National news from across India: politics, policy, states, and society, retold briefly with neutral commentary.
Astrologers warned rediff.com that August 15, 1947, was cursed by Saturn and Rahu. Lord Mountbatten had chosen that date for personal vanity, it marked his victory as supreme allied commander in 1945.…
India will celebrate its 80th Independence Day on August 15, 2026, despite completing only 79 years since freedom from British rule in 1947. The count includes the first celebration in 1947 as…
Two men died and one was injured when an iron temple chariot being moved into the Ayyanar temple compound touched a live overhead wire in Nannai village, Perambalur district, on Thursday night.…
The Delhi High Court, Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3, and six other locations in the national capital received bomb threats via email on Friday, the eve of Independence Day. According to…
Parsi New Year 2026 will be celebrated on Saturday, August 15, in India, according to the Shahenshahi calendar followed by most Parsis. The date differs from some other Zoroastrian communities because the…
रक्षाबंधन 2026 28 अगस्त को है, जिस दिन साल का आखिरी चंद्र ग्रहण भी लग रहा है। यह गहरा आंशिक ग्रहण सुबह 8:00 से 9:43 बजे तक होगा, जिसमें चंद्रमा का 96%…
The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has postponed the start of GATE 2027 registration from August 14 to August 27, 2026, Hindustan Times reports. The last date to apply without late fee…
Suresh Kumar, a 51-year-old resident of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu, has secured a government MBBS seat at Nagapattinam Government Medical College through NEET UG 2026 with 192 marks. He holds two PhDs,…
Three Nepalese kanwariyas, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed and 10 others injured when their bus rammed a stationary truck in Jharkhand's Koderma district early Friday. Police said the driver may have…
Bengaluru's People For Animals Wildlife Hospital (PfA) has completed 30 years of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife, from leopards to snakes. Its chief veterinarian, Col. Navaz Shariff (retd), says the hospital has developed…
