Ace Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who finished a historic fourth in Rio Olympics vault, aspires to beat reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles of US in Tokyo Games four years later. "My next aim is to beat Simone Biles in Tokyo 2020, that's my target. I know very well that if I aspire to beat the champion, I would at least finish with a gold or silver," the 23-year-old who was given a golden crown at a felicitation ceremony of FD Block Sarbojanin Puja Committee said.
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Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, she said: "The July 12 blast was carried out to target my minister, Nand Gopal Nandi, whose popularity had become an eye sore for the entire Opposition, whom he left far behind at the 2007 state assembly election."
Confusion over the death of a person in the bomb attack on Uttar Pradesh minister Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' in Allahabad cleared on Tuesday with police admitting that one person was killed in the incident even as Congress accused the administration of trying to hush up the death.
Ten Indians, including four women, made it to the main singles draw of the NCC Indian Open ITTF Pro Tour 2010 after the qualifying round at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi, on Thursday. In the men's singles, Abhishek Ravichandran, Anirban Nandi, Sanil Shetty, Subhajit Saha, Amalraj Anthony Arputharaj and Sourav Chakraborty will join top seeded Indian Sharath Kamal in the main draw of 32 players.
From auto, refrigerator, and mobile handset makers to real estate firms, companies are tying up with banks to dole out attractive finance schemes and discounts to make buying more affordable.
Bhati claimed that SAI Project Manager Rajinder Pathania is not clearing the team because he wants to go for the two events.
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According to sources, government officials have asked industry bodies and manufacturers to submit key concerns and requirements to begin manufacturing activity.
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An ambitious exhibition tells the story of India as also the history of the world.
A remarkable number of young people are getting hooked onto erotic literature. Why do these aficionados prefer the written word to let their imagination run riot to the usual audio-visual erotica? Arnab Nandy reports.
Dipa Karmakar's historic 4th place finish in Artistic Gymnastics drew praise from the entire nation. The Tripura girl performed with exceptional grit but missed out on a medal by a narrow margin. The 22-year old, who had earlier become the first Indian gymnast to qualify for finals, was lauded by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and former cricketer Virender Sehwag.
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It seems gentleness doesn't pay, for a new study has revealed that nice guys are paid less than their aggressive counterparts.
The Congress party in Andhra Pradesh seems all set to unleash two aces to counter actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's juggernaut.
An influential American magazine has listed almost half a dozen Indians including Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and novelist Salman Rushdie, in a list of world's top 100 'public intellectuals'. Journalist-author Fareed Zakaria and San Diego-based neuroscientist V S Ramachandran, historian Ramachandra Guha, political psychologist Ashis Nandy and environmentalist Sunita Narain are also on the list.
Telugu director Krishna Vamsi answered questions from his fans during a rediff chat.
Chief Minister Adityanath has total assets worth over Rs 71 lakh, while Deputy CM Keshav Prasad has total assets of over Rs 9 crore.
Following Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam's death, Twitter was flooded with tributes to the late president.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
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Dipa Karmakar's historic 4th place finish in Artistic Gymnastics drew praise from the entire nation. The Tripura girl performed with exceptional grit but missed out on a medal by a narrow margin. The 22-year old, who had earlier become the first Indian gymnast to qualify for finals, was lauded by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and former cricketer Virender Sehwag.
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Durable, automobile and real estate players have been lobbying hard for a tax cut, saying it will boost demand.
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Union Minister of State for Mines T Subbarami Reddy, Advisor on Public Affairs Dr K V P Ramachandra Rao and Telugu Desam Party founder N T Rama Rao's son Nandamuri Harikrishna are among the six candidates who filed their nominations on Saturday for Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Andhra Pradesh slated for March 26.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
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The government is expected to dole out some populist policies, especially for the rural / farm sector while presenting the interim budget, given that the country is heading towards general elections over the next few months.
10-man Churchill Brothers fought valiantly but had to be content with a 1-1 draw against Mahindra United in the last of the quarter-final group league matches at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Reisangmi Vashum beat Mahindra goalkeeper Mahindra United Amit Nandi as early as the eighth minute to give Churchill the lead. Churchill Brothers held on to the lead till the 75th minute, when Edeh Chidi scored the equaliser.
Former India coach Anil Kumble is in the running for the Coach of the Year award in the inaugural edition of the Indian Sports Honours, instituted by the RP-SG Group in association with the foundation of skipper Virat Kohli.
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