Chateauroux (France): Indian shooter Arjun Babuta secured a spot in the 10m air rifle final of the Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Babuta shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0 and 104.6 to make the cut with a score of 630.1 points. He will…
Paris: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen powered into the women’s 50kg Olympics pre-quarterfinals with a tenacious victory over Germany’s Maxi Carina Kloetzer here on Sunday. Trailing on three cards after the first round, the 28-year-old Indian prevailed by a 5-0 margin against the German in a rather messy round of 32 contest at the North…
New Delhi: India needs to strive to be a USD 30 trillion economy by 2047 with a per capita income of USD 18,000 per annum to become a developed economy, NITI Aayog has said in an approach paper ‘Vision for ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’. According to the paper, which was discussed in the NITI Aayog meeting…
New Delhi: Angry students protested and raised slogans against authorities outside a coaching centre on Sunday after three civil service aspirants died in a flooded basement in West Delhi following heavy rains the previous night. After seven hours of rescue efforts, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) concluded its search at the coaching centre in…
Paris: Manu Bhaker has created history by becoming the first ever female shooter from India to win an Olympic medal. The star Indian shooter clinched a historic bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol event in Paris on Sunday. PV Sindhu was in red-hot form as she began her quest for a third straight Olympic…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Khadi Gramodyog’s business has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time and asserted that the rising sales of Khadi and handloom were creating new job opportunities in large numbers. In his Mann Ki Baat monthly radio broadcast, Modi said many people who would…
New Delhi: The chief ministers of BJP-ruled states made presentations on various development schemes going on in their states as the party’s top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held deliberations with them over governance issues for a second consecutive day on Sunday. Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J P Nadda, who is…
Chateauroux: The sun finally broke through, literally, at the far away Chateauroux Shooting Centre, some 250km away from Paris, the weather cleared even for the Indian shooting team. The first hours of gloom on Saturday gave way for optimism and hope. On Sunday, one more shooter stormed into the final. This time it was Ramita…
Paris: PV Sindhu began her Tokyo Olympics campaign with a dominant win in her group-stage match on Sunday at the Musashino Forest Plaza. The 6th seed defeated Israel’s unseeded Ksenia Polikarpova in straight games — 21-7, 21-10 — in just 29 minutes. PV Sindhu has been drawn in Group J along with Polikarpova, who is…
Paris: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar picked up an unanimous decision win against Vietnam’s Vo Thi Kim Anh to enter the women’s 54kg category pre-quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics. The Asian Games bronze medallist, competing in her maiden Olympic Games, opened the proceedings for India in the boxing arena as she won her first round by…
