Badminton WC: Lakshya overturns slow start to storm past Austria’s Collins Filimon in opener
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) India’s top men’s singles player Lakshya Sen recovered from an early setback to launch his BWF World Championships 2026 campaign with a 16-21, 21-8, 21-4 victory over Austria’s Collins Filimon in the men’s singles…
Greater outreach of bond festivals will boost awareness, investment: NSDL CBO
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Bond festivals can play an important role in increasing awareness about the bond market and educating investors on how to invest in bonds and benefit from them, Sameer Patil, Chief Business Officer (CBO) at NSDL, said on Tuesday.…
Spear Corps team sets off for Mt Khangchengyao expedition
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) A team of mountaineers from the Spearhead Division of the Spear Corps of the Indian Army set off for Mt Khangchengyao in North Sikkim on Tuesday. Mt Khangchengyao is 6,889 metres high and is considered an extremely challenging…
Kerala Police goes smart as AI Track, Cyber Wall initiatives launched
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 18 (IANS) Kerala Police is set to get a major technology upgrade with the state government launching three new digital initiatives aimed at preventing road accidents, making policing more responsive, and strengthening the fight…
574 bighas allotted for proposed IIM Guwahati: Assam CM
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced a series of major decisions following a cabinet meeting here, covering higher education, administrative restructuring, mental healthcare, child protection, and youth…
NCB arrests 5 foreigners linked to global narco gang, seizes Rs 15 crore drugs
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The NCB arrested five foreign nationals, including a woman, illegally staying in the country to run a transnational drug trafficking network from New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and seized contraband valued at nearly Rs 15 crore, an…
J&K SIA arrests absconding operative’s role in narco-terror financing network
Srinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough into smuggling of narcotics from across the Line of Control (LoC), State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir said on Tuesday that it has arrested an absconding operative involved in narco-terror…
MP: Rail service reaches Beerpur, boosts access to Kuno
Gwalior, Aug 18 (IANS) Passenger rail service was extended up to Beerpur in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Tuesday, marking a key milestone in the Rs 2,355‑crore Gwalior‑Sheopur gauge conversion project and improving connectivity to the…
Nagaland connected to National Gas Grid as ONGC, IGGL commission key gas infrastructure
Guwahati, Aug 18 (IANS) State‑owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) on Tuesday reached major milestones in strengthening the Northeast’s natural gas infrastructure by commissioning gas evacuation…
Bengal: CJP’s scheduled meeting allegedly cancelled as venue owner refuses to provide space
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) scheduled meeting at a hall in Kolkata on Wednesday was allegedly cancelled at the last moment as the hall owner refused to provide space. CJP’s co‑convener Ashutosh Ranka issued a social media…