Modi salutes Gandhi, Nehru, Patel
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. “It is due to their efforts that we today enjoy freedom,” Modi said…
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Bolt creates athletics history at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
We are improving governance: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that his goverment had dramatically improved the quality of governance. Addressing the nation on the occasion of the 70th Independence Day, he said…
Modi greets nation on Independence Day
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of 70th Independence Day, just ahead of his third address to the nation from the historic Red Fort….
Bolt creates athletics history at Rio Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Star Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt wrote his name in the history books, winning his third consecutive Olympic title in the men’s 100 metre event at the Rio Games here….
Rio Olympics: Spirited Dipa lights up dismal day
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar lightened up another dismal day for India with a brave performance at the Rio Olympics even as the tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna…
Gymnast Dipa narrowly misses medal in Olympic vault final
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women’s vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the…
Sania breaks down after loss, says may not play at next Olympics
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Sania Mirza broke down in front of the media after losing the mixed doubles tennis bronze medal play-off here with her partner Rohan Bopanna, and raised…
India lacked experience, quality to beat Belgium: Oltmans
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) India’s men’s hockey team chief coach Roelant Oltmans conceded that Belgium played with much more quality and experience and deserved to progress to the semi-finals here…
Ashok Chakra for armyman who killed 3 terrorists
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, has conferred Ashok Chakra (posthumously) on Havildar Hangpan Dada of the 35th Battalion of the Rashtriya…
Saina crashes out; Sindhu, Srikanth enter pre-quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s premier shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a shock exit, while P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth won their group rounds to progress to the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics here…
Ludhiana girl not allowed to unfurl Tricolour in Srinagar
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) A 15-year-old girl from Ludhiana, who had vowed to hoist the Tricolour at Srinagar’s historic Lal Chowk, was turned back by security forces from the airport there on Sunday. Jhanvi Behal,…
Hockey: India lose to Belgium 1-3 in quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Striker Sebastian Dockeier struck twice in Belgium’s 3-1 triumph over India on Sunday putting paid to the latter’s hopes of making it to the men’s hockey semi-finals at the…
RSS-affiliate’s activists protest anti-India slogans in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) About 100 activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarathi Parishad (ABVP), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Sunday protested against the anti-India slogans allegedly raised at a human rights event…
Parrikar commends efforts of armed forces in tackling terrorism
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday commended the efforts of the Indian armed forces in tackling terrorists in the Kashmir Valley and thwarting the attack on the Pathankot airbase in…
President attacks intolerance, divisive agenda
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday denounced “forces of divisiveness and intolerance” as well as attacks on weaker sections and said they needed to be dealt with firmly. In his fifth…
Sania-Bopanna beaten in mixed doubles bronze medal match
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s hopes of their first medal at the Rio Olympics were dashed as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost 1-6, 5-7 to Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek in…
Goa B-school website hacked by Pakistani hackers
Panaji, Aug 14 (IANS) A group of hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Pak cyber attackers’ on Sunday hacked the website of the Goa Institute of Management, a top B-school in the state. After the cyber…
Saina crashes out, Srikanth wins at Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s premier shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered a shock exit while Kidambi Srikanth won his group round match in the Rio Olympics here on Sunday. Saina’s defeat was a huge…
Indian diplomacy has shown considerable dynamism: President
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said India’s foreign policy has shown “considerable dynamism” in recent times and called for a united global stand in the fight against terrorism. “Our foreign…