The BJP accused Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the full Vande Mataram at a Congress event. Congress denied this, stating she sought a chair for Mallikarjun Kharge. BJP leaders criticised the Congress's stance on the national song. Congress cited historical reasons for singing only initial stanzas pre»»»

As voting continues across Osun State today, Saturday, August 15, attention has increasingly shifted to Ilesa, one of the state’s major political centres and a critical battleground in the governorship contest. ... »»»

Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south on Saturday killed seven people, including three children and two women, in the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. Four people were killed in another Israeli airstrike on a two-sto»»»

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A shooting involving multiple suspects and multiple people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. None of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening, the university said. The shooting happened near the university’s Quad Annexes, and »»»

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 15 (ANI): Another powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Indonesia on Saturday afternoon, hours after a devastating 7.7-magnitude quake in the morning killed at least 38 people and triggered a tsunami warning, CBS News reported.According to the National Center for S»»»

FENI, Aug 15, 2026 (BSS) - Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organized a Milad and Dua Mahfil in the district, the home district of its former chairperson and former prime minister late Begum Khaleda Zia, marking her 82nd birth anniversary. The district BNP arranged the programme at the Central Bo»»»

The family of Jason Arday, the Cambridge academic found dead on Friday after his resignation amid plagiarism allegations, described him as a “gentle man” who had faced “sustained abuse.” Arday, 41, was Cambridge University’s youngest ever Black professor and a celebrated public figure until last mo»»»

Dubai: A casual entry has led to an unexpected moment for Sabuj Md Delowar Munshi, who has won Dh100,000 in Big Ticket's Series 289 consolation prize draw. The 32-year-old from Bangladesh has been living in the UAE for the past seven and a half years. He first discovered Big Ticket through social m»»»

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday marked five years since sweeping back to power. Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi along with others attended a ceremony and gave speeches in Kabul. The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, after it launched an offensive as the U.S. and »»»

Add as a preferred source The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Dr Najeem Salaam, allegedly escaped an attempted attack today at Ward 4, Unit 13, in the Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state, shortly after casting his vote. Our correspondent gathered that h»»»

Catania International Airport serves eastern Sicily, one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.(EPA Images pic) ROME: Catania airport in Sicily re-opened on Saturday after suspending flights for a week because of a volcanic eruption at nearby Mount Etna that spewed ash into the sky. The airp»»»

1 Today, the federal health agency Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) shared that it recorded 38 more cases of measles this week. The surge in cases comes as the immunisation rate of the MMR vaccine among children in the US has gone down notably. Measles Outbreak: CDC Records 38 New Meas»»»

MAUMERE: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens of residents were injured. Authorities issued a tsunami warning and urge»»»

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday the death of black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from Cambridge University amid a plagiarism scandal that sparked racism claims, was "a tragedy on so many levels". Arday, 41, was found dead on Friday, just over a week after he quit his positions as »»»

INDONESIA: Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday (Aug 15) after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 40 people, according to a disaster official. A second strong quake was recorded thousands of kilometres away on Sumatra island in t»»»

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10. Stringer/Reuters Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was 17 percent of the pre-conflict average in the past seven days, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) centre. Control of the critical water»»»

TEHRAN - Iranian authorities on Aug 15 called for the release of three pilots they say were captured in Qatar during the Middle East war. “Three Iranian pilots were captured alive by Qatari forces after their Su-24 fighter jets crashed during the war,” said General Mohammad Bagherzadeh of the Irani»»»

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India’s decades-long Maoist insurgency was nearing its end but warned that the country now faced a new battle against what he called “dimagi Naxals,” or people who align with the movement’s ideology. In his address to the nation o»»»

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz a United States territory in the near future. Addressing a rally in Garden City, New York, Trump linked the move to the ongoing geopolitical conflict with Iran. "After we finish defeating Iran — which is»»»

