Seoul, Aug 14 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday denounced the United States for its recent back-to-back military exercises in the West Pacific, conducted jointly with other countries, including Australia and Japan, calling them “highly provocative.””If the US and its followers obsessively pursue military actions that undermine peace and security in the Asia Pacific region, they will inevitably provoke protest and retaliation from countries in the region,” reports Yonhap, quoting the state-run Korea…

Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) Months after Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday extended greetings to Islamabad on the occasion of its Independence Day (August 14), saying Washington “deeply appreciates Pakistan’s engagement on counterterrorism and trade”. The dastardly Phalagam terror attack was condemned worldwide, and the Pakistani Army Chief even had to face protests during his US visit in May. However, with …

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recalled the sufferings of countless people affected by India’s partition and reiterated the commitment to strengthen the bonds of harmony that hold our country together. As India observes Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, PM Modi took to the social media platform ‘X’ and said, “India observes PartitionHorrorsRemembranceDay, remembering the upheaval and pain endured by countless people during that tragic chapter of our history. I…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Easing inflation and favourable monsoon boosted rural demand in India in the April-June period this year, outpacing urban consumption once again, according to a new report.According to the report by global research firm NielsenIQ, rural markets and small manufacturers propelled the packaged consumer goods sector in Q2 2025.Rural markets grew twice as fast as cities, as urban areas showed signs of recovery, particularly in smaller towns.According to the report, e-commerce…

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Heavy rain continued to pound parts of Telangana under the impact of a low-pressure area, paralysing normal life and affecting road connectivity to some villages.Rivulets, lakes and ponds were overflowing due to incessant rain, inundating low-lying areas. The low-pressure system has impacted south Telangana with heavy to very heavy rain at a few places, officials said.United Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Adilabad, Khammam and Rangareddy districts received heavy rains since las…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the official list of recipients of medals for Police, Fire Services, Home Guard & Civil Defence, and Correctional Services on the occasion of Independence Day on Friday. The honours include Gallantry Awards, the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service, and the Medal for Meritorious Service.This year, a total of 1,090 medals will be conferred, comprising 233 Gallantry Medals, 99 President’s Medals for Distinguished Servic…

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen.The matter will be taken up by a bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta.Nimisha Priya, a native of Kerala, was convicted by a Yemeni court for the murder of a Yemeni national in 2017.While her execution has been temporarily deferred, activists and humanitarian organisa…

Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) In a fresh political flashpoint ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday accused NDA’s Dinesh Singh and Veena Devi of holding duplicate Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers and being registered as voters in multiple constituencies.In a post on X, Yadav claimed that JD(U) MLC Dinesh Singh possesses two EPIC IDs — REM0933267 and UT01134527 — registered in separate Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in two different districts.He al…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The government was set to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tool on Thursday that will automatically generate structured minutes of meeting (MoM) from Gram Sabha or other Panchayat meetings’ audio and video recordings.The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) was set to launch ‘SabhaSaar’, an AI-powered meeting summarization tool, in the presence of Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Professor SP Singh Baghel i…

Udine (Italy), Aug 14 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain rallied from two goals down to beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in regular time, winning their first UEFA Super Cup at the Stadio Friuli on Thursday (IST).Luis Enrique’s team have become the first French side to win this competition, with clubs from 13 different nations now having triumphed.Both teams created chances early before the English side struck in the 39th minute. A long free kick into the box caused confusion, wit…