PM Modi breaks Indira Gandhi’s record with 12 consecutive Independence Day speeches

New Delhi, 15/8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broke Indira Gandhi’s record by delivering 12 consecutive speeches from the ramparts of Red Fort to stand next only to Jawaharlal Nehru who delivered 17 Independence Day addresses in a row. Indira Gandhi held the office between January 1966 and March 1977, and then between January…

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Tariffs on India over Russian oil prompted Moscow to seek talks with US: Trump

New York/Washington, 15/8: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the tariffs imposed on India for purchasing oil from Russia have influenced Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting with Washington, as the country was losing its “second largest customer. The comments come ahead of Trump’s high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for Friday…

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Allegations of death of youth after consuming filariasis medicine: Road blockade in protest

SUBARNAPUR-14/8:Alleging that a youth named Amit Rana (23) of Bikalpali village under Uphula Gram Panchayat of Birmaharajpur police station in Subarnapur district died after consuming filariasis medicine, his family and villagers have blocked the road at Kanpur Chhak on the Sonepur-Birmaharajpur main road. As a result, traffic is disrupted and hundreds of vehicles are seen…

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At least 40 killed, 120 injured as cloudburst wreaks havoc in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kishtwar

Srinagar, 14/8: At least 40 people, including two CISF jawans, were killed and over 120 injured after a massive cloudburst struck Chositi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon, unleashing flash floods and large-scale destruction along the Machail Mata Yatra route, officials said. More than 200 people are still missing as rescuers…

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Supreme Court cancels bail granted to Kannada superstar Darshan in Renukaswamy murder case

New Delhi, 14/8: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the Karnataka government High Court’s order granting bail to Kannada film actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case and cautioned jail officials against giving VIP treatment to the accused inside the prison , saying noone is above the law. A bench of Justices J B…

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