thou' problem, asks for how long world will 'distribute certificates to us'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the "holier than thou" problem prevailing in the world that is creating tensions and asserted that it is India that has given the mantra of 'the world is one family'.

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Mukesh Ambani's family gets death threat, one detained

The Mumbai Police have detained one person in connection with the death threats given to billionaire industrialist and his family members.

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Ola Electric to produce electric cars in India in 2024

Indian ride-hailing firmOlaElectric plans to start producing electric cars in India in 2024 with a range of up to 500 km (310 miles), Chief Executive Bhavish Aggarwal said on Monday.

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Look inwards and on BJP's attitude towards women: Oppn on PM Modi's 'nari shakti' remark

Opposition parties on Monday called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he hailed 'nari shakti' in his Independence Day speech, asking him to look inwards and on his party's attitude towards women.

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Covid-19 intranasal vaccine Phase III trials over, proven safe, says Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on Monday said its Covid-19 intranasal vaccine (BBV154) has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic in subjects in controlled clinical trials phase III.

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75 years of independence: A pledge we made to ourselves

At 75, the Republic of India is a strong sovereign nation-state. But it is 'we the people' who have to ensure that the nation has to stand for justice, liberty and equality

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Independence Day 2022 | Iconic images from the 1947's India

It is 1947. Emotions and patriotism are running hot. British India is facing high communal tensionsand talks of partition are in full force.As India celebrates75 years of her freedom this year, let us take a walk down memory lane and see pictures from India in 1947.

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Two stabbed as communal tension grips Shivamogga on Independence Day

Prohibitory orders were enforced in Shivamogga city Monday when two groups of youths belonging to different faiths entered into a verbal duel after a group of Muslim youths removed the flex banner with the image of Hindutva leader Veer Savarkar erected as part of Independence Day celebrations and tried to put up that of Tipu Sultan.

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Independence Day: Karnataka CM Bommai announces schemes on sanitation, nutrition

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said his government has decided to launch new schemes on sanitation, nutrition, and for the well-being of farmers, labourers and the brave soldiers of the state on the 75th anniversary of India's independence.

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Rise and sway of the Sangh Parivar

The demolition of the Babri Masjid, with neither state nor central forces caring to save the monument, signalled to many that the Hindu Rashtra was here

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