From 98.6 per cent to Asian Games, shooter Aashima Ahlawat takes aim at bigger dreams

IANS | September 16, 2026 2:15 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Aashima Ahlawat’s journey to the Asian Games began with a bargain at home: excel in academics first, and then earn the freedom to pursue shooting. At 18, the Rohtak native delivered on her promise by scoring 98.6 per cent in her Class 12 board examinations. Four years later, the 22-year-old is set to make her Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

1.25 crore houses handed over to urban poor under PMAY-U scheme: Govt

IANS | September 16, 2026 2:05 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) As many as 1.25 crore houses have been sanctioned across Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0, of which more than 1 crore pucca houses have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries across the country till August 9 this year, according to a factsheet issued by the government on Wednesday.

Nimisha Sajayan on 'Enna Vilai': Director Sajeev did not tell me which character he had in mind for me when he first narrated the story

IANS | September 16, 2026 1:57 PM

Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) Actress Nimisha Sajayan, whose performance in director Sajeev Pazhoor's eagerly awaited social drama, 'Enna Vilai', has come in for praise from industry insiders and critics, has now disclosed that the director of the film never disclosed which character he had in mind for her while he first narrated the script to her.

‘Grave insult’: Teachers’ network slams installation of Jinnah’s portrait at Dhaka University

IANS | September 16, 2026 1:56 PM

Dhaka, Sep 16 (IANS) The University Teachers’ Network in Bangladesh strongly condemned “unauthorised and unlawful” changes to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) photo gallery, alleging that valuable historical photographs, including that of independence hero Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, were removed and replaced with a portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s first Governor General, local media reported.