Astha Choudhury clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in 2011. Incidentally, the Butterfly specialist had clocked 1:03.07 in Guwahati last month to claim the National Record too.
With their second successive win in the tournament, India are leading the points table alongside Pakistan, who have also won as many matches as Women in Blue in the event so far.
London [UK], October 3 (ANI): Days after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss insisted she would not abandon the tax cut for the wealthiest, the conservative government on Monday took a U-turn on the plan to scrap a 45 per cent tax cut.
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Rich tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi across America on the occasion of his 153rd birth anniversary on Sunday (local media).
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 2 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary in a programme held at Gandhi Mandap at Sarania hills in Guwahati.
Hawaii [US], October 2 (ANI): Amid heightened Chinese aggression, Australia and the US reaffirmed their "unwavering commitment" to a free and open Indo-Pacific, saying all countries in the region are "free to choose their own destinies".
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], October 2 (ANI): Several foreign envoys to India, including from Denmark and Afghanistan, joined External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in celebrating the massive Navratri festival underway in Vadodara in Gujarat and praised India's rich culture and heritage.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The pre-wedding functions of Bollywood actors Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have started with the star couple set to tie the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony on October 4.
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Newly introduced Gandhinagar Capital- Mumbai Central Vande Bharat flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gandhinagar station on Friday came with a befitting Health Conscious Low-Calorie Millet Rich Regional menu, the Ministry of Railways said in