New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the inauguration of two major National Highway projects worth Rs 11,000 crore in Delhi will give a boost to infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR). PM Modi will inaugurate two major National Highway projects worth a combined cost of nearly Rs 11,000 crore on Sunday in Rohini, Delhi.“A boost to infrastructure in NCR, in line with our commitment to improve ‘Ease of Living,’” PM Modi said in a post on t…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA and party general secretary Rafiqul Islam has sharply criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Independence Day address, terming it “unfortunate” and “hate-driven propaganda” aimed at polarising communities.Speaking to IANS in Guwahati on Saturday, Islam said that instead of highlighting the contributions of freedom fighters, listing achievements over the past five years, and outlining future plans, the…

Kathua, Aug 16 (IANS) In the remote village of Duggan in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has become a beacon of hope for a struggling family. Akshay Sharma, a young boy from a poor household, remained silent for eight long years due to a cleft lip and palate condition. The boy had undergone surgery at the age of three. But despite that, he was still unable to speak. Reeling under poverty, his parents were unable to afford further treatment. So, they had nearly given up hope of ever hearing th…

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India observes August 14 as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to commemorate the pain and suffering of millions during the Partition of 1947. The NCERT has now introduced a special module on this topic for students of Classes 6 to 8. Union Minister and BJP MP Sanjay Seth believes it is essential to educate the nation about this tragic chapter of its history.Speaking to IANS, Sanjay Seth said, “Shouldn’t we inform the country about its own history? So far, history boo…

Imphal, Aug 16 (IANS) A delegation of the United Naga Council (UNC), an apex body of Naga community in Manipur, on Saturday held a meeting with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and discussed the Free Movement Regime (FMR) and border fencing along India-Myanmar border. A Raj Bhavan official said that during the meeting, the 10-member UNC delegation shared their views and concerns on matters related to the FMR and border fencing and requested the Governor to take up both the matters with the Union gover…

Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) In a sharp rebuttal to recent remarks made by Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Sanatan Dharma, senior DMK leader and party spokesperson T.K.S. Elangovan questioned the very definition and relevance of the term, calling it vague and misused in political discourse. His comments came amid escalating tensions between the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), with cultural identity, federalism, and institutional misuse emerging as flashpoints in the …

Mysore (Karnataka), Aug 16 (IANS) Openers Luvnith Sisodia and Nikin Jose combined in a fiery unbeaten stand to make light work of a revised target of 92 runs (VJD Method), guiding the Gulbarga Mystics to a 10-wicket victory over the Shivamogga Lions in the Maharaja Trophy. The Gulbarga Mystics snapped out of a two-match losing streak and scripted the Lions’ fourth consecutive loss. Earlier, the Lions were set up by Dhruv Prabhakar’s crucial knock of 44 runs in 27 balls, before rain curtailed…

Jalandhar, Aug 16 (IANS) Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Delhi won their respective Division ‘B’ fixtures while Karnataka, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab won their matches in Division ‘A’ on Day 5 of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship. Three matches in Division ‘B’ and four in Division ‘A’ were played on a busy day at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium here on Saturday.In the first Division ‘B’ match of the day, Hockey Himachal lost to Hockey Chandigarh 3-5 …

Los Angeles, Aug 16 (IANS) Singer-actress Selena Gomez and her fiance Benny Blanco are busy crafting summer-filled memories. And, they have a quite unusual way of making them. Recently, the singer and actress, 33, posted several candid photos on Instagram taken throughout the summer. Among them was a snap of her and Blanco, 37, joined by Logan Lerman, who stars in the upcoming fifth season of ‘Only Murders in the Building’, reports ‘People’ magazine.Selena Gomez is seen sitting at a tabl…

Quetta, Aug 16 (IANS) At least three Baloch youth were forcibly disappeared by Pakistan’s military intelligence personnel in Balochistan as the cycle of persecution continues amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearance across the province, said a leading human rights organisation on Saturday.Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that two teenagers, Dildar Baloch and Talal Baloch, were illegally detained by the Pakistani forces on August 14 from the cric…