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Today, India is celebrating its 80th Independence Day, and over the years, cinema has shown the stories of independence in the best way possible.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory after what he described as the “total defeat” of Iran. Speaking at a rally in Garden City, New York, Trump said the U.S. Navy's presence in the strategic waterway would continue as Washington escalates pressure on Tehran.

On India's 80th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a record 103-minute address from the Red Fort, marking his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech. He outlined a roadmap for Viksit Bharat@2047, with the celebrations centred on 150 Years of Vande Mataram and Yuva Shakti for Viksit Bharat@2047.

Thousands of U.S. military personnel aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are reportedly facing food shortages, plumbing problems and exhaustion after more than 250 days at sea. Military news outlets have also reported that some sailors attempted to jump overboard, while families have raised concerns about mental health aboard the carrier. The reports have prompted lawmakers to demand answers from the Pentagon over conditions amid the Iran war.

Independence Day 2026 India Live Updates: India celebrates its 80th Independence Day as PM Modi leads celebrations at the Red Fort, with the Tricolour, Vande Mataram and the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 taking centre stage. All LIVE updates HERE.

Renowned filmmaker Mark Rydell passed away at the age of 97. He has directed several memorable films such as The Rose, The Cowboys, Cinderella Liberty, For the Boys, and more. The news was revealed by actress Bette Midler.

PM Narendra Modi highlighted India’s 12-year economic transformation from a "Fragile Five" nation to the world’s fastest-growing major economy, driven by 140 crore citizens toward becoming a developed nation by 2047.

India has set itself a giant deadline: becoming a developed nation by 2047. From the Red Fort, PM Modi said the dream now needs bigger ambitions, faster growth and greater self-reliance to become reality.

Ahead of India's landmark 600th Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, captain Shubman Gill targets the WTC Final, stressing the need to win 6–7 of their remaining 9 matches.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged India to think bigger on its 80th Independence Day, saying the country can no longer work with "small dreams". From the Red Fort, he called for greater ambition and determination as India enters its next phase of development.

Once the undisputed kings of hockey, India’s glorious Olympic legacy contrasts with their long World Cup drought, with their only title coming in 1975. As the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup kicks off, the focus is on a new generation hoping to revive India’s hockey dominance and end decades of waiting for World Cup glory.

Five years after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged nation continues to face a deepening humanitarian crisis, restrictions on women and girls, critical child malnutrition and growing international isolation. Where does Afghanistan stand under Taliban rule, and what challenges does the country face?

This Independence Day, Wings celebrates India through food, history, festivals and wildlife. What does Delhi taste like when you travel back more than a century? We visit five iconic establishments that were serving customers long before India gained independence. Step inside Wenger’s in Connaught Place, dating back to 1926; experience the famous parathas of Old Delhi; visit Kwality, which opened in 1940; cool down at Kuremal Mohan Lal Kulfi Wale, whose story dates to 1908; and sample the flavours of Shyam Sweets, established in 1910. From cakes and kulfi to parathas and classic restaurant fare, these establishments offer a delicious connection to Delhi’s past. This Independence Day, visit the places where Indian history was made. We travel to the Red Fort in New Delhi, Gandhi Smriti, Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar and the Partition Museum to understand the people and events that shaped modern India. The celebrations continue beyond Independence Day. We look ahead to some of India’s biggest upcoming festivals, including Onam, Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi, and the destinations where travellers can experience them. India is home to the majority of the world’s wild tigers, making its reserves some of the most important wildlife destinations on Earth. Following a new government report highlighting India’s tiger conservation efforts, we journey through Ranthambore National Park, Satpura Tiger Reserve and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, exploring how conservation and responsible tourism can help protect the country's most famous big cat.

A powerful earthquake has struck Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning and an urgent evacuation order along parts of Flores island.

Manus, acquired by Meta for $2 billion last December, is returning to independence after China's NDRC ordered the deal withdrawn. The ruling established that offshore incorporation does not shield a company from Beijing when its technology and talent originated in China.

Anthropic will embed imperceptible watermarks in Claude's generated text and attach signed C2PA provenance metadata to files, responding to Article 50 of the EU AI Act. The markings apply worldwide, not only to European users.

OpenAI split Daybreak into two tiers and released GPT-5.6-Cyber, trained with reduced safeguards for exploit development and gated behind vetting. It found two unknown Chrome V8 vulnerabilities and over 400 privilege-escalation bugs in one OS kernel.

A Bloomberg investigation found thousands of Indian workers filming their own labour with head-mounted iPhones at around $2.62 an hour, generating training data for robotics firms. Many were not told the footage automates their own job categories.

Nvidia released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, an open 30B mixture-of-experts model with only 3B active parameters, delivering up to 4x the throughput of comparable open models. Built for long-running agents, it drives demand toward the hardware Nvidia actually sells.