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Badminton ace Saina Nehwal offers prayer at Jagannath Temple in Puri
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Badminton ace and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Saina Nehwal offered prayers and sought blessings at Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on Thursday
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Col Edison Napyo to serve as Papua New Guinea's first Defence Advisor to I
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Col Napyo is the first to be deployed as a defence advisor to India and will serve as a link between the PNG Government and Military in the country, the release added.
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Abdulla Aboobacker gets 8th place finish in Xiamen Diamond League
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Abdulla, who secured a gold medal last year in the Asian Athletics Championships held at Bangkok and a silver during Birmingham Commonwealth Games back in 2022, logged the best leap of 16.33 m in China.
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2nd Olympic qualifiers: Dev, Panghal to lead India's challenge as BFI name
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
BFI has selected nine boxers, including the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Amit Panghal (51kg) and World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev (71kg), to represent India at the second World Qualification Tournament of Paris Olympic Games 2024 scheduled to take place from May 23 to Jun
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UK foreign office adds Pakistan to its list of countries "too dangerous to
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom has recently added Pakistan to its list of countries that it states are "too dangerous" for UK citizens to travel.
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UK sends naval ship, announces support for maritime aid corridor to boost
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a press release, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said, "The UK Government is today announcing a package of military and civilian support to set up a maritime aid corridor to Gaza, including the deployment of a Royal Navy ship to join the life-saving mission in the
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Olympic Champion Valerie Adams named International Event Ambassador for Wo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Valerie Adams is arguably the most successful female shot putter of all time. Across her five appearances in the Olympics, she has won two gold medals (in 2008, and 2012), a silver (in 2016) and a bronze medal (in 2020). Notably, Adams also boasts an impressive record of four consecutive gol
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"Because of Hockey India's support, I am able to help my family": Salima T
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete won the prestigious Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of The Year 2023 award in the Women's category at the Hockey India 6th Annual Awards 2023, which took place in the national capital on Sunday.
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Karnataka: Saina Nehwal fires back at Congress MLA over 'sexist jibe' at B
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Badminton ace and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Saina Nehwal, on Saturday denounced Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa over his 'sexist jibe' at Gayatri Siddeshwara, a BJP candidate from Davangere in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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MOC approves foreign training camps for CWG medallists Sreeja Akula, Tulik
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' Mission Olympic Cell during their 128th meeting approved paddler and Commonwealth Games medallist Sreeja Akula's proposal for financial assistance for a training camp in Taipei, Taiwan to prepare for upcoming competitions including Paris Olympics
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Sandeep Kumar Mishra Becomes First Indian Author to be translated into 15
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 26: Indian poet and author Sandeep Kumar Mishra's bestseller and awards winning book "One Heart- Many Breaks" which was published by Indian Poetry Review in 2020, has been translated into fifteen international languages including English, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese,
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Exploring India's Cultural Tapestry: Sangram Singh and Payal Rohatgi Marve
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21: India's rich cultural heritage and artistic legacy have always been a source of fascination for both locals and visitors alike. Recently, Commonwealth Wrestling Heavyweight Champion Sangram Singh and his actress wife, Payal Rohatgi, found themselves enthralled by
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