Month: August 2026

Independence Day LIVE updates: PM Modi greets people

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Independence Day LIVE updates: PM Modi greets people

India’s constitutional values, democratic institutions have faced serious challenges: Kharge Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said India’s constitutional values, democratic institutions and social harmony have faced “serious challenges” over the last 10 years, as he called for full measure of equality and justice for the economically-weaker sections. In his message to people on India’s 80th Independence…

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

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West Asia war LIVE: Iran defiant on strait as Trump tells Americans to accept high gas prices

Iran calls on U.S. to accept defeat Iran called on the U.S. to accept defeat while President Donald Trump blasted Iran as “evil” and urged Americans ‌to brace for continued high fuel prices. The comments suggested the warring parties remained far apart, with progress toward peace talks and oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait…

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Strong 7.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

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Strong 7.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

The epicentre of the quake was located off the north coast of the Flores island, Indonesia, about 68 km northwest of Ende, USGS said. Representational image | Photo Credit: deliormanli A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday (August 15, 2026), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre of…

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Kashmir’s bat-making industry: Deflating the wind in the willows

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Kashmir’s bat-making industry: Deflating the wind in the willows

In Halmulla in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, larger-than-life pictures of cricket stars such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohil, M.S. Dhoni, Shahid Afridi, and Babar Azam line the bat shops on National Highway-44. Fawzul Kabiir, 40, founder of GR8 Sports, is busy inspecting the English willow clefts neatly stacked into a 12-foot-high tower. Clefts, or wedge-shaped…

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Four arrested in Mumbai in connection with ₹30 crore Ponzi, multi-level marketing scheme

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Four arrested in Mumbai in connection with ₹30 crore Ponzi, multi-level marketing scheme

A case was filed under the relevant BNS Sections and the BUDS Act. Section 318(4) penalizes cheating (up to 7 years imprisonment), and Section 3(5) enforces joint liability for common intent. File image for representation only | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police…

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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

Even as the J&K administration on Friday (August 14, 2026) refuted any work-from-home orders for Kashmiri Pandits working in Kashmir, the community has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to “probe how personal data of Prime Minister Package Employees in Kashmir was leaked” and made it to…

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Satisfied with the offer but would be happy when those killed Bharat Tiwari be punished, hanged: demands Tiwari’s family members

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Satisfied with the offer but would be happy when those killed Bharat Tiwari be punished, hanged: demands Tiwari’s family members

A portrait of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, who was killed in a police encounter, in Bhojpur. File | Photo Credit: ANI A day after the Bihar government announced financial assistance and government job to a family member of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, killed in an alleged police encounter, his family members on Friday (August 14, 2026) denied…

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Jimmy Rimmer, European Cup winner with Man United and Aston Villa, dies at age 78

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Jimmy Rimmer, European Cup winner with Man United and Aston Villa, dies at age 78

Jimmy Rimmer. Picture: arsenal.com Jimmy Rimmer, a goalkeeper who won the European Cup with English teams Manchester United and Aston Villa 14 years apart, has died. He was 78. Villa announced the death of Rimmer on Friday without giving any more details. The club described him as “one of the finest goalkeepers of his generation,…

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Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Asia Cup and Asian Games due to hamstring injury

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Jemimah Rodrigues ruled out of Asia Cup and Asian Games due to hamstring injury

Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India women’s team batter Jemimah Rodrigues was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and Asian Games due to a hamstring injury she sustained earlier this month while playing in The Hundred tournament in England. The BCCI said in a statement that the…

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