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24+ min ago   (723+ words) Puri, August 15: India has been free for eight decades. Yet, in some villages of Odisha, the chains of caste continue to dictate where people can go, whom they can speak to and how they should live. Social boycott, ostracisation and…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (96+ words) [International]: The United States has congratulated South Korea on the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's colonial rule in 1945. In a press statement on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two sides have cultivated an alliance grounded in…...

2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (99+ words) [Domestic]: Some 100 vehicles from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have been mobilized to supply agricultural water to the drought-stricken South Gyeongsang Province. According to the Army and provincial fire authorities, 102 vehicles from the military branches are set…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (248+ words) Published - August 15, 2026 06:00 am IST - KOZHIKODE For Robin Thomas and his Gen Z peers, Independence Day extends far beyond commemorating August 15, 1947. It represents their search for personal freedom, identity, and individual dignity. “I believe freedom means having the right to question,…...

8+ hour, 16+ min ago   (107+ words) Bolivia Festival Goshen News A woman breaks rocks during the Virgin of Urkupina festival on the dry bed of the Itapallani River, where devotees collect stones in hopes of prosperity, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Do you agree with…...

31+ min ago   (386+ words) Kathmandu— Maisa Lopes Eliaser, the wife of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexis Jaramillo, has returned home to Louisiana after being taken off a deportation flight to her native Brazil mid-flight, according to accounts she and her husband provided to the…...

44+ min ago   (240+ words) ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson swore in two new Elkhart Police officers Monday during a Police Merit Commission meeting. Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar is challenging Gov. Greg Gianforte's suspension of him from the commission. At the same time, a lawsuit…...

9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (180+ words) Waxahachie Sun The Texas Democratic Women of Ellis County invite community members to their next meeting Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026 at 6:00 pm TDW welcomes Holly Taylor as she discusses “Courts in Crisis: Talking with Texans about Justice.” Come…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (330+ words) U.S. Senator Adam Schiff and State Senator Mike McGuire were in Santa Rosa this week for a town hall; talking the economy, the Trump administration, and the state of the nation. The pair spoke to a full audience at the Piner…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (657+ words) Saturday, 15 August 2026 06:15 Donald Trump has downplayed the impact on American sailors who have spent nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln. It comes after two US military news outlets, Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, reported suicide…...