Nehwal defeated her Chinese counterpart Bingjio by 21-19, 11-21, 21-17 while Arjun-Kapila prevailed over Sze Fei and Izzuddin of Malaysia by 18-21, 24-22, and 21-18
Playing on court 1, PV Sindhu won the match within two straight games by margin of 21-15, 21-11. She was extremely dominant against her Belgian counterpart and eliminated her from competition in just two games.
Playing at Court 3, Praneeth defeated Cordon 21-8, 21-9, in a match that lasted for 26 minutes. The Indian shuttler dominated the proceedings in both the games and stormed into the second round.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 15 (ANI): India's first private train service, under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme, which began its service from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Sainagar Shirdi of Maharashtra on June 14 is scheduled to return to its origin station on June 19.
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP TR Baalu on Wednesday objected to the use of "private players" in the operation of the "Bharat Gaurav" train which was flagged off yesterday between Coimbatore and Shirdi Sainagar and urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Indian athletes expressed their grief after the sudden demise of singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, who died on Tuesday night.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 28 (ANI): Rohtak in Haryana is all about grappling. But budding athlete Unnati Hooda, who recently burst onto the badminton horizon, has given the city a different star with her smashes, drop shots, crisp returns and slick net-play.