Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence of Jalandhar recovered one hand grenade following the arrest of two operatives of the pro-Khalistan militant organisation Babbar Khalsa International from Rajasthan a few days back, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday.

One of the two operatives was identified as Ritik Naroliya, and the other was a juvenile

The accused's disclosures led to the arrest of their aides, Vishavjit from Kolkata, while he was trying to abscond to Malaysia and Jackson from the state’s Nakodar town, which led to the recovery of the hand 86P grenade.

All accused were acting on the directions of Canada-based BKI masterminds Zeeshan Akhtar and Ajay Gill, said the DGP.

Accused Vishavjit and Jackson retrieved two hand grenades from Beas through their associates in the last week of July, from which one grenade was exploded in a liquor shop in SBS Nagar 10 days back by other members of this module.

Lukas Nmecha enjoyed a dream Leeds United debut as his late penalty helped the club began their 2025/26 Premier League campaign with a memorable 1-0 victory over Everton.

Nmecha, who joined Daniel Farke's side on a free transfer in June after leaving Bundesliga club Wolfsburg, came off the bench to slot home from the spot in the 84th minute.

Having won the Championship title with 100 points last season, Leeds played with a swagger at a buoyant Elland Road, but it looked like they would have to settle for a point as a stubborn Everton defence dug in.

However, the decisive moment came when James Tarkowski was penalised for handball from Anton Stach's deflected drive, and Nmecha held his nerve to beat Jordan Pickford, Premier League reports.

Japanese investment giant SoftBank and chip major Intel Corporation have signed a definitive securities purchase agreement, under which SoftBank will make a $2 billion investment in Intel.

The investment comes as both Intel and SoftBank deepen their commitment to investing in advanced technology and semiconductor innovation in the United States, the companies said in a statement.

“Semiconductors are the foundation of every industry. For more than 50 years, Intel has been a trusted leader in innovation. This strategic investment reflects our belief that advanced semiconductor manufacturing and supply will further expand in the United States, with Intel playing a critical role,” said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group.

Under the terms of the agreement, SoftBank will pay $23 per share of Intel common stock. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old school boy shot himself dead after a loaded licensed pistol went off while he was allegedly playing with it at his home in Punjab’s Ferozepur town.

The police took the body into possession and started investigations.

The police said he shot himself dead in an accidental fire while playing with a licensed revolver lying in the cupboard of his house in Ferozepur town, bordering Pakistan.

According to the police, the boy went to his room to take clothes from the cupboard after returning to his home in a posh locality from school.

While playing, suddenly, by pressing the trigger, a bullet was fired, which hit him directly in the head.

The child fell on the ground and was drenched in blood. Upon hearing the gunshot, family members found the child bleeding, leading to panic in the house.

In a sign of further thawing of economic ties, China has assured India to address its major trade concerns, especially around the import of rare earths and fertilisers.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar that Beijing is addressing India’s three key concerns — rare earths, fertilisers and tunnel boring machines, according to government sources.

China has imposed restrictions on the exports of rare earth magnets in retaliation against the US tariff hikes and is using the commodity as a bargaining chip in the trade war. This has also had an impact on other countries that are dependent on Chinese imports.

Rare earth magnets are used in a variety of high-tech applications, ranging from electronic goods and electric vehicles to large-scale industrial equipment.

Carlos Alcaraz won his sixth title of the season at the Cincinnati Open on Monday after fierce rival Jannik Sinner was forced to retire early in the first set into their championship-match clash.

The final would last just 23 minutes as the top-ranked and top-seeded Sinner unable to play on due to illness. Only five games into the match, the Italian informed chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani that he could not continue. The finally tally, 5-0, ret., gives Alcaraz the eighth ATP Masters 1000 title of his career.

As the defending champion, Sinner was bidding to become the first player to go back-to-back here since Roger Federer in 2014-15. It marks only the second time in the Open Era that a player has retired in the Cincinnati men’s final. Novak Djokovic was forced to retire in 2013 due to a shoulder injury trailing, 6-4, 3-0.

At least eight people have died so far amid heavy rain and floods in various parts of Maharashtra, even as the Weather Department has forecast heavy downpours on Tuesday and until August 21.

Rain lashed all parts of the state on Sunday and Monday, and the rain will continue with the same intensity in Mumbai for the next two days. After that, it will decrease on Friday. The weather bureau has issued a warning of extremely heavy rain for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar districts on Tuesday and has appealed to people to venture out of their homes only if necessary.

In the Nanded district, at least five people have died and six are missing in the floods. There is preliminary information that about 150 animals have been killed in the district. Rescue teams have succeeded in saving 293 people trapped in the floods. Midnight on Sunday, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was deployed in the Mukhed area for rescue operations, and the Army has also been called from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. One person died in Beed, and three people trapped in the flood were rescued. One person died after a wall collapsed in Akola.

The Indian benchmark indices on Tuesday opened on a positive note, amid market enthusiasm regarding the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms.

Sensex gained 195.01 points or 0.24 per cent in the morning session to touch 81,468, while Nifty 50 rose by 46.30 points or 0.19 per cent to 24,923.

Broad cap indices also saw buying activity. The BSE SmallCap index was up by 0.30 per cent and the BSE MidCap index advanced 0.11 per cent.

Top gainers in the Nifty pack were Bharti Airtel (up 1.76 per cent), Hero Motocorp and NTPC. Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti Suzuki, and Hindalco were among the top laggards.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday extended the deadline for the new margin pledge and re-pledge framework within the depository system to October 10.

The rules were earlier scheduled to take effect from September 1.

"Based on the same and in order to ensure smooth implementation without any disruption to the market players and investors, it has been decided to extend the timeline for implementation to October 10," SEBI said in its circular.

The regulator said the decision was taken after receiving requests from depositories CDSL and NSDL, which sought more time to complete system development and conduct end-to-end testing.

The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in India, which is the indicator of employment, rose to 54.9 per cent among persons of age 15 years and above in July as compared to 54.2 per cent during June, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday.

The worker participation rate (WPR), another indicator of employment, among persons of age 15 years and above increased to 54.4 per cent in rural areas during July this year from the corresponding figure of 53.3 per cent observed in June 2025.

WPR in urban areas also registered a marginal increase to 47.0 per cent in July 2025 from 46.8 per cent in June 2025 for persons of the same age group, the data showed. This supports the LFPR figures of an increase in employment.

WPR for rural female of age 15 years and above was 35.5 per cent in July 2025 as compared to 23.5 per cent observed for urban female. The overall female WPR of the same age group at the country level was 31.6 per cent during the month.