Bypolls: BJP trounces SP in strongholds, AAP loses in Punjab

Consolidating its position, the Bharatiya Janata Party wrested high-profile Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh from the Samajwadi Party and won three assembly seats, including......

The humbling story of a resolute Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman

Belonging to the Rajbbongshi tribe in North Bengal, Swapna's mother worked as a maid and doubled up as a tea plucker working in tea gardens. Her father Panchanan Barman pulled a van rickshaw until......

How Swapna Barman became the toast of Asia

'To be good at the heptathlon takes at least seven years; to compete internationally and win medals takes 10 years.''Swapna became Asia's best heptathlete in just five years!''Nobody would have......

Asian Games: Swapna tenders 'unconditional apology'

IMAGE: After her shocking claim against Nandini Agasara, Swapna Barman apologised for her comments. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters India's Swapna Barman on Thursday tendered an......

Asian champion Nandini pulls out of World Championships

IMAGE: Nandini Agasara had received a provisional berth for the World Championships in Tokyo in September by virtue of winning the heptathlete gold medal at the Asian Championships. Photograph:......

Heptathlete Swapna's SHOCKING Claim Against Team-mate

IMAGE: Nandini Agasara won the bronze medal in the Heptathlon at the Asian Games. Photograph: ANI/X In a shocking turn of events for Indian athletics, women's heptathlete Swapna Barman made an......