Has Rahul Gandhi put his foot into his mouth on Pakistan?
Singapore plans to develop a Special Economic Zone in India and has suggested forming a study team for greater cooperation in banking sector as part of efforts to enhance economic ties.
The Indian ace beat ninth seeded Sung Hwan Park of Korea to enter the semi-finals of the German Open.
An Olympic quota place pocketed, Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) ended his campaign with a silver medal after losing in the final of the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament Qian'an, China on Friday. The 22-year-old Assamese, who is a World Championship bronze-medallist, went down 0-3 to Thailand's Chatchai Butdee in the summit clash. Butdee is the reigning Asian champion. Shiva had booked his ticket to Rio de Janeiro by making the finals yesterday after beating Kazakhstan's Kairat Yeraliyev. Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak once again for L Devendro Singh (49kg), who missed a second opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. The Commonwealth silver-medallist, who lost in the semifinals a day prior, went down in the box-off for the Olympic slot on Friday.
The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06.
The Indian shuttler lost to Olympic champion Taufiq Hidayat in the quarter-finals.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have opted against giving twice Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei a wildcard for the world championship, leaving Malaysia in an awkward selection position.
By late Saturday evening the Chinese had amassed 103 golds from 244 on offer at the Asian Games.
China's charge at the Asian Games continued, with the team scooping up a phenomenal 22 gold medals including the men's badminton team crown.
World Champions China beat India 5-0 in the men's team event at the Doha Asian Games.
Kidambi Srikanth, the centre of attention in the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, can take heart from Hyderabad city mate P V Sindhu for his men's singles quarter-final clash against Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Legendary Prakash Padukone was revered as the world number one player during his hey days before the modern day computerised ranking system was introduced.
Celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom will aim for a historic sixth gold at the AIBA Women' World Championships, the build up of which has been marred by a row over lone Kosovan boxer's participation and poor quality air in the national capital.
An aggregate of eight-under 136 placed Amandeep Johl in fifth place after the second round in the Crown Plaza Open, five shots behind the leader, Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang.
Pune FC played out a 2-2 draw with Nay Pyi Taw FC in their AFC Cup 2014 Group-H opener at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, in Balewadi, Pune, on Wednesday. The point from the match meant Pune FC occupy the second place in the table along with Nay Pyi Taw FC, behind leaders Hong Kong's Kitchee (3 pts).
After adding 271 people last year, the Academy sends out invitations to more than 300 people this year.
China moved closer to defending their titles in the Thomas and Uber Cups with easy quarter-finals victories.
Chetan Anand provided the lone resistance as India went down 0-5 to China in their opening match of the Thomas Cup badminton finals.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
South Korea's women archers mastered trying conditions in the individual competition on Sunday.
After losing the first game, the 24-year-old Indian rebounded strongly to clinch a 15-21, 21-13, 21-13 win over Wan Ho in a gruelling second-round clash that lasted almost an hour.
From a laidback boy with poor dietary habits, Kidambi Srikanth has become an attacking player who can quickly deploy his considerable skills against tough opponents, writes Anand Datla
The beach had sparked a lot of debate, with supporters saying nude swimming helped humans stay in touch with nature, and opponents arguing the move would erode community morals.
Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia became the first player to hold the Olympic and World titles at the same time.
Musharraf said Kashmir was not a complex issue and the leaderships of both the countries have to show maturity, sincerity, develop confidence and trust in each other to settle it in a "reasonable time-line"
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
New Zealand will be at full strength for their tour of England starting next month.
Tourism Minister Rais Munir said train links between the two countries will be restored next month.
The Indian pair was beaten by third seeds Woon Fui Lin and Mohd Fairuzizua Mohd Tazari of Malaysia in the Asian Satellite badminton championships.
The Indian pair shocked second seeds Kovit Phisetsarasai and Nitipong Saengsila of Thailand in the Asian Satellite badminton championships.
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