Punia, who has played three T20 Internationals, got the chance to play her maiden ODI after star opener Mandhana was ruled out on the eve of the game due to a fracture on her right toe. The 23-year-old from Jaipur hit eight boundaries. read more

Punia said he wants to make up for this setback at the Olympics, where he is aiming for gold. read more

On Saturday evening, the 20-year-old Punia left his coach beaming as he secured a 8-2 win over Switzerland’s Stefan Reichmuth in the World Wrestling Championship semi-final (86kg) in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. read more

This is India’s fourth Olympic qualification at the event. Earlier, Vinesh Phogat (53kg), Bajrang Punia (65kg) and Ravi Kumar Dahiya (57) also made it to Tokyo Olympics with bronze medal wins. read more

Jaiswal replaces Nityanand Rai, a minister of state in the Union government, as head of the BJP’s Bihar unit. Punia has been appointed the president of Rajasthan BJP, just weeks after the death of state party chief Madan Lal Saini. read more

Punia’s comments came a day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for a dialogue between the backers and opponents of the reservation. read more

The Congress claimed that the Yogi Adityanath government in was trying to hide its failure by stopping Priyanka Gandhi from visiting Umbha village in Sonbhadra where 10 people were killed in a firing incident in a land dispute case read more

Congress leader PL Punia and newly appointed CPCC president Markam were also present at the event held on Saturday. read more

The government has argued that its intention was to hire talent from different spheres, including the private sector, to augment its own capacity. read more

The Congress chief said he was unafraid of Modi, adding while the control of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati rested with the PM, things were different in his case. read more

Punia, who won the 65kg men’s freestyle gold at the recent Asian championships, will be among top wrestlers selected by the American governing body for the May 6 tournament. read more

Maj Gen Rajpal Punia, chief of staff (headquarters) Delhi Area said that INA would be represented by four veterans for the first time, all aged between 95 and 100. read more

Revealing more about his plans for the Tokyo Olympics, the Asian Games gold-medallist said that he is currently focused on performing well in the 2019 Wrestling World Championship read more

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Results: Raman Singh became chief minister on December 7, 15 years ago, and no other BJP CM has served for so long. read more

The Congress may project as the face of its Chhattisgarh campaign the party’s lone Lok Sabha member from the state, Tamradhwaj Sahu. read more