New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the country’s youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs can give them a “high” for some time, but would make their entire career and personal life “low”. Launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’, PM Modi said the country’s youth…
Margao: In a significant political development in the Opposition camp, senior leaders of the Congress and the Goa Forward Party (GFP) met on Saturday for the first time in recent months and expressed their commitment to strengthening their alliance ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls. Goa Forward Party president Vijai Sardesai, accompanied by party leader…
Ramu Chelimella Every year, millions of devotees across Telangana come together to celebrate Bonalu with profound faith, devotion and cultural pride. The vibrant processions, beautifully decorated temples, rhythmic beats of the dappu, the energetic dance of Pothuraju, women carrying the sacred Bonam on their heads, and the rich display of folk traditions transform towns and…
Washington: Three people were killed, and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon, a Twin Falls city spokesperson said. Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant, Twin Falls city public…
Washington: United States President Donald Trump says he has cancelled a planned large-scale military attack on Iran, claiming that the “perimeters of a deal” have been agreed upon. Trump announced the decision on his Truth Social platform late Saturday, a day after US media reported that Washington and Israel were preparing to strike Iran’s energy…
Vinay Rao Another Sunday, another round of legal notices flying across the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) Apex Council. But this week’s paperwork appears far more consequential than the usual factional sparring. It raises a larger question: how far can an Association continue testing the limits of a Court that has already spelt out, in black…
Islamabad: Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bodies, Purja’s expedition company said Saturday. “The world has lost one of mountaineering’s greatest climbers,” the company, Elite Exped, said in a statement. It stressed…
Pune: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday stressed that freedom should not be understood merely as the liberty to do whatever one desires, urging the younger generation to reflect on Lokmanya Tilak’s vision for India and his contribution to nation-building. Addressing the Lokmanya Tilak National Award ceremony in Pune, Doval drew a contrast…
New Delhi: The Centre’s E20 fuel policy turned into a fresh political flashpoint in the national capital on Saturday, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal intensifying his campaign against ethanol-blended petrol while activist Tehseen Poonawalla alleged that he was placed under house arrest ahead of a planned protest against the programme. Kejriwal…
Glasgow: India clinched seven gold medals in boxing on Saturday (Aug 1) at the CWG 2026, with women boxers winning five and Sachin Siwach and Ankush Panghal among the men’s boxers. After Preeti Pawar, Jaismine Lamboria, Arundhati Choudhary, Sakshi Chaudhary and Priya Ghanghas clinched gold medals in their respective categories, Sachin and Ankush added the…
