Kalpana Devi of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has created history by winning bronze medal in the World Cup (women) Judo-2010 by defeating Nazaraova Shokhida of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
The ongoing crisis in Manipur has affected several others in the country in one way or the other. Over the years Manipur has produced brilliant sports person in the country.
A Rashtriya Janata Dal member of Legislative Assembly was on Thursday arrested after he allegedly beat up a senior government official for "refusing" to take up the agenda brought by his wife and zilla parishad chairperson Kalpana Devi during a meeting in Godda, Jharkhand.
In a shocking case, a worker in a government's health centre in Bihar's Begusarai district was fired from her job after she tested positive for HIV. Kalpana Devi, a worker at a primary health centre, was allegedly sacked by a doctor at the health centre in Sahebpur Kamal block in Begusarai a few days ago after he received information that she is HIV positive. "I was removed from the job because I am HIV positive. It appears to be a crime if one tests HIV positive," she said
India's schedule on Day 1 of competition at the Asian Games in Incheon.
The women's team comprising Joshana Chinappa, Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Sunayana Kuruvilla and Tanvi Khanna continued its unbeaten run, defeating China 3-0 in penultimate pool match.
India's in-form shooter Jitu Rai gave the country its first gold medal in the 17th Asian Games, cutting through a tough field to finish on top in the 50m pistol event in Incheon on Saturday.
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