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Gold for Esha Singh (in the middle) and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker (on the right) claims bronze NEW DELHI: Esha Singh struck gold for India at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou on Monday, winning the women’s 25m pistol title in a commanding display, while two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker added a bronze to complete a memorable outing for the country.The victory marked India’s first gold medal of the ongoing World Cup and further strengthened its campaign in Hangzhou. Esha, who set the world record in the event earlier this year, lived up to her billing by topping the podium…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea by Union minister of state Suresh Gopi challenging a Kerala High Court order refusing to dismiss a petition against his election to the Lok Sabha from Thrissur in 2024.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice to Thrissur native Binoy AS, a leader of the All India Youth Federation, who has challenged Gopi’s election before the High Court.Read more: Suresh Gopi will have to face trial in petition challenging his election: Kerala High CourtIn his plea, Binoy has alleged that Gopi engaged in “corrupt…

Gurgaon: Haryana govt has begun putting into practice Supreme Court’s judgment on right to die with dignity, asking hospitals across the state to follow a legally defined protocol for end-of-life care, appoint specialist medical boards and implement the framework governing living wills.The health department has asked civil surgeons to ensure compliance with the court’s guidelines, while districts have been told to nominate doctors for secondary medical boards — an essential safeguard before life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn from terminally ill patients.In Gurgaon, the civil surgeon has directed all hospitals registered under the Clinical Establishments Act to implement the protocol and…

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said that around 562 Vidya Bharati schools are currently operational in the state, providing education to 1.25 lakh students.”562 Vidya Bharati schools imparting education to 1.25 lakh students”: Uttarakhand CMSpeaking about the organisation, Dhami said, “Vidya Bharati has reached every village, every house. Vidya Bharati has made our ideas reach everywhere in the state. I have been connected to these organisations, so I know that in difficult times, Vidya Bharati teachers and office bearers did a lot. Today, about 562 schools are operational, which are imparting education to 1.25 lakh students…”Earlier, Uttarakhand…

Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Tollywood star Venkatesh Daggubati and filmmaker Trivikram Srinivas are working on the upcoming family entertainer, ‘Aadarsha Kutumbam House No: 47 – AK 47’. As the movie is set to hit the big screens on October 2, the makers have unveiled the teaser, which introduces the veteran actor as Chittibabu.Venkatesh Daggubati as ChittibabuThe one-minute video introduces Venkatesh Daggubati as Chittibabu which shows his character hunting with his wife. While she walks around the house and makes funny comments, Chittibabu is shown as a caring and responsible husband. The teaser presents him as the perfect man for an…

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The government has not estimated how many vehicles in India are fully compatible with E20 fuel, Parliament was informed on Monday. It, however, maintained that the ethanol blending programme is backed by scientific studies and consultations with automobile manufacturers and technical institutions.Responding to a query, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi said that no assessment to determine how many vehicles in the country are fully compatible with E20 fuel was carried out, while maintaining that studies and industry data have found the ethanol-blended fuel to be safe for use.”Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) have informed that…

A 26-year-old Indian-origin woman was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in Canada’s Toronto city, police said. A 37-year-old man, also of Indian descent, was arrested on charges of her murder, they said.The shooting took place on Friday (July 24, 2026) morning at the Humberwood Boulevard and Rexdale Boulevard intersection, the Toronto Police Service said in a statement on Saturday (July 25, 2026). The victim was identified as Navneet Kaur, while the accused, arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police, was identified as Sharnjeet Singh of Brampton.Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting at around 7:23 a.m. and…

Top US military commander in Middle East advised halting Hormuz bombing After nearly two weeks of sustained attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and repeated warnings from President Donald Trump that military action could intensify, the US abruptly paused its bombing campaign on Friday. The decision, according to multiple reports, was driven less by diplomacy than by a reassessment inside the White House and Pentagon of what further strikes could realistically achieve.The turning point came after Adm Brad Cooper, commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), advised senior officials that the campaign had effectively accomplished its immediate objectives and had…

While the app remains accessible via VPNs, authorities have also directed disabling of message-editing features | Photo Credit: Dado Ruvic Instant messaging app Telegram has stopped working for existing users in India after the government temporarily restricted access to the app, but it continues to remain operational through Virtual Private Network (VPN), according to industry experts.Google delisted the app on Tuesday, and Apple’s Appstore has also removed it now in compliance with the government order to block access to the app, ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination.“Blocking of Telegram will not help the paper leak. It continues to be operational…