Al Amerat (Oman): Hamza Zahoor struck a classy unbeaten century, nullifying Arjun Rajput's attacking 107 as Pakistan defeated India by three wickets in a Group A match of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in Oman Sunday. Zahoor, who milked 107 runs for a match-turning sixth wicket partnership, with Hasnain Dar (38) helped Pakistan go past the modest...

Chandigarh: Punjab Police, with the support of central agencies, has secured the deportation of wanted gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi from Ethiopia following a 10-month international manhunt. He was taken into custody during the intervening night of November 7-8 by the state police at the Delhi airport and is being brought to Punjab to face the law, officials...

Jagdalpur: Targeting political opponents, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said armed Maoists have been eliminated, but "dimagi Naxals" have infiltrated several political parties and organisations and are instigating people against the Constitution and democracy. "We must identify and defeat such elements and secure the country," Modi said, while celebrating Diwali with security personnel at a CRPF camp...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in the special Diwali Muhurat trading session Sunday amid profit-taking by investors after a seven-day rally. After starting the special trading session to mark the beginning of Hindu calendar Samvat 2083 on a bullish note, the 30-share BSE Sensex failed to sustain the rally. The barometer dipped 28.62...

Mansa: The mortal remains of slain anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota, whose murder 26 days ago triggered protests and a political row, were consigned to flames at his native place in Mansa Sunday. A large number of people had turned up when last rites were held after his body was brought here from Chandigarh, following a post-mortem...

Bhubaneswar: Neither Indonesia nor any other country has so far provided documentary evidence to establish ownership of five baby orangutans rescued from a forest in Odisha two months ago, state Forest Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia said Sunday. Speaking to reporters, Khuntia said all five orangutans were doing well, and expressed the state's desire to retain them...

New Delhi: The Congress party's receipts from donations above Rs 20,000 plunged nearly 75 per cent to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, the steepest annual fall in such contributions in a decade, an analysis of the party's filings with the Election Commission shows. The party had received Rs 517.39 crore in such contributions in 2024-25, according to...

Washington: Conservative activists led by Jake Lang stormed Diwali celebrations in Seattle carrying placards calling for deporting all "dot heads", an act that was swiftly condemned by US lawmakers and community leaders. Lang and fellow activist Thomas Allen waved the American flag and carried placards with slogans "Deport All Dot Heads" and "Stop Hindu Replacement of Christians"...

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty started the special Muhurat trading session on a bullish note on Sunday, supported by buying in blue-chips such as Sun Pharma, Tata Steel and ICICI Bank. Continuing the prevailing bullish trend in the equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 401.80 points to 81,406 in the Muhurat session, marking the beginning...

Jagdalpur/Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said that the country's prolonged battle against Maoist terror and Naxalism had been extremely challenging, recalling how nearly 230 districts across around 20 states were once affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Addressing security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar on the occasion of Diwali, PM Modi said that there was a time when...