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Aiming for gold at Paris Paralympics, World No. 1 archer Sheetal Devi term
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Sheetal Devi's story is one of fierce grit and determination, but many are still unaware of her incredible journey about how she took up archery and emerged as the champion athlete. The World No. 1 para archer, who bagged two gold medals and a silver at the recent Asian Para Games, is now fo
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First-ever Khelo India Para Games shows government's vision of inclusive s
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Haryana will field the largest contingent of the Games with 242 para athletes while Rajasthan will send a strong contingent of 140 para athletes and Uttar Pradesh will send a contingent of 125
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Scholastic India pays tribute to Padma Shri Awardees
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25: Scholastic India is committed to nurturing young minds with an array of new releases with diverse themes and fresh and inspiring content. Its most recent release, 'Padma Shri Awardees: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives' pays tribute to twenty Padma Shri rec
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Paralympic athlete Deepa Malik visits 42nd IITF, reiterates PM Modi's drea
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing the gathering at the Ayushman Bhava Health Ministry Pavilion, Deepa Malik who is also the national ambassador of the Tuberculosis (TB) Mukt Bharat campaign and a TB survivor herself reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of achieving a TB-free India by 2025.
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Delhi HC dismisses Arjuna Awardee Prasanta Karmakar's plea challenging sus
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad in an order passed on November 20, 2023, said that the facts of the present case indicate that there were complaints against the petitioner-Parsanta Karmakar, who was a coach, regarding the videos and photographs of female swimmers taken by him and his
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"Athletes play well when they're provided with everything": Paralympic gol
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indian Para-badminton player and Paralympic gold medalist Pramod Bhagat expressed happiness with his performance in the recently-concluded Para Asian Games in Hangzhou and credited the central government for providing facilities that helped securing 100-plus medals in both Asian Games and
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To boost cooperation, India to establish defence wings across the world, s
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"To give a fillip to our defence cooperation outreach, we are establishing Defence Wings at new locations across the world. Our national resolve to achieve self-reliance in defence hardware is also being enabled by a resurgent Indian defence Industry," he added.
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Shrine Board welcomes para archers on return from Hangzhou Asian Games
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar were received and traditionally welcomed by higher officials of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on behalf of Chairman, SMVDSB (Lt. Governor, JK-UT) with garlands and tilak amidst chanting of Vedic mantras at
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Union Minister Hardeep Puri congratulates para-athletes for their stellar
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Noting the performance of Indian para-athletes in the recent Asian Para Games, Hardeep Singh Puri lauded their indomitable spirit, resilience, and unparalleled determination. He also mentioned about some extraordinary athletes who, he said, with their prowess, have become the luminaries of I
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PM Modi congratulates shuttler duo of Nitesh-Tarun
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the shuttler duo of Nitesh Kumar and Tarun Dhillon for claiming gold in the men's doubles SL3-SL4 event in the ongoing 4th Asian Para Games on Friday.
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Asian Para Games: Powerlifting athletes Zainab, Rajkumari secure silver an
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The extraordinary journey of Indian Para-Powerlifting continues to gather momentum as Meerut's Zainab Khatun and Delhi's Rajkumari, both competing in the 61kg weight category, clinched silver and bronze medals on the second day of the competition at the Asian Games.
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Asian Para Games: Powerlifter Ashok bags bronze medal for India
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Ashok had previously clinched a medal at the Asia Oceania championships
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