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Lt Governor flags off Fit India Andaman Nicobar Khel Mahotsav

Port Blair, Aug. 15 -- The Independence Day celebrations at Netaji Stadium, Sri Vijayapuram, began with a defining sporting moment on Friday, as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands ... Read More


Arming the indigenous: Will Assam follow Manipur's path?

Guwahati, Aug. 15 -- A political controversy brews in Assam after Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launches a special scheme to grant arms licenses to indigenous and original inhabitants in vulnerab... Read More


Potato yield at all-time high, price at decade-low in FY25

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Potato production hit an all-time high of 11.57 million tonnes in the financial year 2024-25, though prices also declined to a decade low, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau o... Read More


India@79

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- There's nothing quite as taken for granted as freedom. To live and breathe under the open sky without fears of incarceration or abuse is a privilege - one that we easily forget. ... Read More


Posthumous Vir Chakra for 2 BSF soldiers

India, Aug. 15 -- The Union government on Thursday announced Vir Chakra medals - India's third-highest wartime honour - posthumously to two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for their heroic act d... Read More


Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy: 60 bodies found, number of missing being ascertained, says Omar Abdullah

Kishtwar, Aug. 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that around 60 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood hit Chashoti village in Kishtwar district on Th... Read More


Babyface returns to Malaysia with hits, heart - and a hunt for a magical 'grilled and sweet fish'

Kuala Lampur, Aug. 15 -- award winning artist Babyface will be performing in Malaysia at the Idea Live Arena in PJ this October 30. - Picture courtesy of Live Nation Malaysia/Lenzy Kravitz KUALA LUMP... Read More


Maa OTT release date: Here's when and where you can stream Kajol's mythological horror film

India, Aug. 15 -- The mythological horror movie Maa by Vishal Furia will officially be available for digital streaming after its June 2025 theatrical run. Fans in India who missed the film's theatrica... Read More


Baby Ghariyals in Bardiya are a sight to celebrate

Bardiya, Aug. 15 -- The Crocodile Breeding Centre in Bardiya National Park is bustling with life. Ninety-three baby gharials, barely two months old, are turning the facility's ponds into a lively spec... Read More


Mali arrests French national and generals accused of foreign-backed plot

France, Aug. 15 -- Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a Fr... Read More