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Elton John dismisses reports of 'looking frail' during Germany tour stop
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): Iconic singer Elton John on Thursday made his fans sigh a heave of relief after he took to Instagram conveying that he was 'in top health' after reports were doing the rounds of Elton 'looking frail' in a wheelchair during his Germany tour stop before his pre-r
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AAI works for barrier-free facilities at airports
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal)/ Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 31 (ANI): In continuation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of equipping airports with additional services or people with reduced mobility, the Airports Authority of India under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation
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ATP to strip ranking points from Wimbledon 2022 over Russia and Belarus pl
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The ATP has announced that there will be no ranking points involved in Wimbledon 2022 after it decided to ban Russian and Belarusian players from playing this year due to the Ukraine invasion.
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Fourteen airports get Ambulifts to help flyers with reduced mobility
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): In a move to provide facilities to passengers with reduced mobility, Divyang passenger on wheelchairs and passengers on stretchers, 14 Airports Authority of India (AAI) airports have been equipped with Ambulifts under the Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya
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Odisha: 20th National Para Athletics Championship begins in Bhubaneswar
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 29 (ANI): 20th National Para Athletics Championship began at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
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Wheelchair Cricket Tri-Series: Madhya Pradesh win both their matches on op
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], March 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh on Sunday won both of their matches in the ongoing Wheelchair Cricket Tri-Series here in Indore.
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'Wheelchair can't go inside': Physically disabled woman denied entry in Gu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 13 (ANI): Last Friday, Shrishti Pandey had a harrowing experience when a popular restaurant in Gurugram denied her entry as she was in a wheelchair, saying that it would "disturb other customers".
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Australian Open: Dylan Alcott unveils 2022 commemorative coin featuring Ma
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 16 (ANI): Golden Slam wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott revealed the Australian Open 2022 commemorative coin on Sunday featuring Margaret Molesworth.
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Odisha: Para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak to attempt Guinness Record by cover
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 16 (ANI): Para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak is on a mission to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by covering 200 km in 24 hrs in his wheelchair.
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Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir becomes first Olympic champion to win New York C
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 8 (ANI): Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir led a Kenyan sweep of the open division titles -- the sixth in event history -- while Australia's Madison de Rozario and Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the wheelchair division titles at the 2021 New York City Marathon on Sund
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Wheelchair basketball coaching camp organized in Srinagar
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 6 (ANI): Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS), a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Wheel Chair Basket Ball Federation (WBFI) organised a two-day wheelchair basketball coaching for para athletes in Srinagar.
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CRPF distributes wheelchairs to Divyangs at medical camp in J-K's Budgam
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) distributed foldable wheelchairs to 15 Divyangs at a medical camp organised in Budgam on Monday.
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