Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): India's Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump final here at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. They were both Sport Class T42.
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): In a bid to expand its classical music offering, Apple recently announced that it has acquired classical music streaming service Primephonic and will launch an app dedicated to the genre in 2022.
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): India paddlers Bhavina Patel and Sonal Patel faced a crushing 0-3 defeat at the hands of China's Zhou Ying and Zhang Bian in the women's doubles (Class 4-5) quarter-finals in the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 31 (ANI): Classes for standards 9 to 12, colleges and polytechnics will reopen in Tamil Nadu as planned from September 1, while beaches will be closed to the public on Sundays, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Monday.
New Delhi [India], August 30 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday has sought updated action taken reports from the Chief Secretary of Odisha and Chhatisgarh on the issue of large scale displacement and subsequent failure of both the Governments in rehabilitation and r
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): India's Sumit Antil very comprehensively won gold in the men's javelin throw (Sport Class F64) here at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday. Sumit dominated the show from the word go as he improved the World Record three times in the final. He threw a monstrous
Tokyo [Japan], August 30 (ANI): Discus thrower Vinod Kumar has lost his medal after the classification panel was unable to allocate the Indian athlete with a sport class on Monday. He is therefore ineligible for the Men's F52 Discus medal event meaning his bronze on Sunday will not count.
Kargil (Ladakh) [India], August 30 (ANI): In view of the improved Covid-19 situation in the district, the Kargil administration allowed physical classes in schools for students of classes 6 to 8 from September 1.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 30 (ANI): India all-rounder Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket.
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Discus thrower Vinod Kumar's bronze medal win at the Tokyo Paralympics has been put under review after competitors lodged a protest against the athlete's classification in the F52 category at the Games.
Tokyo [Japan], August 29 (ANI): The Indian contingent is confident that Vinod Kumar will retain his bronze medal even though a protest has been lodged against him after the athlete won the medal in discus throw in the F52 class at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Sunday.