President Droupadi Murmu will present the Padma Awards at the first Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian awards of the country, are conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri....

Gurindervir Singh has clinched the gold medal in the men’s 100m event at the 2026 Athletics Federation Cup, with a new national record timing of 10.09 seconds. He improved his previous personal best of 10.17 seconds and comfortably surpassed the Commonwealth Games qualification mark...

In Wrestling, Indian grapplers Suraj Vashisht and Sagar Singh advanced to the finals of the Men’s Greco-Roman categories at the Asian U23 Wrestling Championships in Da Nang, Vietnam today, assuring India of at least two silver medals. In the 60 kg category, Suraj Vashisht edged...

United World Wrestling (UWW) has postponed the 2026 World Wrestling Championships scheduled in Bahrain from 24th October this year, citing the prevailing geopolitical situation in the Gulf region. The governing body said the decision was taken in coordination with the Bahrain Olympic...

In the forex market today, the rupee appreciated by 63 paise to close at 96 rupees and 20 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar’s strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was trading at 99.22 in intra-day trade.