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68th NSCC: Ramita, Himanshu claim 10m air rifle mixed team gold
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The duo defeated Maharashtra's Arya Borse and Parth Mane 16-12 in the gold medal match to secure the title, extending Himanshu's fine run after he set a new national record and junior national record of 634.5 in the men's 10m air rifle event on the previous day, as per a press release from t
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Northeast Frontier Railway names locomotive in honour of Kirti Chakra awar
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has paid tribute to the supreme sacrifice and valour of Captain Sunil Kumar Chowdhary, Sena Medal and Kirti Chakra (Posthumous) awardee of 7/11 Gorkha Rifles, by rechristening WDP4B Locomotive No. 40024 at the Siliguri Diesel Locomotive Shed in his honour.
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Navy's Kiran Ankush Jadhav claim 10m air rifle gold at National Shooting C
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Navy's Kiran Ankush Jadhav produced a composed and consistent performance to clinch the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men final at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions, currently underway here at the MP State Shooting Academy. Jadhav finished with 252.1, holding off Olympia
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National Shooting Championship Competitions: Navy's Kiran Ankush Jadhav cl
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jadhav finished with 252.1, holding off Olympian Arjun Babuta, who secured silver with 251.4, while reigning 50m Rifle 3 Positions national champion Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar completed the podium with 229.8
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41 CPI (Maoist) cadres surrender in Telangana, hand over 24 firearms to Po
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Police said the surrendered cadres included leaders of Company Platoon Committee Member and Divisional Committee Member ranks, indicating a significant erosion of the Maoist group's organisational strength and leadership credibility. Along with the cadres, twenty-four firearms and a large
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"Waited 30 years for this moment": Guitarist Tom Morello 'whammy-ed' away
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Armed with his "Arm The Homeless" blue Stratocaster, a red scarf around his neck and a raised-fist cap, Grammy-winning guitarist Tom Morello turned his long-awaited India debut into a night of raw energy and rebellion.
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68th NSCC: Aishwary Pratap Singh hits 50m 3P world record score to claim g
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In simultaneous shotgun action at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi, Gurjoat Singh delivered a composed display to win the skeet men's gold with 55 hits, narrowly defeating nine-time national champion Mairaj Ahmad Khan, who finished second with 54 hits
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Challenge mounts for former Nepal PM Oli as dissent grows within CPN-UML
Updated : 3 months ago IST
KP Sharma Oli and senior vice-chair Ishwar Pokharel have filed their candidacies for the post of party chair. Over 300 central positions are to be elected at the general convention currently underway in Kathmandu.
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Shillong: Assam Rifles conducts 5th edition of Assam Rifles Half Marathon
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Held as a key initiative to promote the "Fit India Movement", the annual event, first held in 2021, has grown significantly in popularity among running enthusiasts nationwide, according to the official press release.
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Manipur: Security forces recover cache of arms, ammunition in Kakching dis
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The seized items included one SLR without magazine, a locally made bolt-action sniper rifle with empty magazine, one double-barrelled shotgun (DBBL), one single-barrelled shotgun (SBBL), a locally made pistol with empty magazine, a 36 HE hand grenade without detonator, an empty magazine o
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PREPAK (PRO) cadre arrested in Manipur
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Manipur Police, in a separate operation, arrested an active member of the militant organisation People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) PRO on Saturday.
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Raiza Dhillon sweeps women's skeet titles on opening finals day of the 68t
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Raiza shot 56 in the Women's Skeet final to secure the gold medal, one better than Yashasvi Rathore, who settled for silver with 55.
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