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Aries Today HoroscopeSolar Plexus Chakra and Heart ChakraYour standards can motivate you, but they shouldn’t determine your sense of worth. Today brings together the energy of self-confidence and self- acceptance, asking you to stop measuring yourself against an impossible ideal. You are allowed to be a work in progress and still be proud of who you are. Let your inner dialogue become kinder, especially when something doesn’t turn out exactly as planned.Chakra balancing practice: Place one hand over your heart and the other over your upper abdomen. Take nine slow breaths while visualising golden light blending with soft green light.…

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted India’s transformation over the last 12 years in his Independence Day address, outlining significant progress across manufacturing, digital infrastructure, basic amenities, energy security, youth empowerment, innovation, social security and other key sectors.Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Prime Minister said India has witnessed rapid and inclusive development over the past decade, with the removal of numerous, decades-old obstacles to development.The Prime Minister pointed to remarkable growth across manufacturing sectors over the last 12 years. Defence production has increased nearly four times, while Khadi and…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Kyler Murray led a drive that ended in a field goal in his first game action since being named Minnesota’s starting quarterback, New York’s Jaxson Dart threw for a touchdown after passing a concussion test and the Vikings beat the Giants 13-10 in each team’s preseason opener on Saturday.Murray debuts as Minnesota’s starting QB and Dart throws for a TD as Vikings beat Giants 13-10Murray completed two of his three passes for 10 yards as coach Kevin O’Connell played his first-team offense — minus top receiver Justin Jefferson — for just one series. J.J. McCarthy, the…

Tyson is the only animal hero among the 89 personnel chosen for MiD, which is an official military commendation. NEW DELHI: New Delhi: Indian Army’s assault dog Tyson, who is attached to 2 Para Special Forces, has been honoured during the Independence Day 2026 celebrations for showing “bravery and extraordinary courage” during a counter-insurgency operation in J&K as part of Operation Rakshak early this year.The name of Tyson, a German Shepherd of Remount Veterinary Corps, appeared among 89 Mention-in-Despatches (MiD) approved by President Droupadi Murmu on I-Day eve on Friday.Tyson is the only animal hero among the 89 personnel chosen…

Bollywood actor Govinda recently made headlines after he was spotted at Mumbai airport with a young female co-star, prompting social media users to speculate that she was his girlfriend. His wife, Sunita Ahuja, reacted to the video with blunt remarks, calling Govinda a “sugar daddy”. Now, Govinda has hit back at Sunita’s comments and warned her to “stay in her limits”.Govinda hits back at Sunita Ahuja’s remarks.Govinda reacts to wife Sunita Ahuja calling him Komal Rani’s ‘sugar daddy’Govinda was seen speaking to a paparazzo, where he criticised Sunita’s remarks and accused her of having him called on both the cooking…

Armed Taliban dance during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban government celebrated five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday (August 15, 2026), with supporters taking to the streets, while critics decried tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.Afghans packed into cars decorated with flags and drove around Kabul on a day that government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said “will be written in golden lines in the history of Afghanistan”.Hundreds gathered around a square beside the former…

Omar paid tribute to his grandfather and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah credited Kashmiris with fighting the 1947 tribal invasion before Indian troops arrived and said people across the LoC might have been protesting to rejoin J&K today had Centre not revoked Article 370 in 2019.Speaking at an Independence Day event Saturday, Omar paid tribute to his grandfather and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, portraying his role in resisting the Pakistan-backed tribal invasion as central to J&K’s history.“Before Indian Army reached here, it was the people of J&K who fought the tribal invaders,…

Pratibha Patil inaugurated the Women Graduates Union hostel in 1974 Not far from the bustling fish market in Sassoon Dock sits the Women Graduates Union building in Colaba, with its offices and working women’s hostel tucked into a leafy lane. The organisation, established in 1915, turns 111 this year.It plans to celebrate with a host of cultural events this month (and later in the year) and launch its annual scholarship scheme on Aug 18“We’ve been distributing scholarships since 1957. This year, Rs 25 lakh will be awarded to more than 100 students,” says Gauri Chhabria, the Union’s former president and…

New Delhi: Scouting govt hospitals for vulnerable expectant mothers was one of the key tactics employed by the five women recently arrested for running a child trafficking racket in north Delhi, police said.The women allegedly regularly visited govt hospitals and observed expectant mothers. “They would identify women in labour or visiting the hospital for checkups. Once they spotted a target, they socially profiled the woman, evaluating her financial background, family condition and income level before striking up conversations to manipulate her into giving away her newborn,” said a senior officer. They had allegedly been running this racket for nearly three…

Bengaluru: If you’re planning a protest march, political rally or even a large social gathering at a public space in Karnataka without prior permission from the govt, proposed new rules could put you behind bars.The Karnataka Regulation of Use of Government Premises and Public Property Bill, 2026, likely to be tabled during the ongoing Monsoon session, proposes a common framework for using public spaces, with violations punishable by up to three years in jail and hefty fines. The proposed new rules will be applicable to political as well as non-political outfits.More significantly, violations would be cognisable and treated as non-bailable…