Chauhan's men's 90kg bout against Sadegh Azarang failed to last the distance as the Iranian inflicted a 'khalol' -- comprehensive victory with 10 points -- to secure a 10-0 win.
He will open his campaign against world number 47, Australian Hayden Jones.
Ghosal, Dipika-Harinder and Abhay-Anahat pairs reach semis to stay in medal hunt
Jyothi, who boasts of eight medals at the World Championships, dropped just five points to total 355 at the midway mark of 36 arrows. She shot 16 perfect 10s, and 15 more Xs (closer to the centre).
India's final tally in Hangzhou stood at 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze, a quantum leap from the 70 medals the contingent bagged at Jakarta in 2018.
Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.
In the men's 20km race walk, Vikash Singh finished 28th in a time of 1 hour 21 minute 58 seconds, while Paramjit Singh (1:24:02) and Akashdeep Singh (1:31:12) were 35th and 47th respectively in the event in which 50 athletes competed.
In the other semi-final bouts, S Kalaivani, Shruti Yadav, and Monika suffered identical 0-5 defeats and bowed out of the competition.
Singh claimed that union minister of law and justice Rijiju 'exhorted' the state association members to vote against Bhutia
Meet the showstoppers from India Kids Fashion Week 2019.
Sankar's father Subramanian encouraged him to drop out of the schooling system at an early age and pushed him to play in the upper age groups and senior circuits.
The recently concluded India Runway Week took us back in time.
The Indians had to make the 5-1 lead count in the first game to have any chance in the match but Lin and Cheng won eight points in a row to gain control.
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad was ranked the best among 200 plus business schools that participated in the India Today survey.
A look at the celebrities who walked the runway at a fashion soiree in Goa.
'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.' 'They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.' 'These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'
Meet the hot showstoppers from the India Runway Week 2019.
The actor walked the ramp at the India Runway Week 2017 for designer Kavita Agarwal's collection Begum Sahiba.
The actor walked the runway at the India Beach Fashion Week for Vikram Phadnis.
There were four instances of two Indian sailors qualifying for the Olympics earlier but they took part in the same event. This time in Tokyo, India will be taking part in more than one event in sailing.
The actor gave us serious wedding vibes as she sizzled on the ramp.
Dressed in an attractive black dress, the actor hit a sun-kissed beach in Goa during the India Beach Fashion Week.
The actor sizzled on the India Beach Fashion Week ramp as she turned showstopper for designer Rocky S.
Designer Nidhi Munim, who presented her collection Aphrodite, at the India Beach Fashion Week 2017 showcased some exciting trends on the runway.
The 26-year-old Indian, who won two BWF Super 100 titles in Hyderabad and Vietnam this year, went down 15-21, 17-21 to world no 22 Tzu Wei in a 48-minute summit clash to miss out on his maiden Super 300 crown.
Laxmi's bold and powerful message
Men who most frequently wore boxers had significantly higher sperm concentrations and total sperm counts, a study has revealed.
Take a cue from these models on how to nail your festive style.
Take a cue from these celebs to nail your party look.
Meet the headturners at the India Beach Fashion Week.
On the designer's 50th birthday, some cherished moments on the runway.
The 10-year-old who shares his birthday with William Shakespeare talks about his inspiration to write, his mini library and big dream.
Take a cue from these beauties on how to wear the fashionable sneakers trend right.
Now you know why it is so HOT!
From extraordinary designs to innovative styling techniques, this three-day fashion show held in New Delhi had it all.
These hotties have been the toast of the fashion world this year.
With a small team of like-willed youngsters, Himanshu Goenka is creating opportunities for underprivileged children to dream big.
'A robust electoral democracy provides the institutional basis for the generation and regeneration of political hope.'
There is a beguiling allure to 'masstige' brands, which trade places up and down the value spectrum. But they aren't always easy or successful.
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