Mohanan Kunnummal | Photo Credit: MAHINSHA S University of Kerala Vice-Chancellor in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal courted controversy again on Saturday when he remarked that those opposing singing ofVande Mataram did not know who their mother was. Mr. Kunnummal was delivering the Independence Day message at Sankalp 2026, a gathering of youth organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak […]

People offering prayers at Mahatma Gandhi Mandir located at Shanti Nagar in Srikakulam on Saturday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The 80th Independence Day was marked with patriotic fervour at the Mahatma Gandhi Temple situated in Shanti Nagar, Srikakulam district, on Saturday (August 15, 2026). People from all walks of life, along with children from […]

PM Modi during his Independence Day address at Red Fort NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day address from Red Fort on Saturday, emphasised the need for Aatmanirbharta in defence and called for India to emerge as a global supplier of next-generation defence technologies. The PM pointed out that ‘Raksha Shakti’ is among […]

Karnataka will focus on creating one lakh new jobs, expanding artificial intelligence (AI) education, and establishing technology hubs across the State as part of its vision for a ‘Young Karnataka–New India’, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on August 15. Addressing the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru, Mr Shivakumar announced the […]

File photo: PM Modi and Congress MP Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day remarks on “dimaagi Naxals”, with party general secretary Jairam Ramesh calling the description a “sure sign of desperation”.Ramesh said PM Modi had earlier used the term “urban Naxals” for his […]

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday (August 15, 2026) said that government-run schools in India remain neglected irrespective of parties in power as he prepared to launch ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign from Hingoli in Maharashtra, marking Independence Day. Before leaving […]

PM Modi pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. Photo: X/@ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 15, 2026) greeted people on the occasion of Independence Day and said powered by 140 crore Indians, the country is scaling new heights of progress across different sectors. Mr. Modi also paid tributes to the […]

(clockwise from top left): Dravid, Yuvraj and Kaif after Jamaica Test; Brian Lara falls; R Ashwin in Kanpur; Mohammed Shami after his wicket of Mark Craig in Kanpur; A picture of All India Cricket side which played first Test in 1932. Ninety-four years after Colonel Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu (CK Nayadu) led a motley crew of […]

A 951-acre Kentucky horse farm with centuries of history is now on the market for $57.5 million. (Photo: James Weatherholt with Pending Media) Ryanair co-founder Tony Ryan bought the historic 951-acre Castleton Farm in Kentucky for $14 million in 2001. More than two decades later, his family is putting the sprawling horse-breeding estate on the […]