Budget: A little for all, but wait for a long haul

New Delhi: The week gone by was dramatic in more ways than one. Markets lost on the first four days of the week and extended losses for five consecutive days before a complete turnaround happened on Friday, which was the first day of the August futures…

Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker bags historic bronze in women's 10m Air Pistol event

Chateauroux (IANS) Manu Bhaker won a historic bronze medal for India in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. 

Manu shot 221.7 in the final to become the first Indian women's athlete to win a medal in shooting.

SC to hear on Monday ED's plea challenging bail to Hemant Soren

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Jharkhand High Court's decision to grant bail to JMM leader Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to an…

Dreaded woman Maoist commander with Rs 8L bounty surrenders in Gadchiroli

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) (IANS) In a major development on the eve of the 'Maoist Week' starting July 28, a dreaded woman Maoist commander carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh laid down arms before the Gadchiroli Police, an official said here on…

World records in women's 400m hurdles, Women's 1500m, men's pole vault, ratified in time for Olympics

Monaco (IANS) With just a few days to go before the start of the athletics competitions in the Paris Olympic Games, World Athletics, the governing body for track and field competitions, has ratified several World Records set over the past seven months.…

Jharkhand: KKM hostel students beaten by cops, BJP slams Soren govt over

New Delhi (IANS) About a dozen students of the KKM college in Jharkhand's Pakud district suffered injuries as the state police thrashed them inside the hostel premises, allegedly over a proposed protest march against the Bangladeshi intruders…

J&K: Army soldier, Pakistani terrorist killed in Kupwara encounte

Srinagar (IANS) One Pakistani terrorist and an Indian army soldier were killed on Saturday in the exchange of fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district. 

The Defence Ministry said in a statement: “Taking advantage…

PIB counters Mamata’s claims of ‘microphone switched off’ at NITI Aayog meet, BJP reacts

New Delhi (IANS) The Press Information Bureau (PIB), under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, refuted the ‘microphone switched off’ claims of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the NITI Aayog meeting in the capital and…

2 persons trapped, 2 hurt in Navi Mumbai building collapse; 50 have narrow escape

Navi Mumbai (IANS) Two persons were feared trapped while two others were rescued and 50 people managed to rush to safety when a multi-storey building collapsed in Belapur, Navi Mumbai, in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said.  

The incident…

PM Modi to visit Kyiv in August, his first since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Kyiv in August, his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 24, 2022, sources said. 

July saw high-level exchanges between the two nations with External Affairs…