Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on Tuesday against a stellar field.
Captain Sharan and Flight Engineer Anil Jaggia both confirm that the hijackers seemed to know a lot about flying an aircraft. Without help from the ISI or the Pakistan army, it was impossible, points out Utkarsh Mishra.
India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, on Friday, advanced to the final of men's doubles competition of the Stockholm Open tennis tournament, after a hard-fought victory over Marcos Baghdatis and Juan Martin Del Potro.
It was lovely to enjoy the magical atmosphere of celebrating the spectacular accomplishments of extraordinary men and women who had enriched the world of sciences, literature and peace, notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan after attending last week's Nobel Prize awards ceremony.
The AFI chief also feels Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's propensity to live in the moment and the remarkable consistency in his throws make him stand out among some of the best javelin exponents in the world.
Indian sanitation expert and founder of Sulabh sanitation movement in India, Bindeshwar Pathak has been awarded the prestigious 2009 Stockholm Water prize. The award akin to a Nobel Prize on environmental issues was presented to him on Thursday night by Prince Carl Philip of Sweden.
Defending champion Tomas Berdych advanced to the Stockholm Open final after his opponent Marcos Baghdatis was forced to withdraw from their semi-final due to injury trailing by a set.
Chopra had claimed the silver at this event in 2022.
His reflections on the origins of mass sparked a nearly five-decade, multi-billion dollar search for a subatomic particle, later known as the 'Higgs boson', which was thought to hold the key to understanding the nature of the universe.
In the semi-finals, Agassi beat German fourth seed Tommy Haas, while Johansson beat fellow-Swede Michael Ryderstedt.
The gold went to Kluft Carolina of Sweden with a jump of 6.85 metres at the D N Galan Super Grand Prix.
'Everyone is unhappy with the lieutenant governor's administration, which is ignorant, high-handed, and inaccessible.'
Rohan Bopanna and his partner from Pakistan Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, on Wednesday, advanced to the quarterfinals of men's doubles in the 600,000 euro Stockholm Open tennis tournament.
The report put India's 'stored' nuclear warheads at 172 in January this year while the number for Pakistan was 170.
'The prep for Paris Olympics is going strong. Keep rocking Neeraj Chopra.'
American LaShawn Merritt eased to victory in the 400 metres as one of several newly-crowned world champions to shine at the Stockholm Diamond League meeting on Thursday.
It is the third time Genzebe Dibaba, 25, has broken a world record in Stockholm, having previously set new marks for the 3,000 and 5,000 metres at the Ericsson Globe Arena in the Swedish capital
Swiss master Roger Federer beat Germany's Florian Mayer 6-4, 6-3 to win the Stockholm Open on Sunday and equal Pete Sampras's haul of 64 ATP titles.
World number seven David Nalbandian stayed on course for his first Stockholm Open title by crushing Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-1 in the quarter-finals on Friday. The top seed from Argentina broke serve once in the opening set and three times in the second to set up a meeting with third-seeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen, who ousted Spain's Oscar Hernandez 6-1, 6-4.
New Delhi has reached out to Moscow while waiting for a new president in Washington. New Delhi knows well that in international relations, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent national interests, points out Dr Rup Narayan Das.
Asit K Biswas, now a Canadian citizen, is the president of the Mexico-based Third World Center for Water management.
Jamaica's Asafa Powell has pulled out of Friday's 100 metres showdown with triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay in Stockholm because of injuries, his management company said on Wednesday.
Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman's first-round jinx continued as he lost in straight sets to German wild card Tommy Haas to bow out of the Stockholm Open.
Defending champion James Blake beat Swede Robin Soderling while Finnish fifth seed Nieminen got the better of Joachim Johansson in another semi-final.
Holder James Blake survived his first serious test at the Stockholm Open, beating sixth seed Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semi-finals.
Russia continued as India's main arms supplier, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said.
Sweden's backing to India was conveyed to President Pranab Mukherjee, who is in Stockholm on a state visit.
Michael Phelps said he is "not in the best shape" after finishing third in the short course 100 metres medley final at a World Cup meeting in Stockholm, on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old star touched a distance of 6.49 metres to finish second in the Stockholm IAAF Super Grand Prix tournament.
India's defence sector presents an ordering opportunity worth $138 billion between fiscal years 2023-24 (FY24) and FY32, said a latest note by Nomura, which has initiated coverage on two defence-related players - Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Bharat Electronics (BEL) - with a 'buy' rating. The research and broking house sees an upside potential of 28 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively in these two stocks from the current levels.
On Alia's 31st birthday on March 15, Subhash K Jha looks at her best films.
His unwavering consistency and relentless pursuit of gold set an unparalleled example in the realm of athletics.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes it is only a matter of time before the striker emerges from his slump.
Olympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is aiming to breach the 90m mark before the Paris Olympics and says the way his preparations are going, it could happen anytime soon.
M Pranesh clinched the title in the Rilton Cup in Stockholm, the first tournament of the FIDE Circuit, to become India's 79th chess Grandmaster.
Chowdhury said the schedule of the yatra was submitted to the state administration long ago.
90m is not something I want badly: Neeraj Chopra
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