Nitesh Kumar outclassed Great Britain's Daniel Bethell 21-14, 18-21, 23-21 in the men's singles SL3 category final.
Praveen Kumar smashed the Asian record with a best jump of 2.08m to win the gold medal at the Paralympics.
Australian water polo player has been isolated
Japan government says no truth to report of possible Olympics cancellation.
From the 30 Sensex firms, Bajaj Finance, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti were the biggest laggards. Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, on Monday reported a 5 per cent fall in the July-September quarter net profit as weak oil refining and petrochemical business hurt operational performance. ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement and HCL Technologies were among the gainers.
Sinner advanced with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over home favorite Bu Yunchaokete and No. 2 seed Alcaraz held off No. 3 Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3 in Tuesday's semifinals.
From the 30 Sensex firms, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Titan, Reliance Industries and NTPC were among the major laggards. Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, HCL Technologies and State Bank of India were among the major gainers.
Laura Lindemann won a thrilling sprint finish to give Germany gold in the Olympic triathlon mixed relay on Monday.
A summary of major figures and facts at the Tokyo Games.
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower for the sixth straight session on Monday due to heavy selling in bellwether stocks including HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid mixed trends in the global markets and outflow of foreign funds. Falling for the sixth consecutive session, the BSE Sensex tumbled 638.45 points or 0.78 per cent to settle at 81,050. During the day, it plummeted 962.39 points or 1.17 per cent to 80,726.06. The NSE Nifty slumped 218.85 points or 0.87 per cent to end at 24,795.75.
Neeraj Chopra has officially touched down in Paris, marking the start of his campaign to retain the gold medal.
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat was found 100gm overweight before her 50kg category final on Wednesday.
The Indian hockey team entered the Olympic semifinals for a second successive edition but Lakshya Sen's zealous push for a gold turned into a hunt for bronze on a bitter-sweet Sunday for India at the Paris Games.
Badminton's Tokyo rankings frozen as BWF rules out any more qualifying tournaments.
'Liu Yuchen didn't win the Olympic gold medal but he did win over an Olympic gold medallist.'
This Olympic cycle has been marred by injuries for Chanu, who turned 30 just a day after the competition in Paris.
A pistol malfunction during qualification at Tokyo Olympics had left Bhaker crestfallen. But three years later, she got redemption.
Tokyo Olympics will be Chanu's second appearance on the big stage
India's Nikhat Zareen who carries India's boxing hopes in the Paris Olympics started well on Sunday with a unanimous opening round win over Germany's Maxi Kloetzer.
He credited PCI chief coach Satyanarayana for providing great equipment, facilities, and preparation to the athletes.
Jamaica's dominance in the women's 100 and 200 metres came to an abrupt end in Paris
From the 30 Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, Nestle, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, and HDFC Bank were the major laggards. In contrast, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services and State Bank of India were among the gainers.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday met Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here after winding up an eventful season that was dotted with an Olympic silver medal and a second-place finish in the Diamond League grand finale.
Prachi had finished eighth in the Tokyo Paralympics final of the women's VL2 event.
Sharad Kumar and Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver and bronze respectively in the men's High Jump T63 while Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar took the second and third spots in the Javelin Throw F46 final.
Foreign media will be monitored via GPS and will not be allowed to visit the houses of local friends or other unregistered areas, Hashimoto added, according to the Asahi and other local media.
A summary of India's athletes' showing at the Paris Paralympics on Tuesday.
World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe is quite aware that cricket is nothing short of "religion" in India but he feels it shouldn't be viewed as a "roadblock" for other sports
China's second mixed doubles team Zheng Si Wei and Huang Won Ho avenged their compatriots' defeat shortly after, making quick work of South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun 21-13, 21-14.
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra turned on the style as he stormed into the men's Javelin Throw final of the Olympic Games with a season's best effort of 89.34m in his very first attempt in the qualification round in Paris on Tuesday.
Among the 30 Sensex firms, Reliance Industries declined over 1 per cent. Tata Motors, Nestle, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Larsen & Toubro, JSW Steel and Mahindra & Mahindra were other big laggards. In contrast, Titan, ITC, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Tata Steel and State Bank of India were among the biggest gainers.
Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.
This is her second medal of Paris Paralympics and India's sixth medal in total.
Every season, there's a hot colour that every celeb endorses and it seems that lately, it's white.
India's athletes finished with their best ever haul of 29 medals -- including seven golds -- at the just-concluded Paralympic Games in Paris.
The ceremony is set in a 'Para Airport' -- a symbol of diversity and inclusion -- and began with a video that depicted the strength of para-athletes.
The 36-year-old from Kerala, whose illustrious career spanned 18 years, had announced before the Olympics that he would call it quits at the end of India's campaign.
Praveen Kumar etched his name in India's sporting folklore with a gold medal in the men's high jump men's high jump T64 event at the Paralympics on Saturday.
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