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New Delhi: India declared their innings at 518 for 5 on Day 2 of the second Test against the West Indies in Delhi, with captain Shubman Gill unbeaten on 129, marking his 10th Test century and his first on home soil as India’s skipper. Gill played a crucial role in anchoring the innings, building a significant 102-run partnership with young wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel, who scored a well-made 44 before being dismissed. The morning session witnessed a rare setback when opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out for a brilliant 175 due to a mix-up with Gill, but all-rounder Nitish Reddy’s valuable…

New Delhi: India clinched a historic bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships after a valiant effort fell short against defending champions Indonesia in the semifinals held in Guwahati on Friday. This marked India’s first-ever medal in the mixed-team event, following their remarkable victory over former champions South Korea on Thursday. In the semifinal clash, India was narrowly defeated 35-45, 21-45 by pre-tournament favourites Indonesia, who will now face the winner of the other semifinal between 14-time champion China and Japan. India made one change to their lineup from the Korea match, replacing Aanya Bisht with Vishakha…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Goa is facing a leadership crisis, with a slew of resignations from senior party functionaries over disagreements with the national leadership on political strategy in the state. Rajesh Kalangutkar, who stepped down as AAP Goa’s working president on Wednesday, said his decision came after repeated attempts to convince the party to form an alliance with the Congress to prevent a split in the anti-BJP vote. “It has become painfully obvious that AAP’s role in Goa is to split the Opposition and indirectly aid the BJP,” Kalangutkar said in his resignation letter…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: he Goa Badminton Association (GBA) has announced two significant State Major Ranking Badminton Tournaments to be held at the Indoor Stadium in Campal, Panjim. The first event, the State Badminton Ranking Tournament for Seniors (Men & Women), is scheduled for October 17 and 18, 2025. Organized jointly by the Shuttler Club and Morning Badminton Club, the tournament will start daily at 9:30 AM and will feature competitions in Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles categories. Following this, the State Badminton Ranking Tournament for Sub Juniors (Mini U11 and U13) will take place…

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday claimed that the rise in India’s Muslim population to 24.6% is due to large-scale infiltration from neighbouring countries, specifically Bangladesh and Pakistan. Speaking at a memorial lecture in honour of former Dainik Jagran editor-in-chief Narendra Mohan, Shah asserted that illegal infiltration threatens the integrity of India’s electoral system and national security. Backing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Shah argued that the presence of infiltrators on voter lists undermines the Constitution. “Only Indian citizens should have the right to vote. Infiltrators should not be allowed to influence our democracy,”…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa is moving to make its water sports sector more tourist-friendly, transparent, and premium, with the Tourism Department rolling out measures to standardize rates, improve branding, and clamp down on unauthorized operations across all beaches. The initiative, discussed in a meeting chaired by Tourism Minister Rohan A. Khaunte with Director of Tourism Kedar Naik, Deputy Director Diksha Tari, Captain of Ports Octavio Rodrigues, and the Water Sports Association of Goa, focuses on creating a seamless experience for visitors while protecting the interests of licensed operators. “Water sports are one of Goa’s biggest attractions. By ensuring fair pricing,…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: A fierce orator, popular ST leader Rajesh Gaonkar was welcomed into the party fold by AAP MLAs Capt Venzy & Engr Cruz, State president Adv. Amit Palekar and Organisation Secretary Shrikrishna Parab. Rajesh Gaonkar said that 13 years of BJP rule have given Goa gang wars, gundaraj, corruption, bad roads and unemployment. And the only party consistently taking up issues of the people of Goa is Aam Aadmi Party. This is his reason for joining AAP. Senior party leaders including Siddesh Bhagat, Gerson Gomes, Sandesh Teleikar Dessai, Prashant Naik, Pio Kevin and Vinay Velip were also present.