Sports

Mumbai, Aug 15 : Fulfilling a long-cherished dream, Indian adventurist Shital Rane-Mahajan on Wednesday dived from over 5,000 feet in Finland with a Tricolour to mark India’s 72nd Independence Day.The Tricolour, measuring 10 feet by six feet, was han…

New Delhi, Aug 15 : Thirteen-year-old Aaryan Balaji — one of the youngest mountaineers to hold many records including crossing three passes and scaling three peaks in Nepal last year — is all set to scale Antarctica’s tallest Mt.Vinson and Mt Acon…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a universal health scheme in the state that will benefit 70 lakh families.Beneficiaries of the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) will get medical assistance of Rs 5 la…

Agra, Aug 15 : Pramod Kumar Katara began his ‘cycle yatra’ early on Wednesday from the iconic Taj Mahal to India Gate in New Delhi to focus attention on the polluted Yamuna river.”This time it is not just for a record but to draw the attention of the…

Panaji, Aug 14 : Brass statues of football legends Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronalado will be erected in the popular beach village of Candolim in North Goa to inspire youngsters to take up the game, Goa Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo said on Tuesday….

Chandigarh, Aug 11 : The Punjab government on Saturday confirmed that former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has been invited for the swearing-in ceremony of Pakistan’s Prime Minister in-waiting Imran Khan on August 18 in Islamabad.”The chairman …

New Delhi, Aug 9 : The National Sports University Bill, 2018, was on Thursday passed by Parliament, after a nod from the Rajya Sabha.The bill, passed by the Lok Sabha last week, seeks to establish a National Sports University in Manipur to promote ed…

New Delhi, Aug 9 : The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the draft Constitution of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and granted full permanent membership to the Railways, the Tri-Services, and Association of Indian Universities among…

Dehradun, Aug 7 : The Uttarakhand government is preparing a draft policy for promoting adventure sports in the state, an official said on Tuesday.The policy will lay out guidelines for conducting adventure sports, quality standards for equipment.It w…

Kolkata, Aug 6 : His life thrown out of gear by a rape allegation, one of Indian table tennis’ shining lights Soumyajit Ghosh on Monday said he is eager to return to the fold as soon as possible, though admitting that the road to redemption won’t be …