Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal made the request during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Monday.
Powered by awesome running from her team members Olympic 200m Gold medalist Gabby Thomas, 100m Bronze medalist Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry, Sha'Carri Richardson ran a super fast final leg to ensure that the US won its first Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 relay since 2016.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has announced retirement after her heartbreaking disqualification from the Olympics, saying she doesn't have the strength to continue.
The nomination of Patterson will have to be approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee headed by Joseph Biden.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that athletes will have to ensure that they remain below their weight limit and no exception can be provided under any circumstance
Hosting the annual Academy Awards is no walk in the park. But these two actors made it look so easy or so it seems. Here's a look.
Sumariwalla revealed that a lot of measures were taken to ensure that Vinesh could get past the weigh-in despite the lack of time.
Already the first Irish woman to win medals in two Olympics, pride was running high. And then she went for the gold and Diamond Park erupted in thunderous whoops of joy.
'My son needs me, my husband and I have been together since before I won in 2008. He has sacrificed for me'
West Indies award 9 cricketers historic multi-year contracts across men's, women's teams
Glimpses from the opening of the Adani Green Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in London.
The three physics laureates -- Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier have created flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons' extremely rapid movements.
Lalu recalled that it was the place where he burnt midnight oil finalising strategies to arrest senior BJP leader L K Advani and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal.
Vinesh was disqualified on the morning of the Paris Olympics final for exceeding the 50kg weight limit. During the weigh-in, she was found to be 100 grams over the limit.
Hollywood looks very glamorous at the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
India continued its recovery journey and downed China Two 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round of the World Women's Team Chess Championship in Ningbo on Wednesday. Mary Ann Gomes starred in India's lone victory over China Two while the remaining three games were drawn, giving the team a much-needed victory at this stage of the championship.
The COVID-19 virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events and has others donning masks once again at the Paris Games.
Cassandre Beaugrand won gold in the women's triathlon at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday
Organisers make the call based on analysis of river samples taken the previous day at 5 a.m. and after discussions with experts on weather, according to Paris 2024.
'Accusations would be flung about his votes being stolen. He'll say dead people were voting from the grave.' Payal Singh Mohanka reports on the mood ahead of the US presidential election.
Wimbledon attracts celebrities the way the US Open, the French Open and the Australian Open can't.
Women's International Master Mary Ann Gomes assured herself of the girls' title in Asian Junior chess championship after a comfortable victory over Women's International Master N Kruthika with a round to spare on the eighth day of the tournament in Mumbai on Thursday.
'We know that Mira has to go well beyond the 200kg mark. 202kg will not cut it this time but somewhere around 205-206kg should do it. But we are prepared for the challenge.'
Taiwan supporters celebrated their country's first gold medal at the Paris Games on Sunday during a badminton doubles final that took place without their national flag.
Fantasy and road trips rule OTT this week. Sukanya Verma gives you options to take your pick from.
The Indian sporting fraternity reacted with disappointment at the (CAS verdict rejecting wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her Olympic disqualification.
Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be daring, joyful, organisers say
Harmanpreet, Sreejesh shortlisted for FIH Hockey Stars Awards
'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get the people who are already here out of here, and only allow population increases in the white population.'
World No 1 Nicol Ann David says she's well-prepared for the Commonwealth Games.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 12, Tuesday, August 7, 2024:
The 22-year-old An powered through in Paris, however, as her controlled pacing finished off He, with the pair at one point delivering a rally that lasted nearly a minute.
Modi's remarks came in response to a congratulatory message from Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on his election victory.
Paris is hosting the Olympics after 100 long years and the volunteers, who are the heart and soul of the mega multi-sporting competition, see the Games starting July 26 as an event of their lives.
Trudeau said that there was a commitment to work together with India to deal with some "very important issues".
Russia will be asked to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Men's skeet, where competitors use shotguns to break clay targets flung into the air, has become much more competitive over the last decade, and it was "getting harder and harder to win", Hancock observed.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 11, Tuesday, August 6, 2024:
The rejection of Vinesh's appeal means India's tally from the Paris Olympics will be of six medals which includes one silver and five bronze.
Former world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's proposal to train in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games was on Monday cleared by the government.
