New Delhi: Mohammed Habib, the playmaker par excellence of the 1970s who scored against Pele's New York Cosmos in Mohun Bagan colours and made the football icon take note of his game, died on Tuesday.

Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, used the occasion of India's Independence Day to emphasize the unwavering commitment of the Muslim community to their homeland.

Virat Kohli, one of the most-followed individuals on Instagram with an astounding fanbase of 257 million, has taken a proactive stance against the spread of misinformation related to him.

Karkala: A suo-moto case has been registered against the Bajrang Dal leaders at the Karkala city police station due to their alleged inflammatory aand provocative speech during an event on August 13 here in the city.

Mysuru: Actor Shiva Rajkumar and his wife Geeta Shivraj Kumar marked the 77th Independence Day by visiting the Shakti Dhama orphanage, a project initiated by the late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who was Shivraj Kumar's brother. The event took place in Mysore on Tuesday.

Mysuru: In an incident reported on Tuesday, August 15, a soldier, identified as Suresh (42), lost his life due to a heart attack while he was visiting his village in the KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district.

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a Bihar man reportedly claimed his life by jumping from the Hoskote Taluk Office even as the country celebrated Independence Day on Tuesday, August 15.

Gurugram: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in connection with communal clashes that erupted in Haryana's Nuh district on July 31, police said.