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Brazil's ex-president Lula to stand corruption trial
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept. 21 (ANI): Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial on corruption and money laundering charges over an alleged scheme at the state oil company, Petrobras.
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Rio Paralympics: Club thrower Amit Saroha misses out on medal by whisker
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.16 (ANI):India's club thrower Amit Kumar Saroha missed out on a bronze medal by a whisker, as he finished fourth in men's club throw F51 event here at the ongoing Rio Paralympics on Friday.
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ISL: FC Goa play out goalless draw with Boavista SC in pre-season friendly
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.16 (ANI): FC Goa were held to a goalless draw against Boavista SC in their pre-season match of the upcoming third edition of the Indian Premier League at the Centro de Futebol Zico, the academy of head coach Zico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia scripts history, strikes gold at Rio Pa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.14 (ANI): Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia left an inedible mark in the annals of Indian sports history, becoming the first athlete from the country to win two gold medals at the Paralympics when he won the top honour in the men's F46 category on Tuesday.
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Haryana govt announces Rs. 4 crore cash reward for Deepa Malik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], Sept.13 (ANI): The Haryana government has announced a cash reward of Rs. 4 crore for Deepa Malik, who scripted history by winning silver in the women's shot put F53 event at the ongoing Paralympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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Dipa Karmakar praises medal winning Rio Paralympians
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed getting a medal at the recent Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by a whisker, on Saturday praised Paralympians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for winning gold and bronze medals at the Paralympic
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Rio Paralympics: PM Modi lauds Thangavelu, Bhati for gold, bronze honour
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed India's Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati for bagging a gold and bronze respectively at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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High jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu scripts history, strikes gold at Rio Par
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.10 (ANI): Mariyappan Thangavelu scripted history at the ongoing Rio Paralympics, becoming the first Indian para-athlete to bag a gold medal in the men's high jump-T42 finals on day two of the prestigious tournament at the Olympic Stadium.
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Rio Paralympics: Amit Saroha disappoints, finishes last in men's disc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept.9 (ANI): India's discus thrower Amit Kumar Saroha, who competed against seven other athletes at the ongoing Rio Paralympics, produced a disappointing performance as he finished last in the men's discus throw F52 event here in Rio de Janeiro last evenin
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Powerlifter Farman Basha misses out on medal, finishes fourth at Rio Paral
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept. 8 (ANI): Indian powerlifter Farman Basha missed out on a bronze medal as he finished fourth in the men's 49kg category here at the Rio Paralympic Games on Thursday.
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Indian Paralympic athletes leave for Rio
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 1 (ANI): The Paralympic-bound Indian contingent left for the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro last night for next week's Summer Paralympic Games.
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Indian women's hockey team players made to sit on train floor, probe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.29 (ANI): Condemning the shocking incident of four Indian women hockey team players being made to sit on the floor of a train while returning home from the summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, women activists called on Minister of State for Sports and Youth
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