After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
From a laidback boy with poor dietary habits, Kidambi Srikanth has become an attacking player who can quickly deploy his considerable skills against tough opponents, writes Anand Datla
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Did Xi deliver a message to Modi at Mamallapuram, which though couched in a velvet glove was time-bound? What was that message? It is clear Indian/Israeli/US spy satellites would not have missed detecting Chinese troop movements towards the Ladakh-Tibet frontier. Then why did some important functionaries in the Government of India choose to only ask the Russians about this in April 2020? Was Russian reassurance of Chinese troop movements being part of a routine exercise the reason that the Leh-based XIV Corps did not mobilise itself for its annual summer exercises near the LAC? A fascinating excerpt from Iqbal Chand Malhotra's new book Red Fear: The China Threat.
Legendary Prakash Padukone was revered as the world number one player during his hey days before the modern day computerised ranking system was introduced.
The beach had sparked a lot of debate, with supporters saying nude swimming helped humans stay in touch with nature, and opponents arguing the move would erode community morals.
Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia became the first player to hold the Olympic and World titles at the same time.
Musharraf said Kashmir was not a complex issue and the leaderships of both the countries have to show maturity, sincerity, develop confidence and trust in each other to settle it in a "reasonable time-line"
New Zealand will be at full strength for their tour of England starting next month.
After losing the first game, the 24-year-old Indian rebounded strongly to clinch a 15-21, 21-13, 21-13 win over Wan Ho in a gruelling second-round clash that lasted almost an hour.
Tourism Minister Rais Munir said train links between the two countries will be restored next month.
Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.
The Indian pair was beaten by third seeds Woon Fui Lin and Mohd Fairuzizua Mohd Tazari of Malaysia in the Asian Satellite badminton championships.
The Indian pair shocked second seeds Kovit Phisetsarasai and Nitipong Saengsila of Thailand in the Asian Satellite badminton championships.
Fed up by his constantly out of action BMW, Lin attempted to drag it thousands of kilometres from Beijing to Hangzhou.
Sports Minister Vikram Verma ruled out immediate resumption of ties with Pakistan despite signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries.
Dalian Shide have been offered more than a million pounds for their 18-year-old Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo, according to a Chinese newspaper.
The Indian stalwart opened up a four-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US$830,000 Asia Japan Okinawa Open.
Zhang Lin, 37, received not only a new ID card showing he was now a woman, but a marriage certificate.
Arpi deserves to be complimented for the commitment and hard work that have gone into this production. The frustrations of seeking reliable documentation from the catacombs of the Indian bureaucracy did not deter him from going after the best information available, and the result is one that he can take much satisfaction in. Ambassador Prabhat P Shukla, Member Advisory Council, Vivekananda International Foundation, reviews Claude Arpi's The End of an Era: India Exits Tibet.
Jeev Milkha Singh was nine-under 207 after three days and in joint lead with Japan's Shingo Katayama and K C Lin of Taiwan
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Teenage striker Dong Fangzhuo signed for the English premiership champions in a 3.5m pound deal with Dalian Shide.
China has expelled four table-tennis players in accordance to an unwritten law in the country that bans romance while training.
They picked gold medals in the men's 85kg and women's 58 kg events respectively at the Afro-Asian Games.
The Indian golfer moved into the joint lead with Lin Chie-Hsiang of Chinese Taipei after the third round of the Taiwan Open.
India's women recurve team kept itself in medal contention by moving to the semifinals of the Asian Games even as the men's recurve team suffered a close 3-5 defeat against Hong Kong to crash out in the elimination round of the archery competition.
