Glasgow, July 29 (IANS) The battle for a Commonwealth Games medal begins long before athletes step onto the competition arena. For India’s contingent in Glasgow, one of the toughest contests is taking place behind closed doors — on weighing scales.
Glasgow, July 29 (IANS) Indian boxer Sakshi on Wednesday vowed to turn her assured Commonwealth Games medal into gold after storming into the Women’s 51kg semifinal with a commanding victory over Northern Ireland's Caitlin Fryers, a result that guaranteed India another boxing medal at the 2026 Games under the tournament's two-bronze format.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) As many as 16 of the 19 sub-sectors covered by the Index of Services Production (ISP) recorded a positive growth year-on-year in May this year with eight of them reporting a double-digit surge, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Leading Indian professionals including 2026 PGTI Order of Merit leader Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas, defending champion Shaurya Bhattacharya and Angad Cheema will be in the J&K Open, which will be staged at the spectacular Royal Springs Golf Course in Srinagar from August 4 to 7.
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.
