Indian boxing legend M C Mary Kom, who claimed a gold medal on debut at the Commonwealth Games, will be India's flagbearer at the event's closing ceremony, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.
Seasoned Indian luger Shiva Keshavan on Sunday won a silver medal at the Asian Championship which concluded in Nagano, Japan.
In a men's singles quarter-final match earlier in the day, Sameer Verma too was shown the door after he suffered a 10-21, 12-21 loss to second seed Shi Yuqi of China.
India will be represented by a record 121 athletes, including 54 women, at the Olympics.
Wrestler Bajrang Punia pledged to donate his sixth months' salary towards Haryana's COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, made the announcement of the beginning of the flights during his address at the inauguration of the International Vesak Day, the biggest festival of Buddhists.
India may not have played a Test match for more than three months now but off-spinner R Ashwin held on to his eighth spot in the ICC Test bowlers' rankings led by South African paceman Dale Steyn.
"If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian visa to any Amazon official. We will also rescind the Visas issued earlier," Swaraj warned.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 21,143 and the 50-unit Nifty was down 23 points at 6,291.
Addressing a press conference, Trump described Modi as a "terrific" leader and India as a "tremendous country".
Gauri Ghadi speaks with enthusiastic fans just before the iconic Sachin Tendulkar steps out to bat.
Though independent directors acted in a manner less than desirable, they might not be held responsible.
Speaking on the phone from Mumbai just before his arrest, Aseem Trivedi explained that the cartoons intended to display the insult to the nation that is being done by politicians, and do not seek to insult national symbols in any way
Shipping: Policy to increase India flagged tonnage soon
India have done reasonably well in the quadrennial continental event, only twice finishing outside the top eight since hosting the first Asiad in 1951.
Siblings Sourabh and Sameer Verma hogged the limelight at the Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold by reaching the quarter-finals of the prestigious badminton tournament with contrasting victories in the pre-quarterfinals, in Lucknow, on Thursday.
'I am not talking anti-India if I am asking for a cricket series with Pakistan'
A teenage Keshavan shot down the luge track on a borrowed sled at Nagano in 1998 and at the age of 36, he will compete in his sixth consecutive Games at the Olympic Sliding Centre.
Explaining the precarious financial health of India's flag carrier, the government on Wednesday said Air India earns Rs 36 crore (Rs 360 million) a day from its operations while it spends about Rs 57 crore (Rs 570 million).
World number one boxer Vijender Singh, who braved a dislocated thumb to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Games, will be India's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the mega-event Guangzhou on Saturday.
The US's vision for bilateral ties with India flags issues that represent red rags to parties like the CPI(M) and the BJP, which have opposed India's closeness to the US, albeit for different reasons.
'It must be rendering Modi, Amit Shah and Adityanath speechless that the Indian diplomat who lifted the Azhar trophy at the UN in New York is also a Muslim. 'Yes, this is the wonder that was India,' says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Anup Sridhar on Sunday saved India from a total wash-out on the second day of the Beijing Olympics as shooters spearheaded by World Champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu and the women's archery team bowed out of the competition.
With this victory, Axelsen enjoys a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Srikanth in five meetings, having won the last three duels.
Satyarup Siddhanta is the youngest mountaineer in the world to climb both the Seven Summits and the Seven Volcanic Summits.
Shiva Keshavan wants to overcome a recent injury and end his international career with a flourish during the Pyeongchang Games, starting this week.
The MCX chief was in the US to clinch a deal with the NYSE that has bought 5 per cent stake in MCX.
Mahesh Ramchandran and Girdhari Yadav gave India its first ever gold medal at the Military World Games when they won the Enterprise Class in Mumbai on Friday.
Leander Paes felt humiliated that he was called all the way from Mexico, only to be dropped.
A 270-strong contingent, including 186 athletes and 43 coaches, will represent India at the Melbourne Games.
Nicknamed "The Wall", Dravid's aura is not just about the runs he gets but when he gets them.
India's flag carrier Air-India has shortlisted three companies to act as advisors for its initial public offer to finance the fleet acquisition and is awaiting the government's nod for the IPO, a spokesman of the airline said on Thursday.
With a new government assuming power late last month, the Indian Olympic Association wrote to its members on Monday seeking their view on submitting a late bid before the July 1 deadline.
Almost 50% respondents said Modi has not done enough to check prices of essential commodities.
21-year-old Shikha Uberoi said she was "fired up" watching Sania Mirza make history at the Australian Open last month.
The ace long jumper will carry the Indian flag in the opening ceremony of the Athens Olympics.
'Mary dominated but the scoring did not go in her favour. I think she was robbed of a bout.'
The Indian government does not plan to privatise state-run telecom firms Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd before 2004.
Indians in countries like the United States, China, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Egypt, Israel and South Africa celebrated the day with hoisting of the national flag and singing of patriotic songs.
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