Nishad Kumar and Mona Agarwal (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: India made a spectacular start to the Asian Para Games, collecting 11 medals, including four gold, across shooting, athletics, judo and swimming on Monday to occupy fourth place in the overall standings.Established stars Mona Agarwal and Nishad Kumar led the charge, while middle-distance runner Soumya…
US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that he may not run for president in 2028. US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that he may not run for president in 2028, saying his wife, second lady Usha Vance, and their four young children will be part of the decision as he weighs his political…
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said his predecessor and YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is regretting supporting the law on Election Commission (EC) appointments because the poll body now “doesn’t do what he (Jagan) says.”Addressing a press conference at his residence in Undavalli, Naidu said: “Earlier, you (Reddy)…
Soumya wins gold, Radha Venkatesh takes silver (Image: X) India secured a 1-2 finish in the women’s 1500m T12/T13 event at the 2026 Asian Para Games, with Soumya Kumar winning gold and Radha Venkatesh claiming silver on Monday.Soumya, running alongside her guide Bharath Kumar, clocked a personal best of 5:12.39 to finish on top with…
The Ruthiya family had sought repayment of the Rs 35,000 subscription made to Indian War Loan. BHOPAL: The UK’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has said it can find no evidence that a 109-year-old Indian War Loan, in which a Bhopal merchant invested Rs 35,000 in 1917, was or is an obligation of British govt, leaving…
Rahul Gandhi named Captain Amarinder Singh as his favourite BJP leader. NEW DELHI: Can a party install a new captain, retain the old team and still leave the door open for a former captain who quit the dressing room five years ago? With the leadership chanting ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ the Punjab Congress seems to…
Chinmay Sutar (Pic credit: X) MUMBAI: Mumbai batter Chinmay Sutar made history on Monday when, playing only his second first-class fixture, the 29-year-old slammed 400 not out, in an marathon innings spanning 517 balls and studded with 46 fours and seven sixes, in a Ranji Trophy Plate group match between Mizoram and Nagaland at the…
Kokila secures silver (Agency Images) India’s Kokila upgraded her bronze medal from the previous Asian Para Games to silver at the 2026 edition in Aichi-Nagoya, overcoming reigning world champion Yi Liu in the semifinals before falling to Kyrgyzstan’s Aibike Ulanbek Kyzy in the women’s J2 -52kg final on Monday.The Indian judoka’s title hopes, however, ended…
NEW DELHI: Protesters on Monday placed the bodies of two persons outside Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh’s bungalow in Imphal after they were killed by suspected militants near the border of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts.Angry locals brought the bodies to Imphal to protest the violence that has plagued the state since May 2023….
India’s two-time Paralympic silver medallist Nishad Kumar clinched gold in the men’s T47 long jump final at the Asian Para Games on Monday, producing a best effort of 7.11m to secure the top spot and deliver India its second gold medal of the day.Known primarily for his achievements in the high jump, Nishad showed his…