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'Vande Mataram' rendered at Red Fort for first time

India, Aug. 16 -- In a first for Independence Day celebrations, 'Vande Mataram' was rendered at the Red Fort complex during the 79th anniversary of the historic occasion on August 15. It was followed ... Read More


Vande Mataram row erupts at Congress I-Day event

India, Aug. 16 -- A fresh political controversy erupted on Saturday after a video from the Congress party's Independence Day programme at its headquarters appeared to show party president Mallikarjun ... Read More


Opposition slams Modi's women's quota appeal

MUMBAI, Aug. 16 -- Opposition parties in Maharashtra have slammed prime minister Narendra Modi's "call of the hour" and appeal to all political parties to support 33% reservation for women in the Lok ... Read More


Mahua raises concern over order to vacate circuit house

New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug. 16 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has sought Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's intervention after alleging that the Nadia district administration asked her to vacate a ... Read More


Cong targets Modi over 'wrong policies'

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused PM Narendra Modi-led government of crushing the dreams of the youth, avoiding questions in Parliament and pushing young ... Read More


'Students must be free to express their views': Bar Council chief apologises after NALSAR row

New Delhi/IBNS, Aug. 15 -- Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has apologised to law students following the controversy over the BCI's decision to temporarily block the enrolment of... Read More


Chaltabagan Durga Puja 2026: Khuti Puja marks new beginning amid Bengal's political change

Kolkata/IBNS, Aug. 15 -- The Khuti Puja of the 84th edition of Kolkata's popular Chaltabagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja was held on Friday, on the eve of the 80th Independence Day, marking the beginning of... Read More


Who is Judge Juan Merchan? Trump's hush-money judge's daughter's firm under federal investigation

India, Aug. 15 -- Judge Juan Merchan became one of the most closely watched figures in Donald Trump's hush-money case. Now, fresh scrutiny involving his daughter has put the judge and his family back ... Read More


"Safety audits should have been conducted": Uttarakhand Congress leader on Chamoli tunnel accident

Chamoli, Aug. 15 -- Congress leader Harikrishna Bhatt on Saturday emphasised that safety audits should have been conducted days after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroele... Read More


#OsunDecides2026: Adeleke's campaign spokesperson wins polling unit

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- Governor Ademola Adekeke's Accord Party recorded a decisive victory at the polling unit of Pelumi Olajengbesi, spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, in Saturday's governorhi... Read More