Esha Singh Wins Silver Medal at Asian Games 2026, Brings Glory to India
Indian shooter Esha Singh delivered a strong performance at the Asian Games 2026, winning the…
Indian shooter Esha Singh delivered a strong performance at the Asian Games 2026, winning the silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol individual event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The 21-year-old shooter from Hyderabad produced a determined performance in a closely fought final. Esha qualified for the final in eighth position with a score of 580-22x and…
Indian boxer Parveen Hooda produced a composed performance at the Asian Games 2026, defeating China’s Li Shu 5-0 in the women’s 65kg semifinal to book her place in the gold-medal bout. The semifinal was held at Nishio Gymnasium on Tuesday. Hooda maintained control throughout the contest, using her movement and accurate punches to score consistently…
Delhi is preparing for the winter pollution season with a series of new measures aimed at reducing vehicle emissions, construction dust and traffic-related pollution. The Delhi government has announced restrictions covering vehicles, construction and demolition activities, office attendance and parking as part of its winter pollution-control plan. The measures are scheduled to come into effect…
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) has completed eight years since its launch, marking another major milestone in India’s publicly funded healthcare programme. Launched on September 23, 2018, the scheme was introduced to provide financial protection to eligible families against the cost of secondary and tertiary hospitalization. According to the latest government…
Protests at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have followed the death of 20-year-old BTech student Sahil Wakode, with students demanding an independent investigation, greater institutional accountability and changes to student welfare and disciplinary processes. Wakode, a second-year BTech student in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, died by suicide in his…
Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj created history at the Asian Games 2026 by breaking legendary sprinter PT Usha’s 42-year-old national record in the women’s 400m hurdles. Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to win the bronze medal and rewrite the Indian record books. The 27-year-old hurdler improved on PT Usha’s long-standing national record of…
India added two more medals on Day 9 of the Asian Games 2026, with shooter Esha Singh winning silver in the women’s 25m pistol individual event and Pincky Balhara securing bronze in the women’s – 78kg Kurash competition. The two medals came from different sports and added to India’s medal tally at the ongoing Asian…
South Africa is investigating two separate deadly shootings that killed at least 27 people and injured 26 others within a few hours, with police searching for the suspects involved in both attacks. The first shooting took place late Saturday night at a tavern in Wedela township, in Gauteng’s West Rand, about 80 kilometers southwest of…
Nagoya, Japan: The Indian women’s cricket team delivered a memorable performance at the 2026 Asian Games, defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final to retain its women’s cricket gold medal and hand India its first gold of the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India produced an all-round display at Korogi Sports Park…