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Climate shocks displaced nearly 72,000 in Katsina, more than banditry - IOM

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- Almost 72,000 people were displaced by floods, heavy rainfall and windstorms in Katsina State between January 2025 and January 2026, more than the nearly 60,000 displaced by bandit... Read More


80th Independence Day: PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. Earlier today... Read More


Atomberg To Form JV With Voltas To Manufacture AC Compressors

India, Aug. 15 -- IPO-bound consumer appliances startup Atomberg has joined hands with Tata-owned Voltas to manufacture compressors for room air conditioners (ACs) in India. In a statement, Voltas sa... Read More


"Entire police force pounced on us": Jharkhand student leader Devendra Mahto alleges assault over Tiranga Yatra participation

Ranchi, Aug. 15 -- Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Saturday alleged that police stopped him from leaving Sadar Hospital to participate in an Independence Day Tiranga Yatra in Ranchi, claiming th... Read More


CJP's Abhijeet Dipke launches 'School Thik Karo' campaign on I-Day, asks, 'How is any kid supposed to use this toilet?'

Hingoli, Aug. 15 -- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday launched the "School Thik Karo" campaign from his native village of Hingoli district in Maharashtra. He also alleged ... Read More


Tier-2, Tier-3 cities account for 53% of India's forex demand: Report

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- India's foreign exchange demand is increasingly moving beyond major metropolitan centres, with Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities together accounting for 53 per cent of overall forex deman... Read More


Why Is Vande Mataram in the News?

Goa, Aug. 15 -- Vande Mataram is in the news as India marks 150 years of the iconic patriotic song. For the first time, the song was sung from the Red Fort during the country's 80th Independence Day c... Read More


Telangana bars pvt medical colleges from taking internship fee

Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- Private medical colleges in Telangana can charge MBBS students tuition only for the four-and-a-half-year academic course and not for the compulsory one-year internship that follo... Read More


Meghalaya among fastest-growing states, economy more than doubled since 2018: CM on I-Day

Shillong, Aug. 15 -- Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Saturday said the state has emerged as one of India's fastest-growing economies, with its economy more than doubling since 2018, while ... Read More


Our plate in the courtroom

India, Aug. 15 -- Slow Poison in Progress blends courtroom drama with real environmental tragedies to question the legacy of India's Green Revolution. Following Major Yogesh Patil's quest for justice... Read More