Top news of the day: India edges past Pakistan to enter Asian Games hockey final; Supreme Court seeks Centre, Bengal’s response on Mahua Moitra’s constituency access plea, and more
India secured a spot in the Asian Games hockey final after a narrow victory over Pakistan, while the Supreme Court requested responses regarding Mahua Moitra's claims of restricted constituency access. Additionally, Rahul Gandhi criticized changes made to the online voter registration process.
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Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with just 45 seconds remaining to snatch a dramatic 4-3 victory over arch-rivals Pakistan and seal a place in the Asian Games hockey final in Kakamigahara on Thursday (October 1, 2026). Harmanpreet converted two perfectly executed penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes, while Sukhjeet Singh scored a field goal in the 23rd minute. Abhishek scored the winning goal for India from a field play in the final minute of the game.
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