New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, hailing the iconic statesman’s spirit of service towards India’s progress, which he said continues to inspire the countrymen to build a ‘Viksit Bharat’. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He was a statesman, poet, and writer from India who held the position of Prime Minister, initially for 13 days…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully implemented the ‘FASTag Annual Pass’ facility at about 1,150 toll plazas on National Highways and Expressways across the country.The annual pass has received an overwhelming response from the National Highway users, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.Till 7 p.m. on the first day of implementation on August 15, around 1.4 lakh users purchased and activated the annual pass and around…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, extended warm greetings to the people across the country on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami and called it a sacred festival of faith, joy and enthusiasm. “Heartfelt Janmashtami greetings to all countrymen. May this sacred festival of faith, joy, and enthusiasm infuse new energy and zeal into your lives. Jai Shri Krishna!” PM Modi said on social media platform X.Union Home Minister Amit Shah also extended greetings to coun…

Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) In a shocking incident on Friday evening, two children – a girl and a boy – were found dead in mysterious circumstances inside a parked car in Patna. The incident occurred at upscale Gokul Path in the Patel Nagar locality under the Patliputra police station limits in the city.The deceased have been identified as Laxmi Kumari (7) and Karan Kumar (5), both siblings. Police rushed to the spot after receiving information, rescued their lifeless bodies.“We have called for the F…

Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) On the occasion of Independence Day, the officials of Howrah Police Commissionerate, on Friday, arrested an illegal Bangladeshi infiltrator from Howrah station, the main railway connecting point between Kolkata and the rest of India. The arrested person has been identified as Mijan Mian, a resident of Kurigram district in neighbouring Bangladesh.Upon police questioning, Mian admitted that he entered India 22 years back illegally through the India-Bangladesh border in Tripu…

Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) The Padma Shri award of internationally acclaimed Indian swimmer, also an Arjuna Award winner, Bula Chowdhury, has been stolen from her ancestral residence at Hind-Motor in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Friday.Although Choudhury, who was also a former CPI(M) legislator from 2026 and 2011, currently stays in Kasba in South Kolkata, all her awards, trophies, and medals, which she earned during her swimming career, were displayed at her ancestral residence at Hind-Motor….

Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS) The historic War Memorial at Digholi Pukhuri in Guwahati resonated with stirring notes of patriotism on Friday evening as the Indian Air Force’s No. 7 Band delivered a spellbinding public performance to mark the 79th Independence Day. Organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence and Air Headquarters, the event drew hundreds of spectators, including local residents, defence personnel, students, and dignitaries.The performance began at 5.30 p.m. and lasted 75 minu…

Vijayawada, Aug 15 (IANS) The government of Andhra Pradesh on Independence Day launched Stree Shakti, the scheme for worm for free travel in buses belonging to state-owned APSRTC.Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu along with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and Human Resources and IT Minister Nara Lokesh launched the scheme.The three leaders along with state BJP president PVN Madhav travelled in bus from Undavalli to Pandit Nehru Bus Stand, Vijayawada and issues zero fair tickets. They intera…

Kohima, Aug 15 (IANS) A staunch cadre of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) turned prominent politician and incumbent Nagaland Governor La. Ganesan died at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday evening. He had been undergoing treatment in private for a serious head injury sustained after a fall at his residence at T. Nagar in Chennai on August 8. La. Ganesan was born in an orthodox Bhramin family in temple town of Tanjore, the granary of South and the erstwhile capital of medieval Cholas in the…

New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on the 79th Independence Day as a roadmap showcasing the progress of the past 11 years, the strength of the present, and the strategy for a prosperous India.Home Minister Shah, in a series of posts on X, said that whether it’s the elimination of terrorists through ‘Operation Sindoor,’ the plan to secure the country’s infrastructure through…