CWG 2026: Narender wins silver after valiant fight as India rule boxing with seven gold
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) India’s Narender signed off with the silver medal in the men’s 90kg+ boxing event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 after going down to England’s Thomas Damar in the final on Saturday. Competing in front of a packed home crowd, Damar…
Assam flood: Power bill waiver for Sivasagar, Charaideo; seven districts affected
Guwahati, Aug 2 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the state government will waive July electricity bills for domestic consumers using up to 300 units in the flood-ravaged districts of Sivasagar and Charaideo, as the state…
MP: Illegal MD drug factory busted in Mandsaur; materials worth over Rs 25 lakh seized
Bhopal/Mandsaur, Aug 1 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Police continue their relentless crackdown on illegal narcotics and synthetic drugs across the state. In the latest operation, Mandsaur Police have busted an illegal factory manufacturing MD (Mephedrone)…
Himachal LoP Thakur accuses Congress govt of ‘vendetta politics’
Shimla, Aug 1 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Himachal Pradesh and State BJP President, Jai Ram Thakur, on Saturday criticised the Congress-led state government, alleging Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu-led administration in the past four years has…
TN: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over delimitation remarks
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the proposed delimitation exercise, accusing the Congress leader of attempting to…
PM Modi releases Kannada translations of Valmiki Ramayana and stories of Vedanta monks
Mysuru, Aug 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the Kannada translations of Valmiki Ramayana and Stories of Vedanta Monks during the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre (Viveka Smaraka), built by the…
CWG 2026: Ankush strikes gold in men’s 80kg boxing, beats England’s Shittu Dimeji in final
Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) India’s Ankush Panghal produced a composed and clinical performance to win the gold medal in the men’s 80kg boxing event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, defeating England’s Shittu Dimeji by a 4-1 split decision in the final in…
MP govt announces Rs 25 lakh cash, govt jobs each to athletes Yamini Maurya, Ajay Babu
Bhopal, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid the outstanding performance of Indian athletes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026, players from Madhya Pradesh have also shone brightly on the international stage. Judo player Yamini Maurya from Sagar and weightlifter Ajay…
DoT issues Rs 26.83 crore demand notice to Vodafone Idea
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Vodafone Idea (Vi) has received a notice from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking payment of Rs 26.83 crore as liquidated damages over the alleged non-compliance with minimum rollout obligations linked to spectrum…
Pakistan: Five Baloch civilians forcibly disappeared as cycle of persecution continues
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid mounting concerns over enforced disappearances of Baloch civilians across Pakistan, a leading human rights organisation on Saturday alleged that another five civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces. Paank, the…