India's medal tally goes up to 50 after winning one gold, six silver and two bronze medals. Manjit Singh clinched India's only gold medal of the day with a phenomenal run in the Men's 800m.
Jinson Johnson (Men's 800m), Pincky Balhara (Kurash Women -52 kg), PV Sindhu (Women's Single Badminton …
read moreThe Athletics Federation of India (AFI) have lodged a formal complaint against Bahrain for obstructing the path of Indian athlete Hima Das during the first ever 4x400 mixed team relay at the Asian Games on Tuesday.
Bahrain won the Gold medal clocking 3:11:89 to India's 3:15:71 …
read moreAs Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin to a distance of 88.06 metres, some 7,500 kilometres away from Jakarta, down a dusty lane in Panipat's Khandra village there were scenes of celebrations with people distributing sweets. "After the third round itself, we were confident that Neeraj will win gold …
read moreThe Punjab Vidhan Sabha Monday unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, urging the union government to take up the issue of opening of Kartarpur Sahib corridor during the 550th birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev with Pakistan. All members of the House, cutting across party …
read moreArmy rower Sukhmeet Singh has the rare achievement of winning an Asian Games gold in his very first international assignment. But the 24-year-old from the Punjab village of Mansa almost never took up the sport in the first place.
"I had not played any sport professionally before joining the army …
read moreAt least 12 people were injured in clashes that broke out in several parts of Kashmir Valley on Monday morning following rumours about the scrapping of Article 35A. People took to the streets following online reports that the Supreme Court, on Monday, would hear the petition challenging the validity of …
read moreThe Congress said today it has not received any invite for its president Rahul Gandhi to attend an RSS event in Delhi next month and would respond to questions on the matter only after an invitation is received. He said the Congress will come out with a response when it …
read moreCancer patients will not require hospitalisation to avail benefits under the Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Scheme with the government adopting the guidelines of the tumour board to ensure that such patients do not have to pay out of their pocket. The health ministry launched anti-fraud guidelines along with data …
read moreDevelopment and environment expert Satya S. Tripathi has been appointed an assistant Secretary-General and will head the UN Environment Programme's New York office. He has served the UN for 20 years in "Europe, Asia and Africa on strategic assignments in sustainable development, human rights, democratic governance and legal affairs," Dujarric …
read moreIn a bid to help flood affected students studying in CBSE affiliated schools in Kerala, whose board exam academic documents such as marksheets/ migration certificates/ pass certificates have been lost or destroyed, the board has decided to provide the same in digital form. The same is being provided because these …
read moreSabarimala is one of the biggest pilgrim centres in South India with the Ayyappa temple in the Periyar Tiger Reserve drawing at least 50 million visitors every year. However, the Kerala floods are likely to impact the pilgirmage this year as photos from the base shows the Pampa river flowing …
read moreManjit SIngh wins gold medal for India in Men's 800m followed by the fellow Indian, Jinson Johnson who takes the silver medal. Manjit finished with a time of 1:46:15 with and Jinson managed a time of 1:46:35 in the second place. This provides India with its …
read moreFormer Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been indicted in a report filed by Justice Ranjit Singh (retired) on the 2015 Bargari Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege case and the subsequent firing in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan. The report by the one-man commission, that was set up in April 2017 …
read moreAround 150 Indians, a majority of them senior citizens, have been stranded for the past five hours without food and water in a non-descript place in Tibet after a road was washed away due to incessant rain. The pilgrims, who were returning home, were stranded somewhere between Saga and Kerung …
read moreAfter a Superb run, India's Dutee Chand storms into the 200m finals with a time of 23.00 seconds!! She didn't start well but in the final 100 metres, Dutee raced ahead and finishes first in the semis.
Bad news for Hima Das. She makes a false start to her …
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