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Lucknow teen dies after e-rickshaw overturns on potholed road, iron pierces neck

India, Aug. 15 -- A 13-year-old boy was killed when a sharp angle iron pierced his neck after an e-rickshaw carrying construction material overturned on a potholed road in Lucknow's Chinhat on Thursda... Read More


Odisha: Sudarsan Pattnaik creates "Happy Independence Day, unity in diversity" sand art at Puri beach on 80th Independence Day

Puri, Aug. 15 -- On the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day, renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik created a special patriotic sand sculpture at Puri Beach in Odisha on F... Read More


Inclusive PakistanPublished on: August 15, 2026 2:11 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has put Rs 500 million behind an idea Pakistan's disability policy has taken too long to embrace: inclusive governance. The province's proposed programme will ... Read More


Reconstruction TestPublished on: August 15, 2026 2:10 PM

Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- The government's assurance that Balochistan's flood-hit families have not been abandoned would have carried greater weight had it not followed weeks of confusion over precisely wh... Read More


Beyond the "midnight hour": The 79-year saga of how India forged a legacy of strength and statecraft

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom," declared India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, near midnight on Augus... Read More


80th Independence Day: BCCI, Gambhir, Irfan Pathan extend greetings to nation

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir on Saturday paid tribute to the freedom fighters on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, saying their sacrifice is the r... Read More


80 Independence Days and the invisible technology revolution behind them

India, Aug. 15 -- The story of Independence Day broadcasting is not simply radio to television to internet. It is the story of physical machines slowly becoming a software-connected media system, chan... Read More


Israeli Strike Kills Seven in South Lebanon in Deadliest Attack Since June Accord

BEIRUT, Aug. 15 -- Seven people were killed and three others wounded when an Israeli air strike flattened a house on the outskirts of Ansar in the Nabatieh district of southern Lebanon on Saturday mor... Read More


HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on August 15, 2026 in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram

India, Aug. 15 -- Bossitivity: Sonu Nigam Remembers Rafi Where: Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Sector 25, Dwarka When: August 15 Timing: 7.30pm Entry: www.bookmyshow.com Nearest Metro Station: Ya... Read More


Shivraj Singh Chouhan hoists Tricolour at residence, urges citizens to serve nation with dedication

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday hoisted the Tricolour at his residence in Delhi on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day and called upon citizens to serve th... Read More