India has just 28 Olympic medals to its credit since making a debut back in 1900.
While the state's decision to take the road to Prohibition has been given a communal twist, there are several political imperatives of the move
A modern day prince and princess are getting married in Bengaluru this weekend.
Rookie Manisha outclasses two-time bronze medallist Christina Cruz
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Counting of votes is underway in assembly byelection to 58 seats in 11 states including Madhya Pradesh where the results will decide the fate of the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday.
Railways sprinter Merlin K Joseph smashed the 13-year-old national record in women's 100m race in the semi-finals on Sunday, but could manage only a bronze in the finals on the second day of the 53rd National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
Ram Gopal Varma doesn't really care what people think about him.
Barring Maharashtra, the poll percentage in rest of the states was in excess of 60 per cent while in Puducherry it was 80.47 per cent.
Two unassuming young women saved India the humiliation of returning empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time since Barcelona in 1992 with awe-inspiring performances at Rio.
The inspiring story of Birubala Rabha who will go to any lengths to protect the 'witches'!
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