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IMD: Heavy showers to lash several parts of HP till August 22

Dharamshala, Aug. 17 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted heavy showers to continue in the hill state till August 22 and has sounded heavy rain alerts in several distric... Read More


7 new Ganga ghats to be built in Haridwar ahead of 2027 Ardh Kumbh

Haridwar, Aug. 17 -- Seven new Ganga ghats will be added to the existing network of more than 100 ghats in Haridwar ahead of the 2027 Ardh Kumbh, with the mela administration also planning to involve ... Read More


Only those who support Maoists, separatists are dimagi Naxals: Rijiju

India, Aug. 17 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'dimagi Naxal' remark in his Independence Day speech sparked a war of words between the Opposition and the BJP, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunda... Read More


Army Chief General on 3-day Nepal visit

India, Aug. 17 -- Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth on Sunday left for Nepal on Sunday for an official visit from August 17 to19. The visit aims to further strengthen the close defence cooperation and mi... Read More


Jitendra Singh calls for making preventive healthcare, diabetes prevention national priority

India, Aug. 17 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a Professor of Medicine and Diabetologist, has called for mak... Read More


Army dog Tyson honoured with Mention-in-Despatches for bravery in Jammu and Kashmir operation

India, Aug. 17 -- Tyson, the youngest member of the Indian Army's Dog squad attached to 2 Para Special Forces, has been honoured during the Independence Day 2026 celebrations for showing "bravery and ... Read More


10 Rajya Sabha MPs elected to AIIMS and other statutory bodies unopposed

India, Aug. 17 -- Ten members of the Rajya Sabha have been elected to various statutory bodies, including AIIMS institutes across the country, as the number of candidates equalled the vacancies. Whil... Read More


IMD sounds red alert: As Odisha braces for more heavy rain, over 2.37 lakh evacuated

India, Aug. 17 -- The Odisha Government on Sunday sounded a high alert across the state after the IMD forecast extremely heavy rainfall in some areas following the formation of a fresh low-pressure ar... Read More


PM thanks global partners, neighbours for 80th I-Day greetings

India, Aug. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for his greetings on India's 80th Independence Day, and hoped the bilateral special strategi... Read More


Nation pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 8th death anniversary

India, Aug. 17 -- The nation paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his death anniversary on Sunday. The BJP stalwart breathed his last on this day in 2018. Vajpa... Read More