Local favourite Digvijay Singh closed with a flawless six-under-par 66 to end an agonizing 12-year wait for his maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India in New Delhi on Sunday.
Whether it is clemency for Rajiv Gandhi killers or Afzal guru or Bhullar; the motive behind this 'clemency' is same -- vote bank politics. The punishment whether life term, death sentence etc needs to be carried out, says Varad Varenya.
As events of the 26/11 attacks and similar others, retreat from the collective memory, they remain very much part of the lives of the victims and their families. How and why is it important to adopt a rights-based approach towards victims and perpetrators?
Three eminent writers from Punjab announced that they were returning their Sahitya Akademi awards, while Kannada writer Aravind Malagatti resigned from the body's general council, joining the growing protest by litterateurs over "rising intolerance" and "communal" atmosphere.
Shiv Kapur and Arjun Atwal staged a fine comeback on the back nine to take a share of the lead into the final round of the inaugural Dubai Open.
Shooter Ronjan Sodhi picked for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the selection committee.
Caddie-turned-pro Ashok Kumar lifted the DLF Masters title trophy riding on his overnight eight-stroke lead after rain washed out the final day of the PGTI event in Gurgaon on Sunday.
The victim, who had flown back to the US soon after the incident, appeared before a special fast track court and deposed against the six arrested accused.
Somdev Devvarman won India a gold medal in tennis after beating Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the men's singles final at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
A fast track trial court on Thursday framed charges against the six accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gang rape case and will commence recording of evidence against them from January 13.
A fast track trial court deferred framing charges against the six accused in the Tata Institute of Social Sciences gangrape case till January 7 on Tuesday.
Jyoti Randhawa turned in a blemishfree three-under 69 to rise to the tied eighth spot but Gaganjeet Bhullar (75) continued to languish at the bottom after the penultimate round of the Johnnie Walker Golf Championship in Perthshire, Scotland.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday.
Just another golfer in his rookie season till some time ago, caddie-turned-pro C Muniyappa is finding it hard to believe that he will rub shoulders with greats like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the WGC-HSBC Champions starting in Shanghai on Thursday.
Back in form, Jyoti Randhawa remained in hunt for a top five finish, carding a sedate two-under 70 to lie tied eighth after the midway stage of the $7,000,000 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai.
Bejoy Nambiar's gripping slice-of-mess about things spiraling out of control find an expression in a striking ensemble and volatile scenery, notes Sukanya Verma.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist discus thrower Seema Antil Punia also have been recommended for the Arjuna Award.
Five Indo-Canadians have been elected to the Alberta Legislative Assembly, elections for which were held on March 3. There are four lesgislators elected on the Progressive Conservative label and one as Liberal. They include Manmeet Bhullar, who has just turned 28, still studying law at Windsor University.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Gaurav Ghei finished tied 28th, best by an Indian, as the Volvo China Open went down the history books as one of the few tournaments that did not see a even a single player breaking par in the final day.
Gaurav Ghei zoomed up the leader-board to tied 29th after carding a three-under 69 as three Indians made the cut while four others fell by the wayside after the halfway stage of the $ 2.2 million Volvo China Open in Beijing on Saturday.
Gaurav Ghei zoomed up the leader-board to tied 29th after carding a three-under 69 as three Indians made the cut and four others, including Shiv Kapur, fell by the wayside after the halfway stage of the US $2.2 million Volvo China Open in Beijing on Friday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Men's quartet of Gaganjeet Bhullar, Anirban Lahiri, Chiragh Kumar and Joseph Chakola won the silver medal at the golf team event.
Ashok Kumar fired a four-under 66 to set a new tournament record on way to clinch the top prize of Rs 11.34 lakh.
'I support Udta Punjab because we must show the reality of Punjab.' 'If there is a problem, it should be highlighted, not hidden.' 'The truth must come out and people must know the harmful effects of drugs.'
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has planned to launch NBA AcademyIndia, an elite basketball training centre in the National Capital Region (NCR), next April for the top men and women prospects from across the country.
Following Satnam's historic draft into the Dallas Mavericks for the 2015 NBA season, the mystery of Satnam will hopefully be unravelled in the upcoming season.
Now, with an aim to make basketball the second-most followed sport in India, the NBA launched its customized NBA.com in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The new managing directors will assume their enhanced role at the investment banking firm with effect from January 1, 2014.
Vaqas Ahmed and Tariq Mahmood won the last two holes to give Pakistan a one-point lead in the Ravi Kirloskar Trophy India - Pakistan golf tournament.
Amandeep Johl and Feroz Ali are in tied-second position after the opening day in the Petroleum Golf Championship.
The 16-year-old is assured of finishing his rookie season as winner of the Royal Challenge Indian Golf Tour's Order of Merit.
Manav Das beat Aditya Singh in a play-off to win the Royal Challenge South title at the par-70
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Shiv Kapur failed to nail any of the birdie putts that came his way but the Indian golfer still managed to turn in an even par 72 that saw him finish tied 16th at the US$ 7 million CIMB Classic, an event jointly sanctioned by Asian and PGA Tours, in Kuala Lumpur.
SpiceJet had bet its fortunes heavily on the new version of the 737 of which it has 13 planes in its fleet and another 193 aircraft on order
The Punjab police has arrested a Border Security Force jawan for allegedly helping in cross border smuggling of weapons and narcotics.
India's Shiv Kapur produced a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages to win the Royal Cup and end the year on a high note by claiming his third Asian Tour title of 2017 in Pattaya.
Five years on, US company that won the auction for the aircraft is running pillar-to-post, unable to take possession as DGCA hasn't deregistered the jet
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