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Jasbir Pal Singh's Partition story: From Peshawar to a new beginning

India, Aug. 16 -- There are homes that leave us, and there are homes we are made to leave. Jasbir Pal Singh belongs to the second kind of memory, the kind that does not fade so much as settle, like du... Read More


Nation marks 80th Independence Day with patriotic fervour

India, Aug. 16 -- The nation commemorated the 80th Independence Day on August 15, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations at the Red Fort complex amid patriotic fervour and multi-la... Read More


CM Rekha cautions youth against Urban Naxals

India, Aug. 16 -- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day warning on "dimaagi (intellectual) Naxal", urging the youth to remain alert to what she ... Read More


From Saare Jahan se Accha to Vande Mataram: Songs that continue to define spirit of I-Day

India, Aug. 16 -- "Saare Jahan se Accha, Hindostan Hamara. Hum Bulbule Hain Iski, ye Gulsitan Hamara..." The early morning breeze across cities carried strains of music, echoing the idea of freedom th... Read More


Indians celebrate Independence Day across world with cultural events, flag hoisting

India, Aug. 16 -- From the Pacific islands and East Asia to Europe, the Gulf and the Americas, Indians joined celebrations with their friends and families, marking the country's 80th Independence Day ... Read More


Hurricane Lala nears Big Island after 155 years

India, Aug. 16 -- Hawaii's Big Island is threatened Saturday with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years as Hurricane Lala roared in the Pacific Ocean and gusty wind, waves and ra... Read More


Severe storms, record flooding leave five dead in Indiana

India, Aug. 16 -- Authorities here said at least five people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding across the state this week, as first responders used boats to rescue more people Saturd... Read More


Five people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate multiple shooters

India, Aug. 16 -- A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, w... Read More


BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra apologises to law students in Independence Day letter over NALSAR row

India, Aug. 16 -- Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, in an Independence Day letter to law students, expressed regret and apologised for any hurt caused by the recent controversy, ... Read More


CM Omar Abdullah pledges Statehood drive for J&K; BJP slams speech

India, Aug. 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday invited trouble for himself by once again reiterating that his Government was committed to fighting for the restoration of ... Read More