Former India captain, coach and chief selector Ajit Wadekar passes away at the age of 77.
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Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, August 15, 2018: Former India Captain, Coach and Chief Selector Ajit Wadekar Dies at 77
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15 Aug, 22:42 (IST)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last 9 weeks at AIIMS. Unfortunately his condition has worsened over the last 24 hours. His condition is critical and he is on life support system: AIIMS.
15 Aug, 22:25 (IST)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted for the last
9 weeks at AIIMS. Unfortunately his condition has worsened over the last 24
hours. His condition is critical and he is on life support system: AIIMS.
15 Aug, 22:08 (IST)
Union Minister Piyush Goyal reaches All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to meet former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
15 Aug, 20:35 (IST)
Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health revises death toll in deadly Kabul classroom bombing to 48 killed and 67 injured, reports TOLO News.
15 Aug, 19:46 (IST)
Narendra Modi visits Atal Bihari Vajpayee at AIIMS.
15 Aug, 18:47 (IST)
WATCH live via ANI FB: Beating the retreat ceremony at Attari-Wagah border in Punjab. Independence day India.
15 Aug, 18:44 (IST)
On independence day, London's Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has returned India a 12th-century statue of Lord Buddha stolen from India 57 years ago. The bronze statue is one of the 14 statues stolen in 1961 from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) museum in Nalanda.
15 Aug, 18:21 (IST)
22 children dead after boat sinks in the Nile in Sudan: AFP news agency.
15 Aug, 17:38 (IST)
At least 1 dead and 9 injured in the suicide bombing outside Mawoud Academy in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi, reports TOLO news Afghanistan.
15 Aug, 16:25 (IST)
Gujarat: A fire broke at an ice cream factory in Amreli earlier today. The fire was doused later. No casualties reported.
15 Aug, 15:33 (IST)
Nalanda: Four children injured after a bomb exploded at a house in Rahui. Three more live bombs recovered from the house. More details awaited.
15 Aug, 15:21 (IST)
Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) jointly celebrated Independence Day India at Nathu La, Sikkim.
15 Aug, 15:14 (IST)
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has suspended its services from Bengaluru to Kerala's Kannanur, Kozhikode and Kasaragod.
15 Aug, 14:30 (IST)
Kerala Rains: 17,974 people shifted to 117 relief camps in Ernakulam district due to heavy rainfall in the state.
15 Aug, 13:41 (IST)
Afghanistan: At least four civilians were killed and two others wounded in a roadside bomb blast in Shajoy district of Zabul on Wednesday morning, local officials confirmed.
15 Aug, 11:28 (IST)
Kerala Rains: India Meteorological Department has issued red alert (heavy to very heavy rainfall in most places) for Wayanad, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Idukki and Ernakulam Districts till tomorrow.
15 Aug, 10:48 (IST)
My association with AAP which was beautiful/revolutionary has come to an end.I have resigned from the party/requested PAC to accept the same. It is purely for a very very personal reason, said Ashutosh to ANI.
15 Aug, 10:29 (IST)
On the occasion of the 72nd Independence Day today, Pakistan Rangers and BSF exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border.
On Tuesday, the government of Kerala, in wake of the devastating floods that have killed more than 39 people and displaced over 30,000 people in the state, has decided to cancel the official Onam festivities, according to media reports.
The six women officers of the Indian Navy, who successfully circumnavigated the globe on Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) have been awarded the Nav Sena Medal on the eve of 72nd Independence Day.
President Ram Nath Kovind on his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day speech said that the government has a leading role, but not the sole role.
The Indian rupee has slipped to 70 per dollar for the first time ever, after opening marginally higher at 69.85 per dollar on Tuesday.
Some big developments that are expected to happen today are:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation at Red Fort on the occasion of Independence Day today. PM said, "There was a time when North East India used to feel that Delhi is very far from them, but today we have brought Delhi to the doorstep of the North East. India's voice is being heard effectively at the world stage. We are integral parts of forums whose doors were earlier closed for us."
Commenting on GST he said, "Who did not want the GST to be passed, yet it was pending for years. Last year GST became a reality. I want to thank the business community for the success of the GST."
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