NEW DELHI: Ankush Panghal completed a golden hat-trick for Indian boxing at the Asian Games on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Minseong Kim in the men’s 80kg final to cap a memorable day for the country’s pugilists in Aichi-Nagoya.Ankush dominated the title bout, winning the opening round 4-1 before taking the second unanimously 5-0 to establish…
The milestone comes over a year after the section was inaugurated in June 2025. In a historic milestone for higher speed connectivity of Kashmir with the rest of India, the maximum permitted speed on the 111-km Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Banihal railway section has been raised from 75 kmph to 100 kmph.The milestone comes over…
A few flowers announce themselves quite like parijat. Also known as harsingar or night-flowering jasmine, it opens its star-shaped white blooms with bright orange centres after dusk and fills the air with a sweet fragrance, then drops them by morning. In the ground, it grows into a large shrub or small tree, which is why…
Actor turned politician Thalapathy Vijay who also serves as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, his son Jason Sanjay made his directorial debut with ‘Sigma’ which arrived in theatres today. The heist action drama which stars Sundeep Kishan in the lead has been receiving a decent outing as live numbers indicate a crore in the…
The Plymouth Mill began operating in 1937 as a wood and paper products manufacturing facility. Over subsequent decades, industrial operations at the site resulted in hazardous substances being released into groundwater, soil, Welch Creek and the Roanoke River (Image Credit: Domtar) For more than half a century, pollution from a pulp and paper mill has…
India’s Parveen Hooda (PTI Photo) Parveen Hooda completed a remarkable comeback by clinching the women’s 65kg boxing gold at the Asian Games, beating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chen 3-2 in a split decision in a closely fought final.The Indian boxer had to dig deep in the deciding round after Chen levelled the contest following two rounds….
Gold prices hold firm ahead of festive season Lower gold prices are beginning to bring physical buyers back into key Asian markets, with demand improving in India and signs of increased buying interest in Singapore. However, some buyers continue to wait for prices to fall further before stepping into the market.Gold prices in the country…
Happiest Indian state (Canva) Everyone measures happiness on different levels. But what if we say that happiness could be found not in bigger homes, faster cars or busier cities, but in mountain landscapes, close-knit communities and a slower pace of life? According to the Indian Happiness Index Report 2025, associated with HappyPlus Consulting, Himachal Pradesh…
In 2005, Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek teamed up on screen for the first time in Shaad Ali’s ‘Bunty Aur Babli’. Together with Aishwarya Rai, they lit up the film’s popular track ‘Kajra Re’. Aishwarya went on to marry Abhishek just two years later, officially joining the Bachchan family. More than two decades on,…
A Burmese python guarding a clutch of eggs may appear to be doing little more than lying tightly coiled around them. In fact, the female can play an active role in controlling the temperature inside the nest. When conditions become too cool, muscles along her body begin contracting rapidly, producing heat that raises her own…