Decorated para-athlete and India's lone woman Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik has been elected as president of Paralympic Committee of India though the results of the elections are subject to a pending case in the Delhi High Court. The 49-year-old Deepa, who won a silver in shot put F-53 event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, was elected unopposed as president in the PCI polls held in Bengaluru on Friday.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Monday. Check out their schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Sunday. Check out their schedule.
Bhojpuri actress Divyaa Dwivedi played Savita Bhabhi on Jay Hind -- India's first online comedy show.
BCCI is one of the richest sporting bodies in world sports with a license to rule world cricket but it was Jagmohan Dalmiya who will be credited with it.
'I accept that huge responsibility very humbly.'
'The Naxals started firing indiscriminately.' 'The whole jungle echoed with the sound of bullets.' 'The only thing I heard from that side was 'Chhodna kisi ko nahi (don't let anyone escape)'.'
The Election Commission on Friday gave the go-ahead to the airing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat programme on Sunday.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Friday. Check out their time schedule
Television owners might have to again shell out a licence fee- this time to fund state-owned Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan and All India Radio, if a government committee has its way.
'Maoists are enraged that the media is reporting the truth.' 'They want to physically isolate the media and psychologically isolate the villagers who have found the confidence to speak to the press about the real situation.' 'Like terrorism ended in Punjab, Naxalism will end in Chhattisgarh,' the AIIMS doctor-turned IPS officer and SP of Dantewada tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
With Sushant Singh Rajput making his debut in Kai Po Che, we check out other TV actors we would love to see in films.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Thursday. Check out their time schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday. Check out their time schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Tuesday. Check out their time schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Saturday. Check out their time schedule.
'This is about reviving this country as a centre of Hindutva at Ayodhya.'
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the nation on Friday night to explain the government's recent decisions on economic reforms, which have triggered widespread political protests across the country. The prime minister will address the nation at 8 pm on Doordarshan about the recent decisions on economic reforms, officials said.
Government-owned Prasar Bharati, the country's largest broadcaster, had decided to sue the Television Audience Measurement (TAM) agency, citing an alleged inaccurate representation of data on Doordarshan's coverage, said an official. The legal suit would be filed in India within a week, the official added.
Females contributed to 47 per cent of the tournament reach.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Monday. Check out their schedule.
On the occasion of International Yoga Day, ministers from the Centre and various state cabinets came out and practised yoga to mark the third anniversary of the event.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Friday. Check out their schedule.
Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Monday. Check out their time schedule.
Delhi Union of Journalists President Sujata Madhok, S K Pandey, general secretary, and other members have welcomed the Supreme Court order granting bail to Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi who has been behind bars since March in the Israeli diplomat car attack case.
A report prepared by the Association for Democratic Reforms states that the total tax exemptions received by six national parties during financial years 2006 to 2009 is Rs 510.02 crore. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Terming the state "pride" of the country, Modi said it is the gateway of the nation as it guards the frontier. It is the duty of the government to develop the state at any cost, he said.
'The Internet helped us get quick reality checks, what the audience liked, didn't like.' 'Then the film industry started noticing us, because of the Internet.'
President Pranab Mukherjee will deliver his maiden address to the nation on Tuesday on the eve of 66th Independence Day.
Before he came to the US, he also held senior positions internationally for Levi-Strauss & Co, Unilever and the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
People in Bukhari's field could not digest the fact that he was no more.
The actor, who passed away in a road accident on October 25, was best known for his TV show Flop Show.
Companies are rushing to sign up and run promotions for the 2012 London Olympics.
Providing official secret information to a journalist is a 'criminal act' and both the giver and the receiver will have to go to jail, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday referring to the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami doing the rounds of social media.
Tracing the actor's stunning fashion transformation through the years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss the preparations for launching Doordarshan's 'Kisan TV' on May 26, to coincide with the first anniversary celebrations of the National Democratic Alliance government.
