Gandhinagar, Sep 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government has awarded rifle shooter Elavenil Valarivan Rs 1.33 crore under its 'Khel Pratibha Puraskar Yojana' after she won two silver medals at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, taking the total incentives extended to the athlete by the state to Rs 2.41 crore.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch has apprehended interstate criminal Harender Nagar alias KD, 33, in connection with an extortion conspiracy targeting a financier in Rohini, recovering two sophisticated illegal pistols and 14 live cartridges from his possession, officials said on Monday.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The 2016 surgical strikes executed by the Indian Army to avenge the Uri attack fundamentally altered Pakistan's cross-border infiltration doctrine, forcing terror networks to abandon traditional Kashmir Valley launchpads and shift operations toward challenging terrains in the Jammu division.
Jalandhar, Sep 28 (IANS) Amid the widespread chaos and unrest in Punjab’s Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus in Phagwara, the college administration has suspended classes for 10 days and also deferred mid-term examinations until further notice.
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said the "only conspiracy" underway was to deprive Indian citizens of their democratic and constitutional right to vote, asserting that this must be exposed and destroyed.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) In the aftermath of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma allegedly slapping a local youth during the inspection of an under-construction road in Delhi, the Opposition leaders said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have taken the system into their own hands and are not scared of voters anymore.
Kalimpong, Sep 28 (IANS) The Eastern Himalayas should be recognised for their contribution to India’s economic growth, environmental security, regional connectivity and engagement with its neighbourhood, top experts reckoned on Monday during a dialogue held in West Bengal's Kalimpong on the region's strategic significance, economic potential, climate resilience and local aspirations.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) More than Rs 1,730 crore has been released directly to states under the Grants-in-Aid component of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, extending skilling and livelihood support to over 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries, an official statement said on Monday.
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the Tilak Nagar road dispute and slapping incident involving Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma, AAP MLA Jarnail Singh on Monday recounted his version of events and questioned how a person holding a ministerial post could behave in such a manner.
Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) India is exploring the possibility of strengthening its energy partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by sourcing more liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the Gulf nation, while also working on expanding strategic petroleum reserves to bolster the country's energy security, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
