Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Archana Sankara Narayanan, India’s leading freediver, has achieved another milestone by breaking two national records at the Manado Apnea competition in Indonesia held from August 1 to 3. Archana reached 38 metres in Constant Weight Bi-Fins (CWTB) and an unprecedented 40 metres in Constant Weight (CWT), becoming the first Indian woman to cross the 40-metre mark in a competitive freediving event. The achievement strengthens her position as India’s deepest female freediver an…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday issued an advisory cautioning the public about a rise in cyber frauds and financial scams involving misuse of its name.According to the authority, the fraud includes impersonation of TRAI officials through calls, messages, forged documents, and fraudulent letterheads to threaten or mislead individuals and coerce them into sharing personal information or transferring money.”Any such outreach allegedly in the nam…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Post Operation Sindoor, there was a lull in rogue drones entering Indian territory. However, recent sightings in Punjab of drones once again put the security agencies on high alert.The problem, however, this time is that the drones are different and far more capable than the ones that were being sent in earlier. They fly at higher altitudes and are capable of penetrating Indian territory more deeply.Recently, three pistols and over 1 kilogram of heroin were seized after t…

Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the BJP, on Wednesday, completed the process of selection of district presidents for all the 42 organisational districts in the state.While the state unit of the BJP announced the names of presidents for 38 organisational districts in the state quite some time ago, the announcement of the names for four districts, namely Darjeeling in Darjeeling district, Barrackpore and Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district, and Ghatal in West Midnapore district, wa…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Two senior IAS officers on Wednesday were appointed as the General Manager of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), mainly due to a lack of coordination between the departments led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and another by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. However, the opposition has slammed the government, accusing it of a “turf war.”The Shinde-led Urban Development Department issued an order giving additional charge to Ashwini Joshi as the GM.J…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) In a shocking broad daylight robbery, a gang of six armed criminals looted jewellery worth Rs 12 lakh in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Wednesday. The armed criminals struck at Surbhi Jewellers in the Dharamparasa market under the Manjha police station area.The gang, riding three motorcycles, stormed into the shop and held the shop owner, employees and customers hostage at gunpoint.They have fired several rounds, created panic before fleeing with the looted ornaments.The incid…

Patna, Aug 6 (IANS) The Election Commission has issued a reminder notice to Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, urging him to respond by August 8 regarding the alleged dual EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) matter.The notice, dated August 6, follows up on an earlier request made after Tejashwi displayed a voter ID card during a press conference held on August 2, 2025.During the investigation, it appeared that Tejashwi Yadav has two EPIC numbers, one displayed by Tejashwi Ya…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the newly constructed Kartavya Bhawan in the heart of the capital, came down heavily on previous governments for facilitating what he termed as one of the “biggest beneficiary frauds” in the country’s history.Highlighting the game-changing impact of the JAM trinity, Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile, the Prime Minister revealed that nearly 10 crore fake beneficiaries were identified and removed from various welfare schemes.”Pe…

Jaipur, Aug 6 (IANS) In response to a question raised by MP Hanuman Beniwal in the Lok Sabha, the Central government has officially acknowledged the shortfall in supply of crucial medical radioisotopes used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. These include Iodine-131 (I-131), Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), and Fluorine-18 (F-18), with Mo-99 being the parent isotope of Technetium-99m (Tc-99m), the most widely used isotope in cancer medicine. The Central government admitted that the supply of these isotope…

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Aug 6 (IANS) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday visited the affected area in Uttarakashi and met the victims, despite challenging weather conditions, while instructing officials to leave no stone unturned in the rescue and relief operations, an official statement said. A Chief Minister’s Office statement said that along with the Centre, the state agencies are working on a war footing in the relief and rescue operation in disaster-hit Dharali in …