Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore is India's new sports minister

Athens Olympic silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was on Sunday appointed the new sports minister in place of Vijay Goel, who has been made the minister of state for......

Will these India-China army exercises achieve anything?

'The focus on countering terrorism brings to the issue Beijing's non-serious approach in this regard. India's permanent representative at the UN has raised in vain the issue of funding and the......

Kargil@21: When the choppers attacked the enemy

Twenty one years ago, the Indian Army and Indian Air Force fought a bloody and bitter war to evict Pakistani intruders from the icy heights in Kargil.Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes the......

Meet the teen shooting star who beat Manu at ISSF WC

IMAGE: Suruchi Singh with her gold medal at the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru. Photograph: Kind courtesy The Khel India/X Captivated by the popularity and aura of his illustrious cousin, Virender......

After Glasgow gold, Rai trains sights on Rio

'I dread those days of hard work in the army, waiting for my chance to be selected by my senior officers. 'I was sent back twice from the AMU (Army Marksmanship Unit) at Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) in......

CWG champion Apurvi Chandela wins gold in Shooting Nationals

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Apurvi Chandela did an encore in the women's 10 metres air rifle event on the concluding day of the 58th National Shooting Championships at the Balewadi Shooting......

Why Indian shooters could fire blanks at Paris Olympics

Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar IMAGE: Shooter Vijay Kumar with his 2012 Olympic medal. Photograph: Harish Kotian/Rediff/Files Olympic medallist shooter Vijay Kumar......

I had prepared well, but was unlucky: Jitu Rai

IMAGE: India's Jitu Rai during the Men's 50m Pistol qualifying round at the Summer Olympic 2016 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday. Photograph: Atul Yadav/PTI His Olympic medal aspiration......