DH Evening Brief: Sable first Indian to win steeplechase gold; PM Modi sets tone for BJP's campaign in poll-bound Telangana

Here are the top news stories this evening!

Sable becomes first Indian man to win Asian Games 3000m steeplechase gold

Avinash Mukund Sable celebrates after winning the men's 3000-meter steeplechase final. 

A record-breaking Avinash Sable on Sunday became the first Indian man to win a gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games here.

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PM Modi sets tone for BJP's campaign in poll bound Telangana; tears into BRS, says state wants change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting in Mahabubnagar district. 

Modi said that the enthusiastic presence of people in large numbers at the meeting shows that Telangana is looking for change.

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Siddaramaiah says Kumaraswamy desperate as he is disillusioned, shuts down 'prediction' of govt collapse

HD Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah.

Training guns on JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy over his statement predicting the collapse of the Congress government in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday described the former as 'desperate'

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Ajay Maken named new Congress Treasurer, replaces Pawan Bansal

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday appointed senior leader Ajay Maken as Congress Treasurer with immediate effect, a press release said Saturday.

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Sharad Pawar to attend ECI hearing on NCP split, says everyone knows who is the party founder

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar.

Everyone knows who is the party founder, Pawar told reporters at Junnar in Maharashtra's Pune district, adding that he has got summons and he will remain present for the hearing.

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Scotland gurdwara condemns Khalistani extremists for disrupting Indian envoy Vikram Doraiswami's visit

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami.

The gurdwara in Scotland, which was the scene of disruption by Khalistani extremists who blocked a planned visit of Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami, has strongly condemned the “disorderly behaviour” and said that the local police are probing the matter.

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Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders question authenticity of 'bagh-nakh' to be brought from UK

Representative image of a 'bagh-nakh'.

Shivaji Maharaj used a ‘bagh-nakh’ to kill Afzal Khan, the general of the Adil Shahi dynasty of the Bijapur sultanate in November 1659 at the Pratapgad Fort in Satara.

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Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor retains Asian Games gold at Hangzhou

Tajinderpal Singh Toor.

Indian shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his Asian Games gold in Hangzhou on Sunday. In his last attempt, Toor threw 20.36m to win back to back golds at the continental event.

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US near-miss with government shutdown illustrates Washington dysfunction

The US Capitol in Washington.

The US narrowly dodged its fourth partial government shutdown in a decade on Sunday, but the past week exposed the depths of political dysfunction in Washington and particularly within the splintered House Republican caucus.

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Kannada actor Nagabhushana arrested for fatally running over woman in Bengaluru

Kannada film star Nagabhushana NS' car that was involved in a deadly accident. 

Police in southern Bengaluru arrested well-known Kannada actor Nagabhushana N S after he allegedly ran over an elderly couple on Saturday night.

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