LIVE BLOG13 Aug 2026 | 07:52:40 AM ISTFile photoSynopsisBreaking News Live Updates: Delhi has stepped up security ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15, with police personnel conducting vehicle checks across the national capital. Security arrangements have been intensified ahead of the celebrations, as the city prepares for the national event, with heightened surveillance and checks at key locations.Breaking News Live Updates: Security has been heightened across Delhi ahead of Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, with police personnel checking vehicles at key locations across the national capital as authorities step up surveillance and preventive measures ahead of the August 15 celebrations.Police personnel have intensified vehicle checks and surveillance across Delhi ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The heightened security comes as the national capital prepares for the annual celebrations, with authorities keeping a close watch on movement across the city.The security arrangements include increased patrolling, checkpoints and pickets at several locations. Show more Show less1 New UpdateWhat has happened in cricket is that the administrative side has become very strong. The cricket board has a lot of resources, the infrastructure is very good, the system is well established, and all the associations are aligned. There are a lot of matches and plenty of opportunities for players. Whereas in other sports, I believe there is still a lot of work to be done on infrastructure. Look at hockey, we used to lose on Astroturf to teams like Holland and Germany because their game was faster, even though our skill was never in question. Once our infrastructure improved and our game got faster too, we started beating them- Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan SinghToday marks the 11th day of my hunger strike and the 20th day of our overall protest. The situation is deteriorating rapidly. Doctors are advising me to call off the hunger strike, but since the government is not acceding to our demands, all of us participating in the strike, including those on the hunger strike, have resolved to continue; we feel that staying alive under these circumstances serves no purpose. We have told the doctors we will remain on hunger strike until the government fulfills our demands. The administration visited us last night, and we observed a slight softening in their attitude. However, the administration still wants to remove us somehow, and the doctors share that same desire. The government has made it clear that we must be removed by any means necessary- JPSC-JSSC protestor Prem NayakDelhi wakes up to heightened security ahead of 79th Independence Day celebrationsSecurity has been heightened across Delhi ahead of Independence Day celebrations on Saturday, with police personnel checking vehicles at key locations across the national capital as authorities step up surveillance and preventive measures ahead of the August 15 celebrations.Police personnel have intensified vehicle checks and surveillance across Delhi ahead of Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The heightened security comes as the national capital prepares for the annual celebrations, with authorities keeping a close watch on movement across the city.The security arrangements include increased patrolling, checkpoints and pickets at several locations.