India slams Pakistan for exploiting ASEAN forum to amplify falsehoods, peddle disinformation

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:27 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India on Thursday slammed the "baseless and unwarranted" comments made Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Kashmir and Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) at the 33rd Regional Forum meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila, terming them as yet another "futile attempt" by the Pakistani establishment to deflect attention from its own internal crisis and its well-proven role as a safe haven for global terrorist networks.

Salman Khan urges students to go back home, says PM will take action against those responsible for paper leak

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:14 PM

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has urged students to end the protest, and has requested activist Sonam Wangchuk to break his fast after PM Modi’s tweet about strict action against the culprits involved in the NEET 2006 paper leak.

1st T20I: Sooryavanshi’s 18-ball fifty takes India to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:08 PM

Harare, July 23 (IANS) Teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name in the history books with an 18-ball half-century as India clinically chased down a modest target of 126 to register a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday.

Kareena Kapoor Khan voices support for protesting students: They deserve a system they can trust

IANS | July 23, 2026 8:02 PM

Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has reacted to the ongoing student protests in the light of paper leaks.

India and UAE reaffirm commitment in ensuring safety, dignity of citizens

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:47 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safety, dignity and well-being of their citizens living in each other’s countries during the 7th Meeting of the India-UAE Joint Committee on Consular Affairs (JCCA).

PM Modi's visit transforms India-New Zealand ties to institutionalised strategic partnership: Report

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:41 PM

Auckland/New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent two-day visit to Auckland has transformed India–New Zealand ties, shifting them from a largely friendly bilateral engagement to an institutionalised Strategic Partnership, a report has detailed.

Anantnag attack: 3500 OGWs rounded up in massive crackdown in Kashmir

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:37 PM

Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Coming down heavily on terror Over Ground Workers (OGWs) across the Valley in the wake of the killing of a local policeman in J&K’s Anantnag district yesterday, police rounded up around 3,500 OGWs during the last 24 hours.

CWG 2026: Inspired by Jhajharia, para-athlete Sagar Thayat looks ahead to Glasgow

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:36 PM

Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Discus thrower Sagar Thayat started as an able-bodied athlete, but an accident in 2012 left both his ankles seriously damaged and turned his life upside down. Para Discus thrower Thayat will be representing India in the F43/44 categories at the Commonwealth Games 2026, which will be played in Glasgow, Scotland, from Thursday till August 2.

Pakistan failed to convert CPEC investments into sustained economic growth: Analysis

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:33 PM

New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Pakistan's inability to translate massive infrastructure investments under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into sustained industrial growth and economic competitiveness has emerged as the project's biggest shortcoming, according to a new analysis.

Venkatesh-starrer #VenkyAnil5 - #NKRAR2 unit wraps up first schedule

IANS | July 23, 2026 7:27 PM

Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) The makers of director Anil Ravipudi's next film, tentatively being referred to as #VenkyAnil5 - #NKRAR2 and featuring actors Venkatesh and Nandamuri Kalyan Ram in the lead, on Thursday announced that the film unit had now wrapped up the first shooting schedule of the film.