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Boat race festival celebrated in Manipur
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): Thousands of people thronged the banks of the Bijoy Govinda Thangapat in Imphal to witness a boat race and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu and Bijoy Govinda.
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'Coward' Beyonce, Jay-Z failed to defend Rachel Roy: Damon Dash
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 7 (ANI): Beyonce's critically acclaimed 'Lemonade' has gone to the extent of getting her and hubby branded as "cowards".
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Rosberg relishes title battle with Hamilton, says every race is a `cup fin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Aug.31 (ANI): Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has admitted that he is taking each of the remaining Formula One races as a `cup final` with an aim to prevent his teammate Lewis Hamilton from winning his fourth world championship title.
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Rosberg plays down Hamilton's engine advantage in F1 title battle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug.30 (ANI):Downplaying Lewis Hamilton's stockpile of new engines, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has said he doubts whether it will give any advantage to the reigning world champion in the 2016 Formula One title race.
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Century-old Indian runner Mann Kaur defies age to win gold at Vancouver tr
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], Aug 30 (ANI): In a gripping tale of unwavering dedication and passion towards the sport, a 100-year-old Indian runner has become the talk of the town after she picked up a gold medal in the 100-metre race at the Americas Masters Games here.
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Oxford Dictionaries' campaign to find most hated English word scrappe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Aug. 29 (ANI): The campaign to find the world's most hated words in the English language has been scrapped after it took a racist turn.
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Surrogacy Bill against commercial surrogacy which is a 'money making
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): Swatting away criticism of the recently drafted Surrogacy Bill, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday asserted that the Centre had to introduce it as commercial surrogacy had become a 'money making racket' and was not benefitting genuine cases
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Under fire Sports Ministry constitutes committee to probe Jaisha's al
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 23 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Tuesday constituted a two-member committee to inquire into the allegations of long-distance runner O.P. Jaisha, who fainted at the end of the gruelling race at the recently concluded Rio Olympics.
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Kavita Raut contradicts Jaisha's claim, says AFI provided all facilit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra), Aug.23 (ANI): Contradicting marathon runner OP Jaisha's claim of official apathy in the Rio Olympics, co-runner Kavita Raut on Tuesday said that the Athletics Federation of Indian (AFI) had provided her with an option of having energy drinks during the race and, th
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Completed Rio marathon without receiving water from Indian officials: OP J
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (ANI): Long-distance runner OP Jaisha, who fainted at the end of gruelling race at the just-concluded Rio Olympics, has alleged that she neither received water nor energy drinks at refreshment points from the Indian officials during her marathon event under blistering heat.
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Rio Olympics: Khushbir Kaur finishes 54th in women's 20km racewalk
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.20 (ANI): Indian racewalker Khushbir Kaur produced a disappointing performance as she finished her Rio Olympics campaign at lowly 54th position in the women's 20km walk race on Saturday.
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Rio Olympics: India's Sandeep Kumar finishes 35th in men's 50km
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Aug.19 (ANI): Indian race-walker Sandeep Kumar, who competed against 79 other athletes at the ongoing Rio Olympics, ended his campaign in the prestigious quadrennial games by making a 35th-place finish in the men's 50 km race walk here on Friday.
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