‘Pretty soon’: Trump vows to claim Hormuz as US territory; Iran hits back  The Times of IndiaIran war updates: Trump says will declare Hormuz US territory ‘pretty soon’  Al JazeeraTrump threatens to declare strait of Hormuz ‘territory of the United States’  The Guardian”We Are Low-Keying It”: Trump Bets On Economic Pressure Against Iran  NDTVTrump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’  The Times of Israel  Read More

To Rahul Gandhi’s mock hug, party’s leader’s ‘Meloni’ swipe. BJP not amused  The Indian Express”Share Deep And Strong Ties With Italy”: Centre On Congress’ Meloni Jibe  NDTVUnion Ministers call Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on PM Modi ‘undignified, undemocratic’  The HinduFact-Check: Italy Didn’t Issue a Statement Over Rahul Gandhi’s Remarks on Meloni  The QuintWe have strong ties with Italy, should be respectful: MEA on Congress leader’s ‘Meloni’ remark  The Times of India  Read More

Bangladesh turns to India for help as power crisis forces 8pm shutdown for malls, shops | India News  Hindustan TimesPower cuts, public fury: Bangladesh’s energy crisis tests the new BNP government  The HinduBangladesh curbs power use as gas shortages worsen  ReutersIndia Says Examining Bangladesh’s Request for More Fuel Amid Energy Crisis  NDTVClose malls by 8pm, turn off billboards: Bangladesh reels under power crisis, 12-hr outages  The Times of India  Read More

India Ushers In 80th Independence Day, PM Modi To Address Nation From Red Fort  NDTVIndia at 80: Vande Mataram’s Independence Day debut and its significance  The Hindu80th Independence Day Live Updates: PM Modi To Address Nation At Red Fort  NDTVPM Modi to lead 80th Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fort on 15 August  NewsonairModi Govts August 15 Instructions to States, UTs: Vande Mataram to Feature Before Jana Gana Mana  TheWire.in  Read More

‘First Islamic republic with nuclear weapons’: Netanyahu’s sharp rebuke of UK  The Times of IndiaBenjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’  The GuardianIsraeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’  Al Jazeera’Islamic Republic of Britain’: Netanyahu calls UK ‘first Islamic Republic’ to get nuclear weapon  FirstpostNetanyahu refers to UK as the ‘Islamic republic of Britain’  The Times of Israel  Read More

India’s generosity, tolerance should not be seen as weakness: NSA Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor  The New Indian Express’Don’t mistake India’s generosity with weakness’: NSA Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor  The Times of IndiaOp Sindoor sent a global message that India will go to any extent to ensure safety of its citizens: Raksha Mantri  pib.gov.in‘We’ll go after them in hell’: Ajit Doval’s strong message to Pakistan over Op Sindoor  FirstpostIndia’s Tolerance Isn’t Weakness: Doval Warns, “We Can Hit Hard”  Deccan Chronicle  Read More

‘Terrorists will face consequences’: President Murmu addresses nation on eve of 80th I-Day – key quotes  The Times of IndiaStudents are architects of India’s future, says President Murmu  The HinduADDRESS TO THE NATION BY THE HON’BLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA SMT. DROUPADI MURMU ON THE EVE OF THE 80TH INDEPENDENCE DAY  presidentofindia.gov.inSuspending Indus Treaty With Terror-Harbouring Nation Decisive Step: President  NDTVPresident Murmu hails Operation Sindoor, calls Indus Waters Treaty suspension ‘decisive step’  Telegraph India  Read More

‘Don’t mistake India’s generosity with weakness’: NSA Ajit Doval on Operation Sindoor  The Times of India‘India can hit hard’: Doval recalls Op Sindoor, says our generosity, tolerance should not be seen as weakness  Hindustan TimesOp Sindoor sent a global message that India will go to any extent to ensure safety of its citizens: Raksha Mantri  PIB‘We’ll go after them in hell’: Ajit Doval’s strong message to Pakistan over Op Sindoor  FirstpostIndia’s Tolerance Isn’t Weakness: Doval Warns, “We Can Hit Hard”  Deccan Chronicle  Read More

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian to travel to Delhi for BRICS Summit | India News  Hindustan TimesIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian set to visit India for BRICS summit amid Hormuz tensions  The Economic TimesIran President Pezeshkian to travel to Delhi for BRICS Summit: Sources  The Tribune  Read More

Did You Know India’s Independence Was Originally Scheduled For June 30?  News18Independence Day: The Hindu newspaper from 15 August 1947  The HinduIndian Independence Act 1947: The Law That Ended British Rule  NDTV‘Beginning of another’: How Hindustan Times reported freedom on August 15, 1947  Hindustan TimesAugust 15, 1947, inauspicious said astrologers. Nehru found a solution  India Today  Read More