Security

GUWAHATI - More than 100,000 army, police and paramilitary troopers were deployed in India's restive northeast to foil any plans by separatists to stage violent attacks ahead of Independence Day on Sunday.

NEW YORK - The famous kiss between a US sailor and a nurse in Times Square was to be repeated Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific with the defeat of Japan.

NEW DELHI - India's audit watchdog has found lapses in financial and business operations and the pricing and quality of goods of the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) that sells household products at cheaper than market rates to armed forces personnel and their families.

NEW DELHI - The Delhi Traffic Police Friday issued an advisory on traffic management as part of security arrangements in the capital for Independence Day Sunday.

KATHMANDU - In Manakamna, a town in western Nepal's Gorkha district, seven brothers will be glued to their television sets on Aug 15, India's Independence Day. The Thapa brothers have all served in the Indian Army, fighting insurgents, militants and inclement weather.