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…
Elina Svitolina with Gael Monfils. (Pic credit: Elina’s Instagram Post) Ukrainian tennis star Elina Svitolina has announced the end of her marriage to French tennis player Gael Monfils, describing the decision as the most difficult thing she has ever had to share and opening up about the emotional struggles that shaped her journey over the…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no early warning from partners before Russian strike Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Kyiv received no early warning from its international partners ahead of Russia’s latest ballistic missile attack on Monday. The overnight strikes across 11 Ukrainian regions damaged more than 10 energy facilities and left at least 5,50,000 households…
India’s Kapil Parmar clinched the bronze medal in the men’s J1 -70kg event at the Asian Para Games after defeating Indonesia’s Rafli Ahnaf Shidqi by ippon in just one minute and nine seconds on Monday.The Paris Paralympics bronze medallist secured India’s third medal on the opening day of the competition, adding another podium finish to…
Palestinian children wait to receive food from a soup kitchen funded by the World Food Programme (WFP), in Deir Al-Balah The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced major cuts to food assistance in Gaza due to funding shortages, reducing the number of people it supports from 1.6 million to 1.1 million as winter approaches and…
‘We believe in peaceful protest’: Tharoor rejects BJP’s India-Bangladesh comparison NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday rejected comparisons between India and Bangladesh or France amid the political row over the opposition’s use of the phrase “regime change”, asserting that the demand was for free and fair elections and not an attempt to topple…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Hasan Nawaz (AP/PTI) Salman Ali Agha made a significant addition to Pakistan’s ODI record books with a century against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ongoing tri-series, becoming the country’s most prolific centurion among batters who have regularly featured at No. 5 or lower.The former Pakistan…
An Se Young of South Korea celebrates winning the women’s singles final at the Denmark Open in Odense. (AP/PTI Photo) South Korean badminton superstar An Se-young has rewritten the history books, becoming the most decorated women’s singles player in international badminton and ending Indonesian legend Susi Susanti’s nearly three-decade reign at the top.The Olympic champion…