UP to observe ‘Partition Horror Memorial Day’ in all 75 districts on Aug 14

IANS | August 9, 2025 8:05 PM

Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh government is set to observe ‘Partition Horror Memorial Day’ in all 75 districts of the state, under which the state residents will be made aware of the ‘pangs of partition’ and also enlightened about the adversities that the displaced families had to face, in its aftermath.

Will return land to farmers in Punjab if Akali Dal comes to power: Sukhbir Badal

IANS | August 9, 2025 7:15 PM

Baba Bakala (Punjab), Aug 9 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday assured Punjabis that once they form a SAD government in Punjab it would return all land acquired by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to farmers on the same pattern in which it had returned land acquired for the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to the farmers in 2016.

These tariffs will surely affect our trade: Brazil's Ambassador to India as US slaps 50 pc levy

IANS | August 9, 2025 3:07 PM

New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Brazil’s Ambassador to India, Kenneth Felix Haczynski Da Nobrega, on Saturday responded to US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Brazil. Commenting on the impact of the new trade measures in the current global climate, he said that these tariffs would affect Brazil's trade with a very traditional partner with whom "we have been developing strong links over 200 years of relations."