In wrestling, India’s Sujeet Kalkal has struck gold at the Under-23 World Championships. Competing in the men’s freestyle 65-kilogram category yesterday, Kalkal dominated Uzbekistan’s Umidjon Jalolov with a 10-0 win. The bout lasted just four minutes and 54 seconds before the referee stopped the contest, declaring Kalkal the winner by superiority – a testament to … Read more
In swimming, India’s Dhinidhi Desinghu has set a new national record in the 400 metre freestyle at the Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain yesterday. Dhinidhi clocked 4 minutes 21.86 seconds to finish fifth in the final, bettering her own record of 4 minutes 24.60 seconds. In the same event, compatriot Aditi Satish Hegde finished … Read more
In Chess, Gukesh Dommaraju took the early lead at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025, finishing Day 1 atop the table at the St. Louis Chess Club, USA, yesterday. Against a lineup featuring the world’s elite Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana, the 18-year-old Indian grandmaster topped the table with 4/6 points, followed by … Read more
Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has secured the top spot among batters in the world in Women’s ODI rankings. She achieved the rating of 828 points, which puts her nearly 100 points ahead of the second-placed player, Ashleigh Gardner of Australia-thanks to her spectacular performance in the home ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, which included a … Read more
Cyclone Montha is pounding Andhra Pradesh with torrential rains, fierce winds, and flooding, after intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 90-100 kilometres per hour, gusting up to 110 kilometres per hour. The storm, moving north-northwestwards, is expected to make landfall near Kakinada between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam by this evening or night. … Read more
Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha over the Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved north westwards with a speed of 15 kilometres per hour during the past 6 hours and lies centred at about 190 kilometres south south east of Machilipatnam and 270 km south southeast of Kakinada. As Cyclonic storm Montha turned severe, a local warning … Read more
A high-level special team, comprising officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), will visit Kishtwar today and tomorrow to assess the feasibility of developing an airport there under the UDAN scheme. This initiative is part of the Centre Government’s efforts to enhance regional connectivity and provide affordable travel … Read more
Cyclone Montha has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds reaching 90-100 kmph, bringing heavy rains and strong winds along the Andhra Pradesh coast. The storm is expected to make landfall near Kakinada, between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam, late tonight. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds are already pounding Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, East Godavari, … Read more
In Bihar, star campaigners from both the NDA and the Grand Alliance are addressing multiple rallies today in support of their candidates for the first phase of the state assembly elections. Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today kicked off the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections with … Read more
Along with the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, campaigning for the second phase has also gained momentum. Voting for the first phase will be held on 6th November across 121 assembly constituencies, while the second phase will take place on 11 th November 11 in 122 constituencies. Senior leaders and star campaigners of … Read more