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Ankush Pangha, Jaismine Lamboria, Arundhati Choudhary and Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (Image credit: Agencies) India is set for a historic day in boxing at the Commonwealth Games 2026, with a record 10 boxers competing in the gold medal bouts on Saturday at the SEC Centre in Glasgow.All 10 Indian pugilists won their respective semi-finals to assure themselves of at least silver medals. Now, they have a chance to make it India’s most successful boxing campaign in Commonwealth Games history by turning those silver medals into gold. Leading the Indian challenge is Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain, who will face Australia’s…

Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 28 others, including four children, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. More than a dozen explosions reverberated through the city, according to Reuters witnesses. Russia has stepped up attacks on the capital in recent months, while Ukraine is chronically short of air defenses capable of downing ballistic missiles, which travel at several times the speed of sound. This is the second major attack on Kyiv this week. The strikes came two days after a suspected Russian cruise missile landed in Poland during a large…

Bombay high court cited photos of uncleared garbage on city roads MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Friday cited photos of uncleared garbage on roads and pavements, including in the Fort area in south Mumbai.Expressing distress at the lack of proper implementation by BMC of its own Clean Mumbai campaign, it sought ward-wise action to ensure strict and constant vigilance against garbage dumping not only on roads but in nullahs, lakes and the sea.Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe asked the BMC to take police help, too, “to deal with any resistance and/or to discipline unruly citizens.’’HC cited instances at Horniman…

Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday entrusted the Telangana Overseas Manpower Company (TOMCOM) with the responsibility of overseeing the entire process, from providing training and organising job fairs to facilitating passport services and securing good job opportunities abroad for aspiring youth from Telangana.The CM held a review meeting on skill, human capital and knowledge training initiatives under the SHAKTI department. The meeting was attended by Labour, Employment and Mines minister G Vivek Venkataswamy and senior officials.Revanth said a large number of workers from north Telangana were travelling to Middle Eastern countries, and many of them were falling victim…

Born in Andhra Pradesh on May 17, 1938, to K Varadarajulu and violinist K Droupathy, K Jamuna Rani grew up inside music rather than beside it CHENNAI: There is a particular kind of song that Tamil cinema of the 1950s and 60s could not do without — the one sung by the friend, the maid, the courtesan, the child, the comedienne, the woman on the swing at the temple festival. Not the heroine’s tragic solo, but the number that made the theatre sit up and grin. For nearly two decades, that song more often belonged to K Jamuna Rani.Jamuna Rani…

AMC cancels Jaya-Parvati Vrat events at Riverfront, Kankaria Ahmedabad: In view of the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of extremely heavy rainfall across Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat over the next few days, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has cancelled special arrangements planned for women and girls observing Jaya-Parvati Vrat. Acting on instructions from mayor Hitesh Barot, AMC withdrew the special night-time facilities that were to be provided at Sabarmati Riverfront and Kankaria Lake for devotees observing the vrat. With heavy rainfall forecast for Friday and Saturday, AMC has also decided to keep all city gardens and lakes closed to visitors.…

Guwahati: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the death of Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar reached New Delhi on Friday to meet his family members and collect evidence. Dhankar was found hanging in the washroom of his office on July 20.The team is gathering documents, recording statements, validating critical information and examining various aspects of the case to establish the circumstances surrounding his death.The officials visiting Delhi are Amtali police station officer-in-charge inspector Rana Chatterjee, West Agartala women police station officer-in-charge inspector Shiuli Das and Ramnagar Town outpost officer-in-charge sub-inspector Subendu Das. The team is headed by West Tripura superintendent of…

Pune: An 85-year-old retired engineer from Kharadi was duped of Rs 3 lakh by cyber fraudsters while attempting to reactivate his net banking facility through a fake online link.The fraud took place in February this year. After the victim submitted a complaint to the Pune cyber police and a preliminary inquiry was conducted, the Kharadi police registered an FIR on Thursday.A police officer said the complainant, who retired from a government agency in Uttarakhand, lives with his family in Kharadi. “His net banking facility linked to a public sector bank account was deactivated in December 2025. While browsing a social…

Councillors flag delays, monopoly The General House Meeting of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh held on July, 31, 2026 at Assembly Hall, MCC building, Sector 17, Chandigarh. Photo by PRITAM THAKUR Chandigarh: The city’s persistent waterlogging woes, delays in civic works and allegations of a monopoly by a handful of contractors triggered heated discussions during the municipal corporation’s monthly general house meeting on Friday. The floor witnessed stormy scenes, with councillors openly questioning the functioning of the engineering wing and demanding accountability for unfinished projects.Discussing civic works across different wards, several councillors alleged that many projects are allotted but do not begin…

Lucknow: A gang of four men stole silver anklets worth around ₹20 lakh from a private bus in Barabanki district after disabling the vehicle’s CCTV camera. However, another camera inside the bus recorded the entire operation.The theft came to light after Agra-based jeweller Krishna Kumar Khandelwal lodged a complaint at Ramsanehighat police station, alleging that a consignment of silver jewellery being transported to Gorakhpur was stolen during the journey.According to the complaint, two employees of Khandelwal’s firm, Rahul Singh and Mayank Khandelwal, boarded a private bus from Agra on Jul 26 carrying seven boxes of silver anklets meant for delivery…