India's newly-appointed Athletics High Performance Director Derek Boosey feels the country has a realistic chance of winning an elusive track-and-field medal in the 2020 Olympics provided the focus is on 'talented' juniors.
Mary Kom had also won a gold medal at the India Open boxing tournament in May
Qantas has decided to keep its fleet of A380 superjumbos grounded for at least next 72 hours as investigations continue into the incident of last week's mid-air engine failure that caused a major scare.
TikTok is up against not just government sanction but also a set of feisty home-grown brands that have raised the 'vocal for local' banner to stake claim to the platform's vast small-town reach, point out T E Narasimhan and Sai Ishwar.
'We may have the finest criminal laws, but of what use are they when it can ensure neither a quick, time-bound trial nor punishment?' 'The outcome, then, will be extra-judicial solutions like what the Telangana police has hit upon,' argues Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
'The anti-India biases of the Western elite can be attributed to the unease these privileged nations feel at the rise of Asian nations like India and China.' 'But what ought to shock all right-thinking Indians is that many of our own countrymen/women have joined this chorus,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Indian-American Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor from Louisiana, on Monday refrained from giving a definite answer on if he would make a bid for the 2012 United States presidential election.
Up to 7,650 people have been killed and nearly 900 students feared buried after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale rocked South West China's Sichuan province on Monday. The government rushed its troops to the earthquake-struck Wenchuan County of southwest Sichuan province for disaster relief work, with President Hu Jintao ordering all out effort efforts to help the affected people.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
Behind the movement are shock-workers functioning quietly to ensure that a seemingly spontaneous, apolitical, grassroots mobilisation sustains itself without dribbling into chaos or violence. Sai Manish lists some of them.
Dr Rajesh Talwar, who walked free after spending 50 agonising days in prison in connection with the Noida double murder case, on Saturday said the family's stand "has now been vindicated". "I was in a lot of grief. I thank God and the CBI as what my family has been saying all along now stands vindicated," a tired looking Talwar told reporters.
Darbar's music, the direction, sets, props, the rest of the cast are all there with one single purpose: To make Rajinikanth look like the superstar he already is, says A Ganesh Nadar.
The chef prepared his famous butter chicken on the popular cooking game show.
In an embarrassment to India, the country has been warned of heavy penalty by the Olympic Council of Asia if it withdraws from sending teams in a few disciplines in the upcoming Asian Games, a development which led to the IOA slamming some government officials for "ruining sport".
'Mr. Bhamara would like to state that he was and remains a clean competitor and has always played basketball fairly'
'But, of course, in cricket anything can happen. While England start the favourites, there are other teams which are also playing some good cricket'
'They insist to compete in national cross country just a week ahead of the much important Mumbai Marathon where top runners will compete. Imagine, if your boss tells you each week, several times a day 'I stop your salary, I stop your salary', how you would feel...'
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
The Paralympic Committee of India on Wednesday washed its hands off the reported incident of a blind para-swimmer being left to fend for herself in Berlin, saying the sanctioned amount could not be distributed due to the non-availability of court-appointed committee chairman.
'WADA had never intervened in Narsingh's matter and no clearance is required.'
Will the fans rush back to the stadium once sport resumes? Will training abroad be as hassle-free as it used to be? What about contact sports where social distancing can't really be practised? Some of India's biggest sportspersons -- current and former -- gave their views on future of sports once the action resumes.
Earlier, the IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said expenses of the ceremonial dress and playing kits of the athletes do not come from its coffers. He claimed that cost will be borne by the sponsors who have signed a contract with it to deal with only the affiliated federations.
Some unlikely celebrities are behind multiple campaigns to fight the fake news menace.
'Shah Rukh Khan is a born entertainer.' 'From five year olds to a 105 year old, Shah Rukh will charm and entertain everyone.' 'With Salman, a lot of people have come back intimidated.' 'But I enjoy my adventures with Salman because you just have to be yourself.'
Thanks to Sharad Pawar and him alone, Maharashtra has shown that the Modi-Shah duo can be halted. The next step is to take the battle to Dilli, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
A look at few gurus who have attracted controversy in recent times.
When the boy started choking, his mother tried to pull the 7x4 cm fish out of his mouth but it was very firmly lodged and could not be removed, she later said.
India's top discus thrower Vikas Gowda has retired, the Athletics Federation of India confirmed on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
Guwahati became the fifth Indian city to be ratified as a venue for next year's Under-17 football World Cup after a FIFA inspection team gave its thumbs up to the venue's preparedness and facilities.
D Ramanaidu's body was kept at the Ramanaidu studio in Hyderabad for his fans and members of the film industry to pay their last respects
Bengaluru-based Creo offers an operating system that promises unique features and frequent updates.
The doodle you're seeing on Google's home page today is created by Vaidehi Reddy, a class 9 student of Army Public School, Pune.
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