All of the 15 shooters are capable of winning medals, but few are seen as sure shot to secure podium finishes
The novel coronavirus outbreak has prompted India to withdraw from next month's shooting World Cup in Cyprus, the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI) revealed on Friday.
Participating in the continental tournament as guest invitee, the Indians only shot in the MQS section, and hence, their scores were not considered for medals.
Poorna tied the knot with industrialist Namit Soni on Saturday as big names from Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan to Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Zaheer Khan and Sunil Chhetri graced the big day.
Featuring among others the stars of Newton, Victoria and Abdul and Fukrey Returns.
Singh shot a score of 587 (291 in precision and 296 in rapid) in the individual competition to grab the gold ahead of American Henry Leverett (584) and Korean Lee Jaekyoon (582).
Check out the complete schedule of Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics
He will be one of the few in the audience for this year's Ramlila as general spectators will not be allowed to watch the show physically due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The nine-day enactment of the life of Lord Ram as per the epic Ramayana will be a virtual affair this year.
Two-time Olympic champion Vincent Hancock of the USA won the men's skeet competition, the concluding event of the year's first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup.
The last two months of the year have plenty of entertainment to offer.
Indian pistol shooters, on Wednesday, pulled off a clean sweep in the 10m air pistol event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championship with Shahzar Rizvi, Omkar Singh and Jitu Rai winning gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
Bollywood celebs and cricketers attended the film's screening.
The Indian shooters will begin training at the venue from July 19, having got their rooms allotted at the games village after arriving in Tokyo in the wee hours of Saturday.
Best looks from Vogue x Nykaa Fashion: The Power List.
Stars spotted at the special screening of Sonam Kapoor's Neerja!
Even as Sonam Kapoor threw a Diwali party, Amitabh Bachchan hosted a grand celebration too.
The 10 teams in the league will be bidding heavily for the Indian players in a list of 590 cricketer
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
A modern day prince and princess are getting married in Bengaluru this weekend.
Bollywood puts its best fashion foot forward.
Film actors, a fashion designer and DJs were among the 44 people who tested positive for drugs consumed at a high-profile rave party at a posh hotel in Juhu, Mumbai in May, police said on Saturday. The two persons, who tested negative for the drugs, were identified as Amrit Sagar, grandson of Ramanand Sagar, director of television serial 'Ramayan' and Rahul Sughand.
Guidelines have been issued by the Commission for safe conduct of the electoral exercise in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic. These guidelines include lowering the maximum number of voters for a polling booth from 1,600 to 1,000, staggering the polling hours and extending postal ballot facility to those above 80.
For Dosanjh to stand by his faith, retain the turban and beard, and yet not trivialise himself in the roles he has essayed, is really his biggest achievement, observes Sandeep Goyal.
Here's looking at Bollywood's coolest turbanators!
Take a look at the arrivals.
PeeCee returns to Mumbai and headlines the Zee Cine Awards.
Vinod Mirani gives us his weekly verdict.
Presenting the best-dressed celebs at the Vogue Beauty Awards which took place in Mumbai.
Eight policemen including two special police officers were arrested when they were caught red handed in a sting operation drive by senior police officers in Jammu.
The remaining qualification rounds will be followed by the six-man final on Sunday. 81 shooters are in the fray.
New participants included Chinese players such as Great Wall Motors and Haima Automobile along with Olectra.
The hits and misses of the week.
The world's richest man and the founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos bonded with Bollywood at a grand party thrown in his honour.
Not exactly meant for family audiences, Main Tera Hero is a refreshingly unpretentious, says Paloma Sharma.
All the action from the Amazon India Fashion Week in Delhi.
Check out the star arrivals.
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