Two persons have been arrested for allegedly extorting over Rs 10 lakh from a woman after threatening to upload her "indecent photographs" on social media, police said on Thursday.
Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh clinched the country's second silver medal, narrowly trailing behind China in the thrilling final of the men's rowing lightweight double sculls last week.
India men's hockey team head coach Craig Fulton admitted that his team lost control as 2018 gold medal winners Japan inched closer in the final quarter by making an unprecedented comeback in the ongoing Asian Games on Thursday.
The Indian rowing team of Parminder Singh, Sukhmeet Singh, Jakar Khan and Satnam Singh joined forces to secure a bronze in the final of the men's quadruple sculls at the ongoing Asian Games earlier in the week.
India's men's football team's Asian Games campaign ended on a bitter note following two quick second-half strikes by Marram Mohammed as the Blue Tigers went down 0-2 to Saudi Arabia in their Round of 16 encounter on Thursday.
Abhishek (13', 48'), Mandeep Singh (24'), and Amit Rohidas (34') were the goal scorers for India, securing a crucial victory. Japan's Genki Mitani (57') and Ryosei Kato (60') found the net for their team.
India's ace paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Thursday registered victories in their respective matches to advance into the men's singles Round of 16 at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.
Japanese boxer Tomoya Tsuboi got the better of Indian pugilist Deepak as he crashed out of the Men's 46-51KG Round of 16 on Thursday in the ongoing Asian Games.
BNP-M supporters gathered outside the Quetta Press Club with party flags, signs, and banners displaying their demands and raising concerns regarding the Wadh situation.