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India’s Rudrankksh Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Mane combined for a silver-medal finish in the men’s 10m air rifle team event at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday. The Indian trio posted an aggregate of 1890.1 points at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery, finishing behind China’s Sheng Lihao, Ma Sihan and Zhang Changhong, who topped the qualification round with 1899.0 points.

Filmmaker Theja Rio’s debut feature Angh has won the Platform Prize at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The film, set in Nagaland in the early 1960s, was the only Indian title selected for this year’s 12-film Platform competition.

Four years after cheetahs returned to India, the country’s reintroduction programme has moved beyond simply bringing the big cats back. From breeding and the survival of cubs to releasing cheetahs into open forests, Project Cheetah has gradually expanded its footprint.

The United States has tightened travel restrictions for its government personnel in Saudi Arabia amid a fresh escalation involving Yemen’s Houthi group, directing employees to obtain special authorisation before travelling to Taif and Yanbu. The US Mission in Saudi Arabia announced the measure on Sunday, citing the “ongoing security situation” in the kingdom. The restriction applies to both official and personal travel by US government employees to the two cities. The mission also urged American citizens across Saudi Arabia to remain alert and follow security instructions issued by local authorities. The…

US President Donald Trump said that he was in ‘deciding mode’ over the ongoing Iran war, warning that ‘big things are going to happen.’ His remarks came after Iran conveyed seven conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators for initiating negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. Tehran has also warned that it is prepared for a ‘decisive war’ if Washington rejects its demands.

In a major breakthrough in the probe into the killing of on-duty ASI Harjeet Singh, a man allegedly involved in the murder was killed in an encounter with police in Amritsar on Saturday night, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Singh, a resident of Mulechak village in Amritsar.

Iran has conveyed seven conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators for initiating negotiations aimed at ending the ongoing war, while warning that Tehran is prepared for a ‘decisive war’ if Washington rejects its demands.

For many, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval remains an ideal spy, who hail his calm approach of handling things. But there was a mission that even left the spymaster worried and he even thought that his career was over.

Germany’s Alexander Zverev is taking on Croatia’s Matej Dodig in the qualifiers of the Davis Cup. Zverev has a significant advantage in terms of experience and ranking as he the number 2 player in the world. However, this game also provides a significant opportunity to 171st-ranked Dodig to play freely and perform at his best. In the clash between Germany and Croatia, both teams have taken the court with the aim of securing their place in the next round. All Davis Cup matches are being streamed live in India on VETO…

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have welcomed their second child, a baby girl, on September 19. Sharing a picture of the baby’s footprint, Deepika simply added an evil eye emoji to the caption.