Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday launched ‘Stree Shakti’, a statewide free bus travel scheme for women, in the presence of NDA leaders here.

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah believes over 500 people continue to be trapped.