New Delhi: India's hopes of winning a medal in the Greco-Roman category went up in smoke after Bhim Singh lost his bronze-medal bout at the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship here on Friday. Bhim was thrashed by his Iranian opponent, Davoud Gilnirang, in the 96 kg category. Davoud did not allow any opening for the Indian to score points in the bouts. The Iranian registered a resounding 1-0 8-0 win over...
11:58 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Taipei: India's campaign at the Badminton Asia Championships came to an end here on Friday after rising shuttler P.V. Sindhu lost in the women's singles quarter-finals to Japanese seventh seed Eriko Hirose in three games. After beating former World No.1 Shixian Wang in the previous round on Thursday at the Taipei Arena, the 17-year-old Indian looked in top form in the first two games but ran out of steam by...
12:59 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: India's Sunil Kumar Rana and Gaurav Sharma placed themselves in contention for bronze medals in the 66kg and 55kg, respectively, as the country started its campaign in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship on a mixed note here on Thursday. Rana, who got a bye in the first round, defeated China's Gaoquan Zhang 2-1 1-1 to reach the semifinal of the Greco Roman category. In the semi-final however, Ji-Hun...
06:18 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Bangalore: The Australasian Academy of Tennis Coaches on Thursday announced its expansion into India in partnership with Groundstrokes Tennis Academy. Chief executive officer of AATC Lynton Joseph said, "AATC has agreed to partner with Groundstrokes Tennis Academy with a joint plan to grow the sport further in Asia Pacific Region by providing international coaching expertise. The goal is to provide a clear pathway for aspiring students who would like to...
05:29 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Taipei: Rising Indian shuttler PV Sindhu added another feather to her cap after defeating former World No.1 Shixian Wang of China at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. In the process, the 17-year-old progressed to the women's singles quarter-finals of the continental event. It took Sindhu a marathon effort to beat the third seeded Chinese 15-21, 21-14, 22-20 in their first ever encounter which lasted one hour and two...
04:20 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Taipei: London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap and rising Indian woman shuttler PV Sindhu won their respective first round matches in the men's and women's singles event in the Badminton Asia Championship here on Wednesday. Seeded fourth at the tournament, Kashyap came from a game down to beat Ji Hoon Hong of South Korea 18-21, 21-15, 22-20. He took an hour and nine minutes to complete the job. The world No.7...
05:50 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt's withdrawal from the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship due to their respective injuries might have taken the sheen out of the tournament but the event provides an opportunity for other Indian grapplers to make a mark for themselves when they take on the best from the continent. Considering the rising profile of the sport after the medal-winning efforts of both Sushil and Yogeshwar in...
04:56 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Mohsin Hamid is a gifted writer and a wonderful story-teller, so it is totally to his credit that his latest novel "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" is gripping. In fact, it left me wanting to finish the book, and I did so in one sitting or two. And that's despite the fact that it's not his best work, by far. Hamid is undoubtedly one of the leading...
01:00 PM, Apr 17, 2013
With Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt skipping the Asian Wrestling Championship due to injuries, the new crop of wrestlers will lead India. ...
11:35 AM, Apr 17, 2013
The Supreme Court has ruled that some numbers of Asiatic Lions, till now only limited to the Gir forests in Gujarat, should be relocated to Madhya Pradesh. The court holds that in case of a natural calamity or outbreak of an epidemic, this will give the species a better chance of survival. CNN-IBN's Environment Editor Bahar Dutt joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. Does this also...
06:25 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Bhopal: Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Palpur Kuno wildlife sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said here on Monday that the move would not only result in creation of a new home for the lions but also ensure a rise in their numbers. "Madhya Pradesh has made adequate arrangements to shift and rehabilitate Asiatic lions and took all steps for...
10:40 AM, Apr 16, 2013
Mohsin Hamid's books are biting and raw in their nature of storytelling. Nothing is rosy and that his readers are aware of. Nothing is sugar-coated. He tells it the way it is and maybe that is why his readers like reading what he has to write. Hamid writes about the society, the way he sees it. Whether it is a story of a young man in love in his first...
07:53 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Moscow: Rising Russian women's tennis star Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Monday announced that five-time Grand Slam champion Martina Hingis will be coaching her. Pavlyuchenkova rose to 20th in the world on the back of her third title in Monterrey last week, and has enlisted the retired Swiss star's help for this weekend's Fed Cup match and beyond. "Now I'm starting my collaboration with Martina Hingis and we are going to try...
05:01 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Indian fans would be deprived of watching their Olympic medal winning grapplers Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt in action at the upcoming Senior Asian Wrestling Championship as the two have not yet recovered from their respective injuries. Amit Dhankar (66kg) and Bajrang (60kg), who were named as reserves, will replace Suhil and Yogeshwar for the championship, starting from April 18, here. "Both Sushil and Yogeshwar are nursing their...
03:55 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead for the relocation of Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh in the next 6 months. The two BJP-ruled states, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, had been locked in a dispute over whether the Asiatic lions should be relocated out of Gujarat or not. The Madhya Pradesh government wanted Gujarat to send a few lions from the Gir forest to Kuno Palpur...
02:35 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Tokyo: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday stressed the United States is willing to engage with North Korea as long as it takes steps to give up nuclear weapons. He also vowed Washington would protect its Asian allies against any provocative acts by the North, but said it wants a peaceful solution to rising tensions in the region. "We are prepared to reach out but we need (the)...
06:45 AM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Asia Cup cricket tournament will be held in Bangladesh for the second time in a row after India, who had earlier agreed to host the 2014 edition, backed out citing a packed international schedule. Bangladesh had hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2012. The likely dates for the tournament will be February 24 to March 8. The decision was taken at the Asian Cricket Council...
12:17 PM, Apr 14, 2013
New Delhi: Indian paddlers Achanta Sharath Kamal and K Shamini have failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the 26th Table Tennis Asian Cup, being played at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Honk Kong's Tang Peng defeated Sharath (70), the highest-ranked Indian in the world, 13-11, 7-11, 5-11, 11-1, 11-8, 11-7 in the qualification play-off round. Sharath grabbed a 2-1 lead over the local favourite after losing...
06:17 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Pakistani Author Mohsin Hamid, whose new book 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia' recently released and who is working with Mira Nair on her movie based on his book 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist', spoke to CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar about living in Pakistan. He said, "Minorities are being targeted in Pakistan, they are being terrified and frightened." ...
01:39 PM, Apr 12, 2013
Washington: Rebalancing its security posture in the Asia-Pacific region, the US says it is investing in a long-term strategic partnership with India to support its ability to serve as a regional economic anchor and security provider. The US defence department's "commitment to the Asia-Pacific region is part of a broader US Government focus", the Pentagon said Wednesday as it rolled out a $527 billion budget for fiscal 2014 starting October...
04:07 AM, Apr 12, 2013