Builders renovating a house in Belgium have discovered a stash of gold reportedly worth €9m(Rs2.89b) sealed into the walls of its cellar, BBC reported. The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage pipes in the property in east Fla»»»

DHUSAMAREEB, Somalia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a delegation accompanying him arrived in Dhusamareeb, the capital of Galmudug state, as part of a visit focused on security, development and engagement with local communities. The president was warmly received by Galmudug officials a»»»

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – A local official in the southern Hormozgan Province has said that major parts of the polluted waters in the shores of Qeshm Islamd has been cleaned up of the recent oil slick The Deputy Director of Hormozgan Province's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced the star»»»

New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): India's engineering services exports surged nearly eightfold over the past decade to USD 13.77 billion in 2024-25 from USD 1.77 billion in 2014-15, highlighting the growing contribution of the sector to the country's professional services trade, according to a NI»»»

Andy Burnham has called the death of Jason Arday, who was found dead at his home in south London on Friday, a “tragedy on so many levels”. Arday resigned as a professor at the University of Cambridge last week after allegations of plagiarism, which he denied. He was pronounced dead just after 3pm o»»»

Kupang (ANTARA) - PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has confirmed the reliability and security of fuel supplies in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Saturday morning. Ahad Rahedi, area manager of the company, said the safety of the residents and workers be»»»

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday slammed Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for criticising the abrogation of Article 370 during his Independence Day speech and accused him of creating an atmosphere of confusion in the Valley.R»»»

DHAKA, Aug 15, 2026 (BSS) - Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that, following the Prime Minister’s directive, the government has begun paying arrears of retirement benefits and welfare allowances to more than 70,000 teachers across the country. He»»»

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Maulvi Mohammad Hassan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate, in a message on the occasion, the fifth anniversary of the "Conquest", said that the country, along with other countries in the world, wants to live in a safe and prosperous environment. He adde»»»

Spain and Morocco have tightened security along the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta after calls circulated on social media urging another mass influx of migrants into the North African territory on Saturday. Despite the heightened security presence, a dpa reporter observed calm at the main»»»

A wildfire fanned by strong, shifting winds swept overnight from the village of Lokva Rogoznica into the Croatian coastal town of Omiš, a popular summer tourist destination in the southern Dalmatia region, destroying houses, cars and boats, injuring at least 36 people and forcing the evacuation of »»»

Agents of several political parties participating in the Osun State governorship election were absent from polling units monitored across Ejigbo on Saturday, with only agents of the All Progressives Congress, A ... »»»

The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Adereti, and his wife, Princess Adebukola Adereti, cast their votes at Ward 11, Unit 3, Ilare, in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun ... »»»

JEDDAH: Canadian writer and educator Amy Lin’s memoir, “Here After,” is a record of her bewildering transition into widowhood after the death of her beloved husband Kurtis. He was a 32-year-old architect who died while running a half-marathon during the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s an immense generos»»»

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Voting at the polling unit for the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, in Ejigbo, Osun State, was halted on Saturday following a violent disruption shortly after Salaam cast his b ... »»»

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Saturday the death of an academic - who was the University of Cambridge's youngest ever Black professor but who resigned after accusations of plagiarism - was a tragedy that needed reflection. "It's a tragedy on so many levels, but particularly just for e»»»

Ketua Penerangan Wanita PKR Ginie Lim, memuat naik foto di Facebook memaparkan beliau bersama dua bekas naib presiden, Tian Chua dan Dr Xavier Jayakumar, pada kongres nasional parti itu, di Melaka hari ini. (Ganbar Facebook) HANG TUAH JAYA: Tian Chua antara pemimpin pengasas PKR yang dipecat pada 2»»»

The 38-year-old was arrested at Adelaide Airport by the AFP on Thursday and taken to the Adelaide City Watchhouse. Police allege he is a director of a registered NDIS provider and was involved in a major fraud targeting some of the nation’s most vulnerable people.He has been charge ... »»»