Hong Kong, May 30 (IANS) Indian athletes added three more gold medals to the tally on the penultimate day of the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Saturday. Nikhil Chandrashekar (3000m steeplechase), Basant (high jump), and Shahnavaz Khan (long jump) swelled the Indian gold medal tally to seven. India won four gold medals on Friday.Nikhil Chandrashekar sprinted home to victory in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. His winning time of 9:25.44 seconds was a personal best.Shahnava…
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Greater Noida, May 20 (IANS) Widening the ambit of investigation into the death of Deepika Nagar, the Greater Noida Police on Wednesday arrested her mother-in-law, taking the total number of arrested accused to four. Deepika’s mother-in-law, named Poonam, was the second arrest by the Greater Noida Police on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, an individual named Vinod, who is the uncle of Deepika’s husband Ritik, was arrested by the police. All of them are understood to be involved in the crime a…
Greater Noida, May 20 (IANS) In the Greater Noida dowry death incident, police apprehended the deceased Deepika Nagar’s mother-in-law on Wednesday, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to four. Deepika’s mother-in-law, Poonam, was taken into custody by the police on Wednesday, marking the second arrest of the day. Earlier in the day, the officials made the third arrest in the case. The arrested individual has been identified as Vinod, the uncle of the deceased’s husband, Hrithik. A t…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Rautela, who is in the French Riviera for the fifth time, has brought in some “desi bling” to the red carpet of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. The actress shared a picture of her freshly done nails on the stories section of Instagram. In the image, Urvashi put her diamond encrusted nails under running water.For the caption, she wrote: “Custom diamond Cannes Nail Set.”It was at the opening ceremony, when Urvashi made her appearance at the festi…
Mumbai, May 02 (IANS) Actor Randeep Hooda, who brought to life the character of Sarabjit Singh on the screen in Omung Kumar’s 2016 biographical drama, “Sarabjit” used social media to pen a heartfelt note for him on his death anniversary.Hooda shared that playing Sarabjit, an Indian national wrongfully convicted of terrorism and spying, taught him the actual meaning of freedom, loss, and the strength of the family.He wrote on the photo-sharing app, “Dear Sarabjit, Your story changed me. What bega…
Tumkur, April 26 (IANS) Abhay Singh continued his superb performance by adding the 200m title to the 100m one he claimed two days back to complete a grand double as several national and meet records were improved on the final day of the 24th National Junior (U20) Athletics Federation Competition at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Karnataka in Tumkur on Sunday.The majority of the medal winners also achieved the Asian junior qualification mark in their respective events. Sprinter Abhay Singh, repres…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) On the new reality show Tum Ho Naa, a thought provoking moment came to life as actor and host of the show Rajeev Khandelwal shared a heartfelt exchange with contestant Poonam and her husband. He highlighted the essence of shared responsibilities irrespective of gender and redefining conventional roles within a marriage.Rajeev, citing the example of his life with his wife, opened up about him pampering her every single day.He said, “Main har roz apni wife ke liye chai ba…
Jaipur, March 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday announced a major initiative for Anganwadi workers and helpers, transferring Rs 1,000 each directly into the bank accounts of 1.22 lakh beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to cover the cost of two uniforms. The transfer was made during a programme held at the Chief Minister’s Residence.On the occasion, the Chief Minister also distributed cheques to beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Lado…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A woman was allegedly murdered by her husband following a domestic dispute in South Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur area. The accused reportedly struck his wife on the head with a mini LPG cylinder, resulting in her immediate death. According to the Delhi Police, the deceased has been identified as Poonam. Her husband, Suresh, was arrested at the scene. The couple, who had moved into a DDA housing complex just a month ago, has two children. One child resides with their grandm…
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) In a major administrative overhaul, the Rajasthan government has transferred 25 IAS and nine IPS officers, effecting significant changes across key departments.Senior IAS officer Alok Gupta has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Urban Development and Housing (UDH) Department. He has been relieved of his role as Chairman of the Pollution Control Board and will also hold additional charge as Principal Secretary, UDH, and Chairman of the Housing Board….