Gandhinagar, July 29 (IANS) For years, people in his village did not call him by the name his parents had given him. They called him "Jhandu" – a nickname born out of tragedy, poverty and ridicule.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament, on Wednesday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The legislation makes the intentional insult of the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ or deliberate obstruction of its rendition a punishable offence.
Glasgow, July 29 (IANS) India’s Arundhati Choudhary revealed that her toughest opponent before stepping into the ring at the Commonwealth Games 2026 was not her rival, but the weighing scale.
Madrid, July 29 (IANS) Spain Under-20 international Julio Diaz has completed a permanent move from Atletico Madrid to Sevilla, becoming the Andalusian club's fifth signing ahead of the 2026-27 La Liga season.
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Actress Karishma Tanna and her husband Varun Bangera have embraced parenthood as they welcomed their first child, a baby boy.
Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh), July 29 (IANS) The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), New Delhi, in collaboration with the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath, celebrated Aṣaḍha Purṇima as Dhammacakkappavattana Divas at Sarnath on Wednesday.
Mumbai, July 29 (IANS) Asian Games medallist and India's leading female distance runner, Parul Chaudhary, is carrying confidence gained from recent performances in international and domestic competitions to the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, hoping to achieve success in women's 5000m and the 3000m steeplechase.
Glasgow, July 29 (IANS) India's challenge in the men's shot put remained firmly on course at the Commonwealth Games as Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Samardeep Singh Gill progressed to Thursday's final after negotiating the qualification round with composed performances.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that electronics production has increased from Rs 11.32 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 to Rs 13.11 lakh crore in FY 2025-26, clocking a year-on-year growth rate of 15.8 per cent in the last one year.
Tehran, July 29 (IANS) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed that its Aerospace Force has attacked a US air base and the US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters of the American military in Jordan, local media reported.
