KIUG 2025: Trap shooter Neeru Dhanda wins fourth straight gold; Jain University stays atop medals tally (Ld)

IANS | November 26, 2025 10:29 PM

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Nov 26 (IANS) Trap shooters Neeru Dhanda and Aditya Bharadwaj helped Guru Nanak Dev University clean sweep all four shotgun medals in the Khelo India University Games Rajasthan 2025 at the Jagatpur Shooting Range, while their cyclists won both the individual road races to take their gold medal tally into double figures.

Manish Malhotra reveals he used to do modelling with Salman Khan

IANS | November 26, 2025 10:23 PM

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Celebrity fashion designer Manish Malhotra, who has turned producer, recently graced the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 19’. During the episode, he revealed that he has done modelling with the show host Salman Khan during the initial phase of his career.

PM Modi hails 'collective commitment and spirit of sportsmanship' as India officially awarded 2030 CWG (Lead)

IANS | November 26, 2025 10:07 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in celebrations as India was officially awarded the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Amdavad (Ahmedabad) declared the host city. This landmark declaration was made during the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly in Glasgow on Wednesday.

EIR Programme reshaping India’s biotechnology innovation ecosystem: Jitendra Singh

IANS | November 26, 2025 10:05 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Growing popularity of the Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) Programme among young startups, innovators, and researchers is reshaping India’s biotechnology innovation ecosystem, Union Minister of State for Science & Technology, Jitendra Singh, said on Wednesday.

Late Dharmendra's prayer meet, “Celebration of Life”, to be held on Nov 27

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:48 PM

Mumbai Nov 26 (IANS) The news of superstar Dharmendra's demise on November 24 sent shockwaves across the entire nation, especially through the Bollywood industry.

IGPL merit leader Aman Raj confident as Asian Tour returns to India with $500,000 Bharath Classic

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:46 PM

Ahmedabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Aman Raj, the current leader on the IGPL Tour, leads the home challenge as the Asian Tour makes a welcome return to Indian soil for the Bharath Classic 2025 Gujarat. This is the first Asian Tour event in India since the last one in March 2023.

Union Minister pushes NCR states for district-wise greening strategy to boost air quality

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi and directed NCR states to prepare a scientifically planned, technology-driven and convergence-based district-wise greening strategy to strengthen ecological security and ensure sustained improvement in Delhi-NCR’s air quality.

'India is proud of these champions': Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi meets blind women's WC-winning team

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, hosted the Indian blind women’s cricket team, winners of the inaugural T20 World Cup, at 10 Janpath, New Delhi, on Wednesday. The Indian team made history by winning the first-ever Blind Women's T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, beating Nepal by seven wickets in the final.

Bangladesh ICT chief prosecutor slammed for issuing threats to defence lawyer

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:23 PM

Paris, Nov 26 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent public threats issued by Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against the defence lawyer of an accused during a hearing on enforced disappearance cases.

Masquerading as Indians, Pak social media accounts push misinformation against India

IANS | November 26, 2025 9:16 PM

Washington, Nov 26 (IANS) A fresh revelation has exposed a network of foreign-operated accounts on social media platform X masquerading as Indian users to push political propaganda and divisive narratives within India, with many of these accounts traced to locations in Pakistan and West Asia.