India

The Kolkata-based IHA gave out eco-friendly flags planted in pots to underprivileged children on the streets along with sweets to teach them the essence of Independence day.

All the security personnel deployed for the Chief Minister's security will be given commando and anti-terror training in order to deal with any kind of situation.

The Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandants) exam will be held across 41 centres in the country, including in Srinagar, on August 18.

The main Independence Day function will be held at the SK Stadium in Srinagar, with Governor Satya Pal Malik hoisting the national flag, said the principal secretary in the Jammu and Kashmir administration.

This will also be his first August 15 address after coming back to power with a huge mandate.

The RBI's clarification in this regard comes after it has come to notice of the central bank that transactions that have failed due to technical reasons, non-availability of currency in ATMs are also included in the number of free ATM transactions.

The BJP general secretary said former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao should be credited with formulating the 'Look East Policy' in the early 1990s and engaging with the region.

The police however claimed that the arrested criminal Haider Ali had said something regarding the ‘said assassination plot’ to his friend Arif but both had consumed drugs and could not substantiate what they had discussed that day.

This is the first Independence Day after the abrogation of the special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and reorganization of the state into two Union Territories.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot confirmed that the state government will appeal against the verdict delivered by the court of an additional district judge and ensure justice for Pehlu Khan's family.

India received 45% more rainfall than the 50-year average in the week to Aug. 14, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.

In the second monsoon spell, incessant rains have been lashing the city since Saturday, claiming at least 24 lives with 46 others injured in rain-related accidents.

However, in a report of the District Collectorate, the residents of Poes Garden state that they fear turning the house into a memorial open to public would be inconvenient and breach their privacy.

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Jahirul Sheikh was also involved in a number of activities of the JMB the Bangladesh-based terrorist organisation which was outlawed in 2005 in India to further its cause, the officials said.

The draft bill says those commissioning violence or causing damage to the property of a healthcare facility can be imprisoned for six months to five years and fined between Rs 50,000 and Rs five lakh, officials said.