An Indian para-badminton player from Rajasthan's Jaipur, Krishna Nagar stormed into the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and won India's 5th gold, beating Hong Kong's Chu Man Kai in the Para badminton men's singles (SH6) final. He also bagged two gold medals at the Dubai 2021 Para Badminton International event in April.
The 21-year-old ace para shuttler has overcome many difficulties to reach where he is at the moment. He sealed a quota for India for the Tokyo Paralympics after he secured a gold in the men's singles and doubles at the third Fazza Dubai Para-Badminton International in Dubai. He received his training under the guidance of para-badminton national coach Gaurav Khanna and the young shuttler currently holds the second position in his category.
Nagar also bagged a bronze medal in the men's singles category in the 2018 Asian Para Games and a silver medal in the 2019 Para Badminton World Championship in Switzerland in Men's Doubles. In the same tournament, he clinched another bronze in Men's Singles category after defeating England's Jack Shepherd.
The agile shuttler is active on Twitter under the username @Krishnanagar99 and the name of his official Instagram page name is Krishna Nagar. The name of his official and verified Facebook page is Krishna Nagar.
A multi-storey paying guest accommodation collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, resulting in seven fatalities, including five Delhi University students, and injuring five others. The Delhi Chief Minister suspended five Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials, including a deputy commissioner, while police arrested the building owner, Hariram Gupta, alongside his wife and son. The Delhi High Court ordered a high-level probe and directed municipal authorities to inspect all paying guest facilities within a week. Additionally, structural audits were mandated across student hubs such as Mukherjee Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, and Saket. A panel discussion featuring former Urban Development Secretary Dr. Sudhir Krishna addressed systemic municipal corruption, structural violations, and unauthorized constructions in Delhi and Gurugram. The segment also covers an India Today ground report detailing a severe teacher shortage in Himachal Pradesh government schools, where assembly data reveals 150 schools operate without any teachers and over 3,500 rely on a single teacher, prompting recruitment assurances from Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.
A panel discussion featuring former Lieutenant Governor Dr Kiran Bedi, former IPS officer Yashvardhan Azad, former Urban Development Secretary Dr Sudhir Krishna, and civic activist Gauri Sarin analyzes urban disasters, building collapses, and civic administrative lapses across Delhi and the National Capital Region. Prompted by a structural collapse in Satya Niketan, the debate addresses systemic corruption within the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, unauthorized constructions, and unregulated paying guest facilities in crowded student hubs. The panelists highlight a shortage of university hostel seats that leaves over seven lakh students relying on unsafe accommodations lacking fire safety NOCs and evacuation blueprints. Emphasizing institutional accountability, Dr Kiran Bedi calls for daily on-ground monitoring by civic officials, while Gauri Sarin urges the execution of proper paying guest policies across Tier 1 cities. The experts advocate for independent financial audits of municipal authorities, structural safety testing, developer licensing, and updated urban master plans to reform urban misgovernance.
In a disturbing trend reported by India Today, right-wing groups have been accused of spreading hate in North India. The programme highlights two recent incidents: the Hindu Raksha Dal distributing swords in Ghaziabad and a Bajrang Dal attack on a birthday party in Bareilly. In Bareilly, a group led by Rishabh Thakur allegedly assaulted students, claiming 'Love Jihad'. Police have registered FIR 532/25 against the accused. Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed has called for a ban on the Bajrang Dal following these incidents. Reporter Krishna Gopal Raj provides details from the ground.
This special report focuses on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public rally in Bongaon, North 24 Parganas. The report covers her staunch opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which she describes as a flawed process and a conspiracy by the central government, and highlights the political battle for the Matua community vote bank in a known BJP bastion. Attacking the BJP, Mamata Banerjee stated, 'if BJP tries to strike me in Bengal, I will shake its foundation across India'. The report details her strategy to counter the BJP, which includes writing letters to the Election Commission of India and planning a pan-India movement with other opposition parties against the electoral roll revision process. It also notes that the rally serves as the starting point for the Trinamool Congress's election campaign, deliberately launched from an area where the party has not performed well in recent terms.
Several houses collapsed in Krishna Nagar area in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla after a landslide took place. As per information, rescue operation is underway.
Former Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cast his vote for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections at a polling booth in Krishna Nagar and said he hoped that people would vote accordingly. The former health minister further said that the BJP has taken the country to new heights. He also expressed confidence that a large number of people from Delhi will cast their votes.
