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Activists slam actor Siddharth over his 'sexist' comment on Saina Nehwal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Various activists have slammed actor Siddharth over his recent comments on shuttler Saina Nehwal calling it "sexist, misogynistic" and demanded that he should apologise to Nehwal.
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Women's commission asks Twitter to block actor Siddharth's handle for 'mis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The National Commission for Women on Monday said that it has written to Twitter to block the handle of actor Siddharth for a tweet on shuttler and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Saina Nehwal calling it "misogynist and outrageous" and the Commission h
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Shuttle buses, daily COVID testing for shuttlers as Delhi prepares to host
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): India Open 2022 is all set to kick off from January 11 and will go on till January 16 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi despite the rapidly rising COVID-19 cases in the country's capital.
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Shuttlers Sai Praneeth, Dhruv Rawat pull out of India Open after testing C
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): India shuttlers B. Sai Praneeth and Dhruv Rawat have pulled out of the upcoming India Open after testing COVID-19 positive, the Badminton Association of India confirmed on Sunday.
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Andhra Pradesh CM felicitates Kidambi Srikanth, announces 5 acres of land
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday felicitated badminton player Kidambi Srikanth for becoming the first Indian male shuttler to win a silver medal at the World Championships.
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'Ultimate goal is Paris 2024': Sukant Kadam after winning gold in National
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 28 (ANI): Indian shuttler Sukant Kadam, who won a gold in the National Para-Badminton Championships in Bhubaneswar, wants to continue the winning momentum as he eyes podium finish in the Paris 2024.
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National C'ship: 'World class' badminton takes centre stage as Tokyo Paral
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 27 (ANI): The fourth National Para-Badminton Championship not only witnessed some enthralling contest but also 'world-class' games from the shuttlers who made sure the road to the podium wasn't a cake walk for the Tokyo Paralympics medallists.
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Uttrakhand CM awards shuttler Lakshya Sen with Rs 15 lakh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen for his breakthrough performance at the recently concluded BWF World Championship 2021 in Huelva in Spain.
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National Para-Badminton C'ship witnessed 'world class' performances, says
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 26 (ANI): Deepa Malik, the President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) feels the ongoing fourth National Para-Badminton Championship here in Bhubaneswar has further increased a lot of competition among the shuttlers ahead of Paris Games in 2
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Tokyo Paralympics bronze is a gold medal for me, says Manoj Sarkar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 25 (ANI): Indian shuttler Manoj Sarkar might have won bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics but the medal is no less than gold for the athlete.
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Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist Krishna Nagar 'excited' to start from zer
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 24 (ANI): Tokyo gold medallist Krishna Nagar might have stolen the show with his impeccable skills in the Paralympic Games this year but the shuttler knows that he has to start from scratch if he wants to replicate the heroics in the Paris 2024.
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Always a dream to win a World Championship medal: Kidambi Srikanth
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Kidambi Srikanth became the first Indian badminton player to win a silver medal in the men's singles event at the recently BWF World Championship 2021 in Huelva in Spain. The 28-year-old shuttler from Guntur missed out on gold but is still happy to make
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