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'We brought about changes in sports that is showing results'

At the opening of the National Games in Goa, PM Modi spoke about the progression of Indian sports

Mbappe helps PSG beat Milan, go top

Kylian Mbappe helped Paris Saint-Germain move top of Champions League Group F with a 3-0 victory over AC Milan on Wednesday, while Newcastle slumped to a first defeat, 1-0 against Borussia Dortmund.

England bite the dust, SL revive hopes

An 8-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka has all but ended the defending champions' chances of making it to semis

Pragg, Gukesh held to draws in first round

Grandmaster and World Cup silver medallist R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by compatriot Aryan Chopra while D Gukesh signed peace out of a theoretical opening against Rauf Mamedov of Azerbaijan in the first round of the FIDE Grand Swiss that got underway here.

India's top batters roll their arm over

With all-rounder Hardik Pandya's return delayed after an ankle injury sustained against Bangladesh in Pune on October 19, most of India's specialist batters rolled their arm over during their first training session in Lucknow.

Short circuit: Iyer's problems with pull dragging him down

He is India's chosen No.4, but weakness against the short ball has continued to trouble Iyer six years into his India career

At least 18 dead, 13 wounded in Maine shooting rampage

Maine governor Janet Mills said on Thursday that 18 people were killed and 13 were wounded when a man with a rifle attacked patrons at a bowling alley and a bar in the city of Lewiston the previous night.

Israel mounts targeted raids in Gaza ahead of 'next stage'

Israeli ground forces mounted a big raid into Gaza overnight to attack Hamas targets amid growing anger across the Arab world over Israel's relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Al Jazeera correspondent's family killed in Israeli strike

Al Jazeera's chief correspondent in the Gaza Strip, Wael Dahdouh, was helping broadcast live images of the besieged territory's night sky when he received the devastating news: His wife, son, and daughter had all been killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday.

Late refunds to paid seats: Airlines summoned over spike in complaints

The consumer affairs ministry has summoned all major airlines for a meeting on November 4 following a spike in complaints registered by customers, from unpaid refunds to lack of services, on the national consumer helpline, Union consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said on Thursday.

13 killed as car rams into truck near B’luru

At least 13 people, including a six-year-old, were killed and five others were injured on Thursday morning after the car they were travelling in rammed into a parked cement truck on Bengaluru-Hyderabad highway on the outskirts of Chikkaballapur city, 60 km from Bengaluru, said police, adding that the accused truck driver has been arrested.

Country's security cannot be outsourced, says army chief

Army chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday said that recent global conflicts were a reminder that the country's security can neither be outsourced nor be dependent on the largesse of others, while highlighting the importance of self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector.

'Cream of navy': Decorated officers face death penalty

One of them was awarded the President's gold medal for excellence when he graduated from the naval academy and later served as an instructor at the prestigious Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) at Wellington in Tamil Nadu. Another was a fighter controller and navigating officer on board aircraft carrier INS Viraat.

No difference between India, Bharat: Minister

There is no difference between India and Bharat, but some \"frustrated people\" are competing with one another to create a controversy over it, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.

Police 'diluting' attack to vandalism: TN Raj Bhavan

The Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Thursday accused the police of not registering its complaint in connection with the petrol bomb attack near the building and \"diluting\" it as mere vandalism, amid an ongoing conflict between the office of the Governor and the ruling DMK.

Sarma, Priyanka get EC notices for 'code breach'

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued show-cause notices to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by making \"communally charged\" comments and \"false claims\", respectively, in poll-bound states. The poll panel has asked the leaders to respond by October 30.

Police charge 12 with abetment to suicide

Twelve current and former students of Jadavpur University, who were arrested in connection with the death of a first-year student in August this year, have been charged with abetment to suicide of a minor in the charge sheet filed by the Kolkata Police on October 19, senior Kolkata Police officers said.

PM unveils projects worth ₹14k-cr; attacks UPA govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated projects worth ₹14,000 crore, reached out to farmers, unveiled a state-of-the-art facility for devotees at Shirdi's Sai Baba temple, and launched an attack on the previous UPA government for \"misappropriation\" of funds during his visit to Maharashtra.

Panel begins probe into 'cash-for-query' charge

The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha, which heard Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Thursday, will ask Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to depose on October 31 over cash-for-query allegations raised by the first two. The panel also proposes to write to the Union home affairs, external affairs and IT ministries for assistance in the case, panel chairman Vinod Kumar Sonkar said.

SCO countries should respect each other's sovereignty: EAM

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) should work together to promote stability and prosperity in the region by strictly adhering to principles of international law, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other and encourage economic cooperation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday in an apparent dig at China.

MCD likely to open reading rooms in its unused spaces

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to convert unoccupied properties and vacant land owned by the corporation such as closed dhalaos (garbage receptacle points) and empty spaces in schools and offices into community reading rooms, municipal officials aware of the matter said, adding that the department has moved a proposal for approval by the House of councillors during the meeting on Friday.

Draft ready for electronic city, govt invites public comments

The Delhi government has kicked off the process of setting up an electronic city in the Capital, with officials chalking out a proposal for a campus across 81 acres in Baprola in southwest Delhi.

Delhi firecracker ban in mind, Ggm stores began sales in Aug

Every year, around October, Delhi reiterates and enforces a blanket ban on all firecrackers to counter the smog jacket that forms over the Capital during the winter season. Around the same time, Gurugram bans the bursting of all non-green firecrackers.

Lack of transparency on pollution sources may impact clean air fight

The three data streams that could estimate and project what is polluting Delhi's air on a particular day have been offline or put out of reach for the public, leaving the city virtually blindfolded in its battle against bad air with the worst just around the corner, according to several experts.

Googly masters have batters in a spin

\"Everyone knows that Piyush Chawla is coming, he's gonna bowl a wrong one but still I end up getting wickets on wrong ones, so I am more than happy doing that\" - spinner Piyush Chawla had declared after a fine bowling performance for Mumbai Indians during the last Indian Premier League season.

Now, India's Para Asiad stars on track for a record medals haul at Hangzhou

It now seems hard to believe that India won just four medals at the Rio Paralympics in 2016. Hard to believe because with two days left in the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, the country's medal county has swelled to 82 (18 gold, 23 silver, 41 bronze) - already 10 ahead of the previous best mark set in Jakarta in 2018.

ETHICS PANEL BEGINS PROBE, TMC MP ASKED TO APPEAR ON OCT 31

The Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha, which heard Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai on Thursday, will ask Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra to depose on October 31 over cash-for-query allegations raised by the first two.

Biden links Hamas attack with West Asia reset push

US President Joe Biden has drawn a direct link between Hamas's terror attack against Israel with the US-led efforts at regional integration in West Asia, hinting at the process to establish diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia-Israel and projects such as the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) as possible triggers for the conflagration in West Asia.

ED raids Cong Raj chief, sends notice to CM's son

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted a raid in the home of Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra in connection with an alleged paper leak case, and issued a notice to Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of chief minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged contraventions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in a separate case that dates back to September moves that sparked a political row in the state headed to the polls next month.

8 navy veterans handed death sentence in Qatar

A court in Qatar on Thursday gave the death sentence to eight former Indian Navy personnel held on undeclared charges since August 2022, with the Indian government expressing deep shock at the verdict and saying it is \"exploring all legal options\".