Paul, who will soon lead a British Parliamentary delegation to India, said: "The CPA wants Commonwealth governments to respond to the needs of people -- to build communities, to address the challenges arising from the growth of urbanisation, to agree a global trade deal and to tackle the greatest threat to us all -- climate change." "There remains more work to be done in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Fiji, but the pressure is on," Paul said on Monday night.
Rediff.com's Norma Godinho and Laxmi Negi glance at the athletes and disciplines likely to win medals for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
It is Sreeja's second WTT singles career title. She had won the Feeder Corpus Christi in January.
In a bid to check expenditure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, in New Delhi, the Union cabinet will appoint an officer of the rank of Principal Commissioner.
PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympic Games' women's singles competition
High on confidence after bagging gold in the Asian Clay Shooting Championship, Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu is now aiming to better his 2006 Commonwealth Games bronze, when Delhi hosts the quadrennial event next year.
A retired IFS officer, 66-year-old Sharma is the first Indian to hold the top job in the Commonwealth. Sharma was widely expected to win the elections as he had the backing of more than 30 of 53 Commonwealth member states, given India's growing economic clout in the international arena.
Top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu says she will take home a lot of positives and confidence despite losing the Malaysia Masters summit clash to China's world No. 7 Wang Zhi Yi in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
Australia's former women's captain Meg Lanning said that her early retirement from international cricket at 31 was forced by bouts of depression and weight-loss
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the world, but instead of choosing them to train young boxers they are picking people who are yes men.'
'The competition is very high in India and the pressure situations we face during trials will definitely help in Olympics. I just wanted to be my best in trials, the fire to perform in trials and the experience of last 15 years really paid off. These things will surely help me in Paris, the experience of playing in the Olympics is there with me.'
The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as polling booths opened across the United Kingdom on Thursday, with millions expected to turn out to cast their votes in the general election.
Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 7, Friday, August 2, 2024:
Kidambi Srikanth's opening round match ended in agony as he retired due to a knee injury after lagging 14-21, 3-11 against Japan's fifth seed Kodai Naraoka.
Global rights group Human Rights Watch has asked the Commonwealth to shift its meeting, scheduled for November, out of Sri Lanka, unless Colombo makes "prompt, measurable, and meaningful progress on human rights".
During an interview with PTI, Vice-President of Tactical Intelligence, Stratfor, Scott Stewart said: "Yes. Two days after the February 13, 2010 blast in Pune, Ilyas Kashmiri (wanted Al Qaeda terrorist) threatened the Field Hockey World Cup, the Indian Premier League cricket competition and the Commonwealth Games."
Less than three years away, the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi, are all but breathing down our necks. But is the city any nearer to having the infrastructure needed for the event than it was in November 2003, when it won the bid to host
Ayhika Mukherjee, ranked 155, punched way above her weight to pull off a brilliant 3-1 win against World No 1 Sun Yingsha.
The inaugural meeting of the commission will be held at Marlborough House in London on Friday, Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon announced on Tuesday.
India have been drawn alongside six-time champions Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A for the women's T20 World Cup in October.
Kaul has asked both the British and Indian governments to nominate him for the coveted post.
You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044. Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding - and it is this trifecta India needs to work on, systematically, asserts Prem Panicker.
Photos from the 20th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Australia are pushing ahead with plans to compete at next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi despite a report England may pull out due to security concerns. The chief of Australia's Commonwealth Games team, Perry Crosswhite, said Australia are comfortable with the level of security.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of French Open Super 750 badminton tournament.
Canada's sporting legends and upcoming prospects were in attendance when this year's Commonwealth Games' Queen's Baton arrived in Toronto last week.
From firewood to barbells, no burden is too heavy for India's Mirabai
The Indian team are in Pool B along with Pakistan, Malaysia, Wales, England, and will begin their campaign on April 7 against Pakistan.
His unwavering consistency and relentless pursuit of gold set an unparalleled example in the realm of athletics.
Pakistan's foreign office spokesman expressed disappointment at the Commonwealth's ultimatum, and said that decisions of vital importance would be taken in accordance with Pakistan's national interests, and not on the basis of artificially set external timelines.
World Championship bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin went down 0-4 against Ireland's Jude Gallagher.
Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Mo Farah lead a cast of the world's leading athletes descending on Glasgow to compete in the Commonwealth Games starting in Scotland's biggest city on Wednesday.
Images from the XIX Commonwealth Games baton handing over ceremony outside Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday.
Ace Indian shuttler Chetan Anand dreams of winning a gold medal in next year's Commonwealth Games and says he would prepare for the mega event in a such way that he gets regular match practice and also improve on the fitness front. The winner of the recently concluded Syed Modi Grand Prix is hoping that home conditions would help him realise his dream.
Six Indian writers, including Jahnavi Barua and Rahul Bhattacharya, figure in the shortlists of the 2012 Commonwealth Book and Short Story Prizes.
Images from Day 10 of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
As the three-day Commonwealth Summit of 53 nations is in progress at Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago, Canada has come out publicly that they are opposed to the next 2011 Commonwealth summit taking place in Sri Lanka.
Maldives has been suspended from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group, the most powerful panel of the Commonwealth body, following the recent political turmoil in the country that led to the ouster of its first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed.
Murali Sreeshankar has been ruled out of Paris Olympics after sustaining a knee injury during training.
