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 […]
Ravichandran Ashwin of India celebrates with Virat Kohli (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has advocated for the establishment of standard Test centres for home matches in India, supporting earlier calls made by Virat Kohli in 2019. Speaking on his YouTube channel “Ash ki Baat,” the 39-year-old off-spinner emphasized the importance […]
US President Donald Trump reacts after Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan activist US President Donald Trump said that Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received her Nobel Peace Prize in his honour and that he has been “helping her along the way.”Trump, speaking during a briefing on Saturday, said, “The person who got the […]
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu expressed heartfelt gratitude to Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the latter announced his switch to Zoho Mail, India’s homegrown email platform. In an emotional response on X, Vembu dedicated the moment to engineers who chose to work from India despite opportunities abroad.“Thank you Sir, for your faith in us. I […]
NEW DELHI: A shocking case of domestic violence emerged from South Delhi, where a woman allegedly poured boiling oil on her sleeping husband. The couple’s eight-year-old daughter was reportedly present during the attack, and the woman allegedly threatened her husband, warning, “If you shout, I will pour more oil on you.”The trigger of the incident […]
