India had an impressive performance in athletics Sunday, securing a remarkable tally of two gold, four silver, and three bronze medals at the Asian Games. Tajinderpal Singh Toor achieved a remarkable victory in the shot put event, claiming the top spot on the podium, while Avinash Sable set an Asian Games record as he won the gold medal in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.

Commercial cooking gas (LPG) rates were Sunday raised by a steep `209 per 19-kg cylinder, in line with the firming up seen in international benchmarks.

A majority of the medical colleges assessed in 2022-23 were found to have ghost faculty and senior residents, and none of the institutes met the requirement of 50 per cent attendance, the National Medical Commission has said.

Heavy rains are likely to continue in parts of Odisha till October 5 due to a well-marked low-pressure area over West Bengal and neighbouring Jharkhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday

Senior citizens are valuable assets of society, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Sunday, calling upon people to take care of them.

 Well-known playwright and former National School of Drama professor Tripurari Sharma passed away Sunday after a prolonged illness, her friend and actor Amitabh Shrivastava said. She was 67.

Helped by improved compliance, GST collections increased by 10 per cent to over `1.62 lakh crore in September, crossing the `1.6 lakh crore mark for the fourth time during current financial year.

Odisha’s GST collection increased by 12.85 per cent to Rs 4,249.12 crore in September, officials said Sunday. The state had collected a gross GST revenue of Rs 3,765.17 crore in the same month last year, they said.

 Bihar is witnessing an alarming rise in dengue cases, with 6,146 cases reported in September, the highest for the month in the last five years, according to the data.

Murder cases in Uttar Pradesh have dropped by 9 per cent in the past six years while robberies have come down by 16 per cent during the same period.

Four people were arrested by CBI in connection with the kidnapping and killing of two Manipuri youths, and the government will ensure the maximum punishment for them, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said here Sunday

The Assam Police Sunday said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the state for six more months.

At least 13 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, emergency services said Sunday, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted for after the blaze.

A United Nations mission arrived in NagornoKarabakh Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported, as a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region continued following a lightning Azerbaijani military offensive last month.

Injured HS Prannoy’s absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouses China to sign off with their firstever silver medal in the men’s team championships at the Asian Games here Sunday