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M.B. Patil, Minister for Large & Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: File photo “Karnataka’s Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan’s patriotism is unquestionable. The BJP is needlessly politicising his absence at the Independence Day celebrations in Vijayanagar district,” M.B. Patil said in Vijayapura on August 15. Mr. Patil is the…
image for representation | Photo Credit: Venkatachalapathy C. The Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony at Kozhikode Corporation in Kerala on Saturday witnessed unusual scenes when two groups of councillors sang the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, and the national song, Vande Mataram, simultaneously. The ceremony began around 9.30 am outside the Corporation office near the Kozhikode beach….
Several people were killed in violence between Kambari and Fulani communities in central Nigeria. File picture | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto At least 20 people were killed in violence between Kambari and Fulani communities in central Nigeria, a lawmaker and other sources said on Saturday (August 15, 2026). The violence occurred on Friday (August 14)…
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A man checks a destroyed home that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ansar village, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: AP An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three early Saturday (August 15, 2026), one of the deadliest attacks since a precarious truce between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect…
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Water moves in two directions across the Nemmeli coastal wetland — freshwater flowing east from inland lakes and tanks, and seawater moving inland through two estuaries. Spread across more than 8,500 acres between Kelambakkam and Mamallapuram, the wetland is a meeting point of these two water systems, shaped by tides, rainfall and the seasons. That…
Indian cultural performances at the Indian High Commission in Singapore. Photo Credit: (X/@HCI_Singapore) Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule on Saturday (August 15, 2026) hoisted the tricolour at an event to mark India’s 80th Independence Day, with more than 2,500 diaspora members joining the celebrations. Also read: Independence Day LIVE updates At the event…
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Indian cultural performances at the Indian High Commission in Singapore. Photo Credit: (X/@HCI_Singapore) Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule on Saturday (August 15, 2026) hoisted the tricolour at an event to mark India’s 80th Independence Day, with more than 2,500 diaspora members joining the celebrations. Also read: Independence Day LIVE updates At the event…
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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said that one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz Strait. File | Photo Credit: Reuters United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said on Saturday (August 15, 2026) one of its vessels came under attack in the Hormuz Strait, the latest…
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The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has issued show-cause notices to 43 medical shops after detecting violations in the sale of weight-loss drugs during a special enforcement drive across the State on August 14, 2026 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has issued show-cause notices to 43 medical shops after…
For my father, Jagat Murari, the most important aspect in the “making of a filmmaker” had little to do with the art or technique of filmmaking. It was, instead, about helping each of his young students find their unique voice, and giving them the spunk and spine to use it. As he built the Film…