Palaniswami awarded the couple -- P. Shanmugavelu and his wife Senthamarai -- with Rs 2 lakh in cash and gold medals for their exemplary act of bravery in chasing away two robbers who had attacked them with machetes at their home. read more

The last Indian to emerge gold medallist at the junior world championship were Ramesh Kumar (69 kg) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (130 kg) who stood atop the podium in 2001. read more

They joined the BJP in the presence of Union sports and youth affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, party’s general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Badala. read more

While Dutee asked for help a day earlier, sources said that the athlete had applied for the visa last week and had planned to depart from India on Friday. read more

A Hindi poetry recitation contest, Kavya Ghosthi, was organised for students of classes 3 to 5 at KB DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 7-B, on Tuesday. read more

Students of Saint Soldier’s School, Sector 16, won 16 medals in the inter- school zonal athletics tournament held at Tau Devi Lal Stadium. read more

It is highly unlikely that a compatriot would be able to challenge her at this point but Vinesh is mindful of the challenges that await on the global stage. read more

Mary Kom, the Olympic bronze medallist pugilist, decimated Australian April Franks 5-0 in the 23rd President’s Cup read more

Eighty per cent of the 394 students graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, (IIT-Gn), here on Saturday, pledged donations even as the alumni and well-wishers extended generous funds to the 10-year-old institute during the 2018-19... read more

The timing is slower than her personal best of 50.79 seconds, which she managed at the Jakarta Asian Games and she also narrowly missed out on the World Championships qualifying mark of 51.80. read more

With the gold, Dutee became only the second Indian after Hima Das to secure a gold for India on the track at a global event. read more

he 22-year-old, who is competing in the 81kg category, also smashed the national record in the clean and jerk event by lifting more than double his body weight (190kg) to score vital points at the Olympic qualifying event. read more

Important or interesting events that took place in Delhi-NCR schools recently read more

With her latest triumph, the athlete has once again displayed her fighting spirit read more

Mirabai last took part at the Asian Championship in Ningbo, China in April where she lifted 199kg (86kg+113kg) to miss out on a medal by a whisker. read more