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India's chip push: Modi's semiconductor roadmap, explained

India, Aug. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has begun production at three semiconductor plants, with five to eight more expected to come up over the next eight years. Address... Read More


Goa completes first drone-skilling workshop for 12 women, plans to train 100 annually

India, Aug. 15 -- Goa has completed its first pilot drone-skilling workshop for 12 women, with the state government planning to train 100 women every year under its proposed Goa Drone Didi Training Sc... Read More


Assam sets Rs.1.5 lakh crore infrastructure push by 2031

India, Aug. 15 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that Rs 1.50 lakh crore will be invested in capital expenditure in the state in the next five years, of which Rs 50,000 cror... Read More


Unusual married-life arrangement: Diamond and Zuchu living under separate roofs

Tanzania, Aug. 15 -- The husband is in Mbezi Beach, Dar es Salaam. The wife is also in Mbezi Beach. The twist? They reportedly each have their own home. That detail has sparked conversations around B... Read More


Homestay Policy a bedrock to boost Sustainable Tourism: CS

Srinagar, Aug. 15 -- Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting of the Tourism Department to review the renewed Homestay Policy aimed at expanding homestay infrastructure across Jammu & Kashmir, ... Read More


Jal Jeevan Mission completes 7 years, tap water reaches 15.91 crore rural homes

India, Aug. 15 -- As India prepares to celebrate its 80th Independence Day on Saturday, the Jal Jeevan Mission is set to complete seven years of implementation, with rural tap-water coverage increasin... Read More


Our blood has been sucked: Omar slams Pak over J&K's water rights

India, Aug. 15 -- Accusing Pakistan of "sucking the blood" of Jammu and Kashmir by denying it the right to use its river resources, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday launched an attack on Islamab... Read More


Unity essential to protecting Sanatan traditions: Adityanath

India, Aug. 15 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said unity was essential to protecting Sanatan traditions, noting that the country had suffered because people were divided and... Read More


Eight decades of transformation: From scarcity to self-confidence

India, Aug. 15 -- The India of 1947 could scarcely have imagined the India of 2026. The India of 2026 must now show the same courage and imagination in building the India of 2047. As we salute the Tri... Read More


Independence Day: Why the Sword Is Still Overhead

India, Aug. 15 -- Today is the fifteenth of August. The tricolour is up on every gate and lapel, the anthem will play in the schools by mid-morning, and from the panchayat to the Red Fort, the speeche... Read More