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Ramdev calls for breaking the walls of hatred in India in Independence Day address

Speaking to the press in Haridwar, Yoga guru Ramdev warned that protests could intensify. 'If we have teachers, we don’t have books. If we have books, we don’t have teachers,' he said.

Veteran Bengali filmmaker Raja Sen admitted to state-run SSKM Hospital

Kolkata, Aug 15 (PTI) Veteran Bengali filmmaker Raja Sen has been admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital here in a critical condition, with...

Marvel’s Doomsday ‘special look’ promises an ominous new villain in Dr Doom

Released Saturday, the teaser uses the character of Sue Storm to establish Victor von Doom’s tragic backstory.

Drake to Olivia Rodrigo—America’s summer songs change with zip codes

The Washington Post analysed weekly Spotify chart data from 20 US cities and San Juan, Puerto Rico, tracking top-10 charts from May 15 to July 17.

What PM Modi’s Independence Day speech has for Indian tech, innovation

‘We have resolved that in the coming one year, we will work to provide AI skill training to one crore youth,’ PM Narendra Modi said from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

‘Chalta hai’ attitude isn’t harmless. Orient Electric’s Independence Day ad makes that clear

There is considerable restraint in the way Orient Electric handles the brand itself. The product does not hijack the message or arrive with a forced sales pitch.

BTS member V says hearing in right ear dropped to 30% during world tour

The South Korean pop band have announced that they will not participate in the 2027 Grammy Awards. The move came months after the Recording Academy announced a new category.

Prime Video announces season 2 and 3 of ‘Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya’

Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Streaming platform Prime Video on Friday announced that it has renewed its hit comedy-drama series, "Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya" for season...

10 Indian films that told Partition’s story, Garm Hava to Gadar

From Batwara 1947, which released Friday, to Yash Chopra’s early political film Dharmputra, Indian filmmakers have tackled Partition from several different angles.

Exclusive: ISRO is ready to launch its navigation satellite NVS-03 in September

NavIC, which was planned to be India’s version of the US’s GPS, Russia’s Glonass, Europe’s Galileo and China’s BeiDou, is currently dysfunctional because of ageing satellites.

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Kite-flying can be made safer for birds. Just banning manja isn’t enough

For a long time, we fought hunting to protect birds. Now, we need to tackle manja through a social behaviour change campaign.

All aboard the ‘Reform Express’: PM Modi’s 2047 ride runs on seven tracks

'Reform from conviction, not compulsion', says PM, linking India’s 2047 ambitions to reforms across manufacturing, technology, defence, infrastructure, green growth and soft power.

Navy officer, who entered burning LPG tanker repeatedly to recover missing crew, awarded Shaurya Chakra

Lieutenant Commander Shivam Kumar was serving onboard INS Trikand when it was directed to assist Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker, while transiting through Houthi attack zone on 18 October, 2025.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman