As India and England prepare to lock horns in the third Test at Lord’s from July 10, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has thrown his weight behind the Indian team, praising their resilience after a heavy defeat in the series opener and expressing confidence ahead of the crucial clash with the series locked at 1-1.

In a series of joint operations in Manipur, the Army and other central and state security forces have arrested four hardcore extremists of different outfits and recovered 62 different types of arms, a large cache of ammunition and other war-like stores from eight districts, officials said on Tuesday.

Neeraj Chopra, the Golden Boy of Indian athletics, has revealed he has always dreamt of giving back to his country for showing relentless support in his pursuit of gold whenever he takes the field and believes he has done exactly that with the Neeraj Chopra Classic.

Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence, Jalandhar, foiled a target killing plot in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh orchestrated by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang with the arrest of its key operative, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Himanshu Sood, a resident of Phagwara in Kapurthala.

The West Bengal Police told on Tuesday that the officers of its Special Task Force (STF) have arrested two men of being suspected for having links with Pakistan's ISI and both accused have been remanded to seven days of police custody by a lower court in Kolkata, officials said.

Confirming the development on Tuesday afternoon, a state police official said that they were arrested from the East Burdwan district early Sunday morning and thereafter produced at the city court on Monday silently

Besides the 280 gold medals, India's haul also included 178 silver and 130 bronze medals as the country finished behind finished third in the overall medals. The United States topped the chart with 1,354 medals -- 569 gold, 433 silver, and 352 bronze, while Brazil finished second with 743 medals -- 266 gold, 246 silver, and 231 bronze.

In a tragic incident, a woman lost her life after the wall of a "dhaba" (eatery) collapsed at the Bageshwar Dham premises in Garha village of Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district in the night between Monday and Tuesday, officials said.

The victim, identified as Anita Devi Kharwar (40), wife of Raju and a resident of Adalhat village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, died on the spot after being buried under the debris.

She was visiting the Bageshwar Dham with her family to celebrate Guru Purnima, scheduled for July 10.

In a swift breakthrough, the New Delhi District Police have cracked a high-profile abduction and robbery case within 48 hours, arresting three accused who impersonated government officials and looted Rs 30 lakh from a luxury car showroom in Chanakyapuri.

According to police, the incident occurred on July 2, when Anil Tiwari, Assistant Manager at Exclusive Motors Pvt Ltd - a dealership for Bentley and other high-end vehicles - was abducted by two men, one dressed as a policeman, near the Hungarian Embassy.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday ushered new era of health revolution in state as with launch of Mukh Mantri Sehat Beema Yojna Punjab became first state in the country to provide cashless treatment of up to ₹10 lakh to all its residents

A Special CBI Court in Patna on Tuesday sentenced a former quality control manager of the Food Corporation of India to 18 months' Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and a fine of Rs 25,000 in a bribery case.

Liyaqat Ali, the then Manager (Quality Control), Food Corporation of India, Buxar, was held guilty under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding Rs 7,200 bribe for releasing a payment of Rs 4.49 lakh to a group of rice suppliers.