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Partition horrors: Veteran recalls travelling with bodies, finding money on corpses
Noida: He was six years old when his family moved from Peshawar to India after Partition in 1947. They travelled for almost three days in a train with dead bodies, witnessing bloodshed…
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‘Wrong facts’: Pilot rubbishes BJP IT cell chief’s Mizoram bombing claims
Jaipur: Sachin Pilot on Tuesday took a dig at BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya over the latter’s tweet claiming that the Congress leader’s father late Rajesh Pilot was rewarded for ‘dropping…
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Indian Army exchanges sweets with Pakistani counterparts on I-Day
Jammu: Indian troops on Tuesday exchanged greetings and sweets with their Pakistani counterparts in Poonch, Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of the country’s 77th Independence Day.…
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Telangana Cong chief booked for objectionable remarks against cops
Hyderabad: Police have booked Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy for allegedly making some objectionable comments against police officers. Police in Bhoothpur and Jadcherla in Mahabubnagar district and in…
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Haryana: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested in Faridabad
Self-styled cow vigilante and chief of ‘Gau Raksha Bajrang Force’ Raj Kumar, alias Bittu Bajrangi, who was booked for inciting communal violence in the Nuh district recently was arrested by the police…
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‘Hate is being spread openly against us’: Muslims leave Gurugram-Nuh in fear
Gurugram: “My family does not want money. They only want me to return back to the village,” said Imran Ali, a migrant worker from Bihar. He had fled Gurugram in fear during…
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Muted Independence Day celebrations in Manipur, roads wear deserted look
Imphal: It was a muted Independence Day celebration in Manipur on Tuesday because of the dawn-to-dusk general strike called by multiple militant outfits and the loss of lives and property of hundreds…
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Sulabh International founder Bindeshwar Pathak dies after suffering cardiac arrest
New Delhi: Sulabh International founder and social activist Bindeshwar Pathak, a pioneer in building public toilets, died on Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi due to a cardiac arrest, according to a close aide.…
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Apple AirPods to be made in India at Foxconn Hyderabad factory
New Delhi: iPhone maker Apple will start manufacturing its wireless earbuds AirPods at Foxconn’s Hyderabad factory, according to sources. Foxconn has approved an investment of USD 400 million for the Hyderabad plant…
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Nitish’s security breached during the I-day celebration
Patna: A man breached the security of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and tried to reach the stage from where the former was delivering a speech in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on the occasion…
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There’s another occasion on Aug 15; It’s a Day of Mourning in Bangladesh
New Delhi: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, was assassinated at his home in Dhanmondi 32 on August 15, 1975, following which military dictator Major General Ziaur Rahman assumed power. Incumbent…
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Karnataka Police thwart attempt to hoist saffron flag alongside Tricolour
Belavi: The Karnataka Police on Tuesday prevented an attempt to hoist a saffron flag alongside the Tricolour on the occasion of 77th Independence Day in Belagavi district. Two corporators with their supporters…
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Watch: KCR hoists national flag at Golconda Fort for 10th time
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao unfurled the national flag at Golconda Fort on the occasion of Independence Day on Tuesday. This is the 10th time he hoisted the flag at…
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Heavy rainfall to return to Telangana, forecasts IMD Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecasted that heavy rainfall is set to return to Telangana. According to the weather department, Telangana is expected to experience thunderstorms, lightning, and squalls…
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Chandrayaan-3: A week away from scheduled landing on Moon’s surface
New Delhi: With the launch of Chandrayaan-3, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is embarking to achieve a successful soft landing on the Moon. India aims to become the fourth country in…
