Scenes from Tehran, Iran

Nikhil Lakshman finds out more about the mysteries of Tehran. It seems like I am in some surreal movie, you know the ones where every consecutive scene is more bizarre than the one preceding it.......

Shirtless in Mauritius and other tales

Ihad the honour to accompany the Prime Minister's delegation on its four-day visit to Mauritius, which ended on Saturday.The trip offered me experiencesranging from the immensely pleasurable to......

Shooters, wrestlers sizzle on Day 2

India's shooters and wrestlers emerged triumphant to kick off India's gold medal rush on the second day of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, on Tuesday.The shooters started off in style with a......

Analysis: Indian lifters shine on Day 1

It turned out to be a good start for India on Day One of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, as they opened their medals tally by winning four medals.It was the weightlifters who provided plenty to cheer......

CWG update, Day 1: Sukhen gives India 2nd silver

Hamizan Amirul Ibrahim won the men's 56-kg weightlifting event to claim Malaysia's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.Ibrahim set a new Games mark of 116 kg in the snatch to claim......

Sandhu awarded Khel Ratna

Indian world champion trap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu was bestowed with the country's highest sports award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, on Wednesday.The 30-year-old shooter won the title last......

Khel Ratna for shooter Manavjit

Acetrap shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu has been chosen for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2006, an official announcement said on Thursday night.He became only the second Indian......