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India cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) On Independence Day, Gautam Gambhir kept it simple but powerful. Posting a picture with the tricolour, he wrote, “My country, my identity, my life! Jai Hind!🇮🇳” — a message that resonated with fans across India. It was more than a patriotic caption; it was…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, won’t “mess around” with him ahead of a summit between the two world leaders in Alaska.The US president will be holding face-to-face talks with Putin at a US military base on Friday to negotiate a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. During a press…

NEW DELHI: Following the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, there has been a growing demand for India to boycott Pakistan across all fronts, including cricket. The sentiment gained momentum during the World Championship of Legends (WCL), when the India Champions refused to face the Pakistan Champions in both the group stage and the semifinals….

Happy Independence Day 2025: India celebrates its 79th Independence Day on Friday, August 15, honouring those who fought for our freedom. On this day in 1947, we gained independence after around 200 years of colonial British rule. Here are some 79th Independence Day wishes, greetings, messages, WhatsApp status, posters, images and Independence Day Quotes that…

NEW DELHI: Nine IAF fighter pilots, four soldiers and two BSF personnel have been awarded Vir Chakra, the nation’s third-highest wartime gallantry medal, for their role in Operation Sindoor, under which India conducted deep cross-border precision strikes against terror hubs and military installations in Pakistan.Operation Sindoor was the prominent theme of 127 gallantry medals &…

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Many victims of Thursday’s flash floods in J&K’s Kishtwar district were having lunch at a pilgrim camp when a cloudburst struck the area between noon and 1pm, causing rapidly filling rivulets to swamp a swathe of the valley. The camp set up for pilgrims bore the brunt of the damage, leaving a mud-filled gorge…

NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind expedition, India sent an aquanaut 5,002m deep into the ocean as part of the country’s Deep Ocean Mission, which involves development of crewed and uncrewed submersibles and deep-sea mining technologies, aimed at harnessing resources from the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf.As part of Indo-French research collaborations, two Indian aquanauts…

NEW DELHI: Three CRPF personnel who displayed exemplary courage and resilience during encounters with terrorists in J&K shall receive Shaurya Chakra. Two other police personnel named for Shaurya Chakra this Independence Day eve are anti-Naxal encounter specialists of Chhattisgarh Police – inspectors Laxman Kewat and Rameshwar Prasad Deshmukh.On Thursday, home ministry also announced 1,090 police…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail for actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case and said popularity cannot be a shield for impunity, nor influence, resources and social status be the basis for grant of bail.Setting aside Karnataka high court’s order granting bail to the actor, a bench of Justices J…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from eight states, including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, on a petition by the West Bengal Migrant Workers Welfare Board alleging unauthorised detention of Muslim migrant workers from WB on mere suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals.Appearing for the West Bengal govt-run board, advocate Prashant Bhushan accused police in…