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'My family was placed under house arrest'

India, Aug. 15 -- Dharam Kumar Singh was 10 when the Quit India Movement swept across the country in 1942. His grandfather, father and uncles were deeply involved in mobilising people against the Brit... Read More


'I am happy with the country's progress'

India, Aug. 15 -- Bal Gangadhar Tilak is widely regarded as the father of the Indian national movement. He was a prominent nationalist leader, social reformer, and freedom fighter who played a crucial... Read More


'I went underground to evade arrest, used to hide in jute fields'

India, Aug. 15 -- Today, the nation marks its Independence Day. But 101-year-old Narayan Chandra Maiti, a resident of Chakdurgadas, a remote village in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, is still ... Read More


What makes Mondo's record-breaking world tick

Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- There are times Mondo Duplantis visualises or jokes about random things he could do with his talent. Jump over a two-storey building perhaps. Maybe across a creek as well. He'd even... Read More


Batting blues: Where does Kuldeep Yadav go from here?

Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- He is good. He could've been great. But at the moment, Kuldeep Yadav is just plain unlucky. Or is he? He was in the playing 11 discussions right through the England series, but neve... Read More


The doctor, father, hockey star will be missed by all

Siliguri, Aug. 15 -- They say, "Never meet your heroes." Those people obviously never enjoyed the calming, charming, chuckle-a-minute company of Vece Paes, the winner of an Olympic bronze medal with I... Read More


UK, Ukraine leaders meet on Alaska eve

India, Aug. 15 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday in London with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a strong show of support on the eve of a key US-Russia summit from which Kyiv and... Read More


SC pulls up NHAI for levying toll despite road, traffic woes

India, Aug. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for collecting toll from commuters despite unfinished roadworks and chronic traffic snarls, as... Read More


'Painful lessons await pak if it acts on threats'

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- India on Thursday warned Pakistan of "painful consequences" to any misadventure while responding to "war-mongering and hateful comments" from the top Pakistani civilian and milit... Read More


S&P upgrades its credit rating for INDIA, 1st in 18 yrs

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Credit rating agency S&P Global raised India's long-term sovereign credit ratings from 'BBB-' to 'BBB', the first upgrade in 18 years, which will significantly reduce costs of co... Read More