Spread the love       PM Modi wore a striking red tie-and-dye turban featuring yellow, green and white patterns for Independence day. NEW DELHI: To mark India’s 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Red Fort on Saturday wearing a striking red tie-and-dye turban with a long trailing end, as he delivered his 13th consecutive Independence Day address from...

Spread the love       Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Zoya Hasan’s Independence Day address was cancelled NEW DELHI: Hours before Jawaharlal Nehru University professor emerita Zoya Hasan was to address students as the chief guest at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya’s annual Independence Day function, two school security personnel reportedly arrived at her doorstep to inform her that her address had been cancelled, citing...

Spread the love       The US Army on Friday (local time) announced a temporary halt to all Apache helicopter training missions, two days after a crash in Texas killed both soldiers on board.“The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better understanding of the root cause of the accident,” the Army said in a statement.The cause of the crash...

Spread the love       This undated poster provided by the Michigan State Police (MSP) Seventh District shows suspect Chad Hickman (Picture credit: AP) Five people were killed in a shooting in northern Michigan on Friday, while the suspected gunman was also found dead after a large-scale search, police said.One other person was critically injured and taken to hospital.Michigan State Police said...

Spread the love       75+ Happy Independence Day messages, greetings, wishes, and quotes for 2026 Independence Day has a way of bringing people together, even through a simple WhatsApp message. Every year on August 15, messages filled with pride, gratitude, and hope begin making their way across family groups, Instagram stories, and office chats.If you are looking for the right words...

Spread the love       ‘Batwara 1947’ box office collection Day 1: Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta’s partition drama lags behind ‘Awarapan 2’; earns 5.75 crore in India Sunny Deol‘s ‘Batwara 1947’ has hit theatres on Friday. The partition drama received a mixed response from the audience and critics as well. However, the audience praised his performance in the movie. The Rajkumar...

Spread the love       Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Awarapan 2’ was off to a strong start at the Indian box office. The film that opened amid stiff competition at the box office, emerged on top, by drew in audiences by the number.As per early estimates on Sacnilk, the film earned an estiamtd estimated Rs 21 crore net on its first day, according to...

Spread the love       The AMCA is being developed as a twin-engine, medium-weight stealth fighter for the Indian Air Force. NEW DELHI: In a boost to India’s fifth gen fighter programme, Mukesh Ambani‘s Reliance Industries Ltd and Rolls-Royce Friday announced they plan to jointly develop a sovereign indigenous combat engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).As part of the partnership...

Spread the love       President Murmu approved 78 gallantry awards NEW DELHI: Govt Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day. Paramilitary and police personnel engaged in the successful anti-Maoist operations dominated the police gallantry awards, with 197 of the 301 medals going to...

Spread the love       (clockwise from top left): Dravid, Yuvraj and Kaif after Jamaica Test; Brian Lara falls; R Ashwin in Kanpur; Mohammed Shami after his wicket of Mark Craig in Kanpur; A picture of All India Cricket side which played first Test in 1932. Ninety-four years after Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (CK Nayadu) led a motley crew of a resurgent...