Astha Choudhury clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in 2011. Incidentally, the Butterfly specialist had clocked 1:03.07 in Guwahati last month to claim the National Record too.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Lowe's India today announced its commitment to invest USD 1 million over the next three years in upskilling programs for local communities. These programs will focus on STEM learning, digital skills and technologies in the su
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 3 (ANI/PRNewswire): Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat held a Grand Rath Yatra near Kunda, Pratapgarh this morning, on the auspicious occasion of Durga Ashtami, as thousands gathered to watch this special event. The Presidents of Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji stunned a star-studded field, including Dutee Chand and Hima Das, to win the Women's 100m gold in a thrilling race. Amlan Borgohain had registered a timing of 10.28s in the semifinals and though he could not improve on that performance he was more than happy.
Male [Maldives], October 2 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra who is on an official visit to the Maldives met President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and assured him of the firm commitment to the growth of India and Maldives relationship.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 2 (ANI): On the occasion of Durga Puja, 11-foot Goddess Durga's idol weighing one metric ton will be installed at the mandap of Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga Puja community in North Kolkata.
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered condolences on the demise of the founder chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy, Tulsi Tanti.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday launched Swachhata Abhiyan 2.0 in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj and called upon the people to join the initiative to collect 100 lakh kgs of plastic waste in the country.
Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): Investigators performed 4D ultrasound scans on 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies reacted to flavours from the foods their mothers ate. The researchers scanned some mothers to see how their foetal faces responded to the kale and carrot flavour
Murli Gavit last won a National-level event three years ago when he claimed the 5000-10000 double in the AFI Federation Cup in Patiala before his tryst with the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships silver medal in the gruelling 25-lap event. There can be no better stage for him to return to wi
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) and the Aligarh District Magistrate (DM), over the reported negligence in the ammonia gas leak at a meat factory causing illness t
The Indian pair, which came into the BWF Super 100 badminton event winning the India Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 last week, took 39 minutes to defeat their higher-ranked opponents 21-19, 21-17 in the quarter-finals at the Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City.