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New Delhi: Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) chief Devendra Jhajharia has expressed confidence that India’s 73-member contingent is poised to win more than 20 medals at the upcoming World Para-Athletics Championships, set to begin on September 27. The championship, titled the IndianOil World Para-Athletics Championships, will be the largest-ever para sporting event hosted in India, featuring over 2,200 athletes and support staff from 104 countries. “This is our largest-ever Indian squad at a World Para Athletics Championships, reflecting the depth and growth of para-sport in the country,” Jhajharia said. “At the previous edition in Kobe, India secured 17…

China: Indian speed skater Anandkumar Velkumar scripted history on Monday, winning the nation’s first-ever gold medal at the Speed Skating World Championships. The 22-year-old clinched the top spot in the senior men’s 1,000m sprint with a time of 1:24.924, following his historic bronze in the 500m sprint earlier in the championship, where he clocked 43.072s to secure India’s first senior world championship medal. Adding to India’s delight, junior skater Krish Sharma also won gold in the 1,000m sprint in the junior category, signalling a bright future for the sport in the country. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju praised Velkumar on…

Srinagar/Jammu: Thousands of tons of apples are rotting in trucks stranded along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, as distressed farmers across Jammu and Kashmir protest and shut fruit markets in anger over the supply disruption. The highway suffered severe damage following last month’s heavy rains and cloudbursts, particularly near Udhampur. Despite repair efforts, the crucial road link remains only partially operational, causing shortages of essential supplies and disrupting the transportation of horticulture produce. Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, after speaking with Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, said concrete measures would be taken within 24 hours to resolve the…

Guwahati: The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has refuted the Centre’s recent statement claiming that it had agreed to reopen National Highway-2 for free movement of commuters and essential goods in Manipur. The clarification comes after confusion arose when the Home Ministry announced on September 4 that the KZC had consented to lift restrictions on the highway. In its Monday statement, the KZC stressed that no Meitei or Kuki should cross the “buffer zone,” as there is “still no settlement or agreement to the conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities.” The council added that their request was limited to…

Kolkata: Political tensions between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP-led Centre have long defined the state’s political landscape. However, recent unrest in neighbouring Nepal has prompted the two sides to set aside differences and focus on border security. Bengal shares a roughly 100-km border with Nepal, including the strategically sensitive Siliguri “chicken’s neck” corridor. The Himalayan nation has been rocked by Gen-Z protests, and although an interim government led by Sushila Karki is now in place, India has maintained heightened vigilance along the border. “These are issues of national interest. On security, there…

Kolkata: Political tensions between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP-led Centre have long defined the state’s political landscape. However, recent unrest in neighbouring Nepal has prompted the two sides to set aside differences and focus on border security. Bengal shares a roughly 100-km border with Nepal, including the strategically sensitive Siliguri “chicken’s neck” corridor. The Himalayan nation has been rocked by Gen-Z protests, and although an interim government led by Sushila Karki is now in place, India has maintained heightened vigilance along the border. “These are issues of national interest. On security, there…

Islamabad: Months after India carried out strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor,’ a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander has admitted that the family of top commander Masood Azhar was severely affected during the attacks. In a viral video, JeM operative Masood Ilyas Kashmiri described how Indian armed forces entered their hideout and struck on May 7 in Bahawalpur, stating, “Maulana Masood Azhar’s family was torn apart by Indian forces.” The strikes, conducted weeks after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 civilians, targeted nine terrorist facilities across Pakistan and PoK,…