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An empty indoor competition swimming pool with red, white and blue lane ropes stretching towards the starting blocks, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Para swimmer Shams Aalam Shaikh sent home from Asian Para Games in Japan over alleged sexual harassment

22 Oct3 min read5 sources

An archery target face on a stand at an outdoor range, with several green-fletched arrows grouped near the gold centre, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Sheetal Devi wins two Asian Para Games golds in one day and defends her individual title

22 Oct2 min read5 sources

Wet red earth that has slid down a palm-lined embankment onto a railway track in heavy rain, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Landslide derails Bilaspur–Tirunelveli Express locomotive near Parassala in Kerala; all passengers safe

22 Oct2 min read4 sources

A seafront promenade with concrete tetrapods and a curving line of buildings fading into thick grey smog over the sea, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Mumbai’s smog explained: why a breezy coastal city’s air is rivalling Delhi’s this October

Explained22 Oct3 min read5 sources

The Bombay High Court’s Gothic Revival building with its central tower, seen across the Oval Maidan lined with palm trees in Mumbai.

Bombay High Court asks how officials can ‘have a peaceful sleep’ as Mumbai’s smog worsens, calls it an emergency

22 Oct3 min read4 sources

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shake hands in front of US and Indian flags in Mumbai.

Marco Rubio tours Reliance’s Jamnagar refinery as he says India–US trade deal is ‘weeks, not months’ away

21 Oct3 min read11 sources

An empty creator’s desk at dusk with a switched-off ring light, a microphone on a boom arm, an open notebook, a closed laptop and a phone lying face down, in an AI-generated representative scene.

‘Finance With Harish’ creator V Harish, 27, dies near Chennai; father alleges cyberbullying by Jason Samuel, who denies it

21 Oct3 min read9 sources

The cream-coloured colonial-era facade of the State Bank of India’s Chandni Chowk branch in Old Delhi, with blue SBI signboards in English and Hindi.

SBI data leak explained: what was exposed in 3,897 customer records, and what account holders should do

Explained21 Oct2 min read8 sources

Young protesters seen from behind on a tree-lined Delhi street hold up yellow and white placards showing a black cockroach symbol, with small Indian flags, in an AI-generated representative scene.

CJP’s Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka released from Tihar after promising not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

21 Oct2 min read7 sources

Cars, an auto-rickshaw and motorcyclists on a rain-soaked Anna Salai in Chennai, with puddles and reflections on the road under an overcast sky.

Chennai rain: schools shut in five districts after overnight downpour, more heavy rain forecast until October 26

21 Oct2 min read6 sources

An anonymous athlete arches backwards over a high-jump bar above a blue landing mat in an empty stadium, in an AI-generated representative scene.

Praveen Kumar wins high jump gold with Asian Para Games record of 2.05m; Banti takes silver

21 Oct1 min read4 sources

Jio Platforms IPO fully subscribed within 100 minutes of opening, led by institutional investors

21 Oct2 min read5 sources