The All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi, has become the first hospital in India to house a fire station inside the hospital premises.
New Zealand has imposed a three-day snap national lockdown in the country. The decision came after the country recorded its first COVID-19 case in 6 months.
Uttar Pradesh state government has launched "operation langda" where the Police has injured at least 3,302 alleged criminals in 8,742 'encounters', leaving several of them with bullet wounds on their legs.
Navroz festival is being celebrated in India on 16th August. In Persian, 'Nav' stands for new, and 'Roz' stands for the day, which translates to 'new day'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and announced that 75 'Vande Bharat' trains would connect different parts of the country in 75 weeks of the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.