Partition of Bharat: A remembrance of the Horrors of 1947

Mohisha Tuli | August 14, 2026 2:53 PM

New Delhi, August 14: The Partition of Bharat in 1947 was one of the greatest human tragedies of modern times. Millions were killed, displaced and separated from their homes and families, while countless others were subjected to looting, abduction, forced conversion and unspeakable violence.

I-Day: Delhi Police deploys massive security, imposes traffic curbs, screens over 20,000 people

IANS | August 14, 2026 2:51 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Security has been significantly heightened around the Red Fort ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, with extensive traffic diversions, restrictions on heavy vehicles, and the deployment of thousands of security personnel, while new anti-drone measures have been introduced and large-scale verification drives carried out to ensure the smooth and secure conduct of the national event.

Technology-driven faster logistics key to Viksit Bharat: Piyush Goyal

IANS | August 14, 2026 2:45 PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Technology is helping make India's logistics ecosystem simpler, faster and more efficient, strengthening the competitiveness of domestic industry and supporting the country's manufacturing and export ambitions, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday as the Logistics Data Bank (LDB) achieved the milestone of tracking 10 crore EXIM containers.