Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian discus thrower Seema Punia won the silver medal with her season’s best performance while her compatriot and defending champion Krishna Poonia finished a disappointing fifth at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. It was the second medal for India from track and field, a day after men’s discus thrower Vikas Gowda won […]
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Former world champion L. Sarita Devi and her state-mate L. Devendro Singh came out with stupendous performances in their respective bouts to enter the Commonwealth Games boxing finals after Pinki Jangra had lost her semi-final and settled for the bronze medal at the SECC Hall here Friday. Mozambique’s Maria Machongua was no […]
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian athlete Sahana Nagaraj came out with a disappointing performance to finish eighth in the women’s high jump final at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. The gold went to Australia’s Eleanor Patterson with a season’s best jump of 1.94 metres while England’s Isobel Pooley took the silver with a personal best leap […]
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian discus thrower Seema Punia won the silver medal while her compatriot and defending champion Krishna Poonia finished a disappointing fifth in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium here Friday. The gold went to 2009 World Champion Dani Samuels of Australia and England’s Jade Lally took the bronze.
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar clinched the women’s vault bronze in the final of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. England’s Claudia Fragapane won the gold with an average score of 14.633 while Canada’s Elsabeth Black took home the silver with 14.433 at the SSE Hydro. Agartala-born Dipa got the bronze with an […]
Jaipur, July 31 (IANS) A teacher of a prestigious school here was Thursday arrested on charges of molesting girl students, police said. Maths teacher Nagendra Singh was arrested after the school principal filed a police complaint. “We arrested the maths teacher of the school situated in Bhankrota today (Thursday) after an FIR was registered against him […]
Aligarh, July 31 (IANS) The Muslim Chamber of Industries and Commerce here Thursday demanded that beef export should be stopped immediately while buffalo meat export must be contained. The demand was made in a resolution unanimously passed at its meeting here. In another resolution, the MCCI suggested steps be taken to increase production and export of […]
Glasgow, July 31 (IANS) Indian road cyclists Arvind Panwar and Sombir finished 28th and 37th in the men’s individual time trial of the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. The gold was won by England’s Alex Dowsett, who completed the trial in 47 minutes and 41.78 seconds while Australia’s Rohan Dennis finished second to take the silver in […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday said his country was looking forward to a “new and constructive” chapter with India in the area of climate change. “Climate change is here with us now, extreme weather and scarce resources endanger human health and prosperity,” Kerry said during a media interaction here […]
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked union minister Nitin Gadkari and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to find an amicable solution and reach a compromise in a defamation case filed by the former BJP chief to seek redressal for charges of corruption hurled at him. A division bench of Justice Reva Khetrapal […]