Soundarajan receives monetary support from Ministry for NIS course

Taking note of the "indigent circumstances" in which former athlete Santhi Soundarajan has been living, the Sports Ministry has sanctioned an assistance of Rs 60,500 to fund her NIS Diploma Course......

Police driving me to suicide, says Pinki Pramanik

Asian Games gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik, who was charged of rape and cheating after medical reports confirmed that 'she' was actually a 'man', has claimed that the police is driving her to......

India offers government jobs for London medallists

The sports ministry has promised coaching jobs on the government's payroll to all athletes who return with an Olympic medal from London. Sports minister Ajay Maken, who is in London for the Games......

Asiad medallist Santhi working in brick kiln

Santhi Soundarajan, an Indian athlete whose career in sports ended after a failed gender test, is working as a daily wager at a brick kiln in Tamil Nadu, The Times of India reported on Tuesday. The......

AFI to wait for Pramanik's medical report

Athletics Federation of India has said that it won't do anything now and wait for the medical report and police investigation on the allegation by a Kolkata woman that 2006 Asian Games gold......