Bajrang Punia says that he has learnt from his mentor Yogeshwar Dutt that conquering big names is the only way to earn a big name.
Congratulatory messages pour in for badminton superstar PV Sindhu on winning her second Olympic medal on Sunday.
India swept the International Hockey Federation's annual awards on Wednesday, claiming all the top honours, based on a voting system which was lambasted as a "failure" by men's Olympic champions Belgium, prompting the FIH to say that it would try to figure why some associations did not cast their ballot.
'About 90 per cent of our netas have no loyalty and will go with the winner.'
The National Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday sought an additional report from the institution.
Ravi stood on top of the podium, with a scintillating show in the 57kg.
Top India batsman Shikhar Dhawan saw it as a historic day of celebration, while former cricketer Mohammed Kaif reminded the country of its culture of peaceful coexistence as sportspersons reacted to the bhoomi pujan ceremony for a temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.
Mithali Raj will lead the India Blue team in the Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy, beginning August 14 in Alur, Bengaluru.
The 37-year-old cricketer, who retired from T20s last September, remains India's ODI captain and plans to carry on till the 2021 World Cup.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Frida
A large number of farmers on Tuesday squatted at the gates of the district headquarters in Karnal, locked in a showdown with Haryana's Bharatiya Janata Party-led government over a police lathi-charge last month.
Das is the first Indian track athlete to win a medal in the history of this competition.
The BJP threw a counter punch, claiming that the Gandhi family tried to help Mallya's floundering Kingfisher Airlines in 2011-12.
'One cannot deny that the show is tempting.' 'It gives you a lot of fame for whatever time it may be.' 'If you are smart, you can stretch it for more than a year.' 'It gives you the kind of fame that movies or other television projects don't give.' 'Of course, the money is also great, even more if you win the show.'
All the Opposition parties will submit a notice for a debate on a resolution on intolerance.
Taking serious note of repeated defiance of orders to make himself present before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, its chairman P L Punia has issued arrest warrants against a senior superintendent of police of Gautam Buddha Nagar. He has been asked to ensure his presence on October 25, the next date of hearing in the case of seven Bhatta-Parsaul women alleging rape.
Rubina, along with Jasmin Bhasin, Abhinav Shukla, Shehzad Deol and Jaan Sanu have been nominated this week.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched India's first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games after defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men's 65 kg freestyle title bout, in Jakarta, on Sunday.
It's a shocking Monday in the Bigg Boss house!
Grace Stewart's goal in the third quarter was enough to take the home side through for a meeting with New Zealand in the semi-finals.
Salman Khan passes his first verdict on Bigg Boss 14.
Manika Batra cruised to the semi-finals of the women's singles even as experienced paddler Mouma Das ended her campaign in the Commonwealth Games table tennis event.
The novel coronavirus outbreak has affected their Olympic preparations but India's top athletes like P V Sindhu and Bajrang Punia say they are optimistic about the quadrennial event going ahead as scheduled despite the current health crisis. Olympic silver-medallist Sindhu says she can understand the apprehensions of fellow shuttlers, including compatriot Sania Nehwal, who is racing against time to qualify for the Games due to the cancellation of tournaments in the wake of the outbreak. The Olympic Games are scheduled to start in Tokyo, from July 24.
With the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections just around the corner, senior Congress leader from the state P L Punia has pitted himself against Union minister Ambika Soni over the yet unreleased Bollywood film 'Arakshan' directed by Prakash Jha.
Terming the Congress a "shackle" for the alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal Shivanand Tiwari said the party had contested on 70 seats but did not hold as many rallies.
After winning the ODI series 2-1, Indian women lost momentum and subsequently the T20 series.
The Congress on Monday stepped attacked on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj alleging there was "quid pro quo" involved in her "assistance" to Lalit Modi in obtaining British travel documents and demanded that the scam-tainted former Indian Premier League commissioner be brought back and tried in India.
The Congress on Wednesday lauded the armed forces and Indira Gandhi's 'lion-hearted leadership' for India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, with Rahul Gandhi saying it was a time when neighbouring countries recognised the mettle of the Indian prime minister and feared violating our borders.
Several politicians said they were not even aware of the provision in the UP Act.
Is L-O-V-E really brewing in Bigg Boss 14?
Kamalpreet Kaur, who finished second in the qualification round in the Olympics women's discus throw on Saturday, says she has 'natural talent' to play cricket as a batsman.
The house gets divided for the new captaincy task!
Discus thrower Seema Antil added her name to the long list of Indian athletes who have crashed out of the Rio Olympics on Monday after finishing a lowly ninth in her Group B qualifying round, and 20th overall.
While Aly Goni directly gets nominated for another week, Bigg Boss asks Abhinav Shukla to give away his personal things permanently as a punishment.
Savita, who was part of the Rio squad, believes the team is much improved now, evident from its recent performances against top sides.
World No 1 Bajrang has recently stamped his authority at the Asian Championship in Xi'an, China by clinching a gold medal in the men's 65kg freestyle event.
Recently appointed chairman of the NationalCommission for Scheduled Castes chief P L Punia on Wednesday pointedly accused the Mayawati government of being "insensitive" to the plight of Dalits in Uttar Pradesh.
Virat Kohli? M C Mary Kom? Neeraj Chopra?
The atmosphere in the house turns intense as housemates fight in the new captaincy task!
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 79 but South Africa registered a five-wicket victory in a low-scoring fifth and final women's ODI to seal the series 4-1.
