Thai firefighter Pinyo Pukpinyo is known as one of the most daring snake wranglers in Bangkok. The 50-year-old, a firefighter by day, has caught about 10,000 snakes during the 16 years he has performed this dangerous task.
Sex workers around the world are the hardest hit in these times of social distancing.
Varun Dhawan cancelled his promotional activities for JugJugg Jeeyo for a few days to be with his father.
Thailand voted on Sunday under heavy security in violence-plagued snap elections amid boycott calls from the opposition, which forced cancellation of polls in 45 constituencies across the politically polarised country.
A total of 11.45 lakh candidates out of 20.38 lakh have qualified the examination, up by 48 per cent from last year.
In what was India's first-ever appearance in the tournament finale, they defeated the record 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand to lift the Thomas Cup 2022 title.
40-year-old Sharath showed that age was just a number.
Coach Vimal Kumar compared this triumph to India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win, hoping it will spur the popularity of badminton.
The Bangkok Post reported that Beijing has warned ships to stay away from the region.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who had pulled out of two top events -- FBK Games in the Netherlands and Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland -- due to a muscle strain he sustained last month, has started training but is yet to recover fully.
Did you blink? There was a total eclipse of the moon on Saturday -- and it was an unusually short one.
Hardeep sprung a surprise by booking an Olympic quota place for India in Greco-Roman wrestling, which is not the country's forte, after making the 98kg category final on the last day of the Asian Olympic Qualification championship, in Astana, on Sunday.
Suspension, internal mudslinging and factionalism overshadowed some stellar performances by Indian archers as the sport went from bad to worse with just a few months left for Tokyo Olympics in an eventful 2019. The biggest blow to Indian archery came in August when World Archery suspended the national federation after two warring groups conducted parallel elections in Delhi and Chandigarh in a clear defiance of the international body's guidelines.
The Indian men's team will face Chinese Taipei in group C of Thomas Cup Final later in the day.
Tirkey exuded confidence of coming out with flying colours in the upcoming polls.
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Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth will lock horns with Japan's Koki Watanabe, while Sourabh Verma faces France's Toma Junior Popov.
Kidambi Srikanth's experience at the Thailand tour has been far from pleasant
Toppo is a product of the Sports Hostel, Panposh, Rourkela. She first represented her state team in 2007 and her performances in domestic competitions saw her getting selected for U-18 Girls Asia Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in 2011 where India won a bronze medal. She was first selected to represent the senior national team in 2012 in the FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin.
The Indian team, comprising Olympic hopefuls PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and B Sai Praneeth, have been allotted training timings. The players also had their first gym session in the afternoon.
Suu Kyi, 76, faces charges including incitement, violation of Covid-19 protocols and violation of the Official Secrets Act, which add up to combined maximum sentences of more than 100 years.
Prannoy will next face world number one and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen on Friday.
India were to send a second-string team for the tournament and all the tickets and booking arrangements had been done. The decision to pull out was taken after getting the Sports Authority of India advisory on Wednesday evening.
The Indian men's team is searching for its maiden medal at the tournament. No Indian men's team has ever reached the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup.
Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu is set to fly out of London on Sunday -- she will reach Bangkok via Doha.
A state memorial service for cricketing great Shane Warne will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the evening of March 30.
Manika will clash with world No. 23 Chen Szu Yu from Taipei in the quarter-finals on Friday.
GoAir has temporarily suspended all its international operations -- Dammam, Kuwait, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Phuket and Male -- starting March 17 until April 15.
Domestically, Indians are exploring popular beach destinations, the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the North-Eastern region as well.
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Since the purported seizure on Friday night, social media has gone abuzz with gossip about her alleged relationship with the senior Trinamool Congress leader.
'All the matches are going to be tough but I have to shrug it off and get ready for tomorrow's match.'
We very much hope that wisdom dawns on the Chinese side, Jaishankar said in Bangkok.
India has entered the final of the Thomas Cup for the first time since the tournament began 73 years back.
About 500 Thai police officials on Monday staged a rare protest to express their anger after dealing with months of violent anti-government protests and demanded the right to protect themselves instead of being left as "sitting ducks".
Life will hardly remain the same when we get to the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. Economists and social scientists are predicting lasting changes in the way we live, work and eat. Already many eateries around the world are adapating to the virus in order to facilitate sales. Here's how dining out will look during the coronavirus pandemic.
PV Sindhu eked out a three-game win over world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan
Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari will have to finish in top-3 to make the last available berth for the Tokyo Olympics which opens on July 23.
Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports led the tributes for the champion pugilist.
