Downplaying the allegations that police sidelined CRPF personnel by recommending the names of two of its officers for the gallantry awards for an encounter, CRPF Director General Pranay Sahay said the recommendation of Bihar Police officials is a proposal of the state government. ...
02:53 PM, Mar 23, 2013
The Bihar Police recommended the names of two of its personnel for the President's gallantry medals allegedly for an encounter they did not take part in, a CNN-IBN and Open magazine expose has revealed. The Rohtas Naxal encounter took place in January 2012 and the CRPF has claimed that its officers partook in the operations and that the Bihar police officers reached the site three hours later. They filed a...
06:57 PM, Mar 22, 2013
Kumar and Dutt said they won't hesitate to return their Olympic medals if it helps the sport stay at the 2020 Games. ...
05:54 PM, Mar 07, 2013
The medal winners at the special winter Olympics feel that their attainment will inspire other sportsmen. ...
08:49 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Sushil scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win back-to-back individual medals. ...
02:53 PM, Dec 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian wrestling contingent finished with a rich-medal haul, including 9 golds and four bronze in the recently concluded Copa Brasil-2012 tournament held in Rio from November 29 to December 2. In the freestyle event, gold medals were won by Sandeep Tomar in 55kg category, Rajneesh (60kg), Manoj Kumar (66kg), Deepak (74kg), Somveer (84kg), Parvesh Kumar (96kg) and Hitesh (120kg). Ravinder Singh (60kg) and Manoj Kumar (84kg) also...
04:31 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Will six medals at London 2012 draw the corporate world into the Olympic sports? ...
09:26 AM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday announced it would provide free air tickets for life to Indian medal winners of the London Olympics. Making the announcement, SpiceJet CEO Neil Mills said, "The nation is proud of their unprecedented performance. It is a matter of great honour for us to be associated with the sportspersons who brought recognition for India at London Olympics." The victory of Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt,...
08:16 PM, Aug 14, 2012
With six medals - two silver and four bronze, India enjoyed its best medal haul ever at the Olympics. ...
02:36 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medals tally at the Olympic Games that concluded here on Sunday. India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time also. Grappler...
01:25 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: By any measure, the 2012 London Games will be considered a booming success for the United States. When the US men's basketball team won the Olympic title on Sunday, it clinched the 46th gold medal for American in London, marking the highest total the nation has ever taken home from a "road" Olympics. The US " winners of 104 medals overall in London, easily the most of any nation...
12:58 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze on the penultimate day of London Olympics 2012 set it up nicely for a Sushil Kumar finale on a Super Sunday, and though the Indian grappler failed at the final hurdle, a second individual medal in consecutive Olympics perched him on top of the ladder as India's best Olympian. Yogeshwar, a veteran of three Olympics, and Sushil, the bronze medallist from Beijing 2008, were a few...
09:27 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in to train its athletes, this is a reasonable expectation in eight years' time. Here is the full...
07:21 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics as wrestlers Narsingh Yadav and Amit Kumar failed to proceed in the 2012 London Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in...
07:16 AM, Aug 11, 2012
The US Olympic legend hails Michael Phelps on bagging his 19th Olympic medal - the most by any athlete. ...
04:41 PM, Aug 01, 2012
London: Swimmer Michael Phelps won his 17th Olympic medal to take him closer to the all-time mark, but his U.S. freestyle relay team were upstaged by France as records fell in the pool on Sunday's second day of competition at the London Games. South Africa's Cameron Van der Burgh and American Dana Vollmer set world records in the men's 100 metres breaststroke and women's 100 butterfly, Van der Burgh denying...
09:28 AM, Jul 30, 2012
In the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we retrace some memorable Indian moments at the quadrennial games. Today, a look at India's eight hockey gold medals. Every Indian, since 1928, shares a common optimism when it comes to what to expect from the Olympics: a medal in hockey. An unbeaten run for 28 years, encompassing six yellow metal hung over India's chest, followed by two more in 1964 and...
09:00 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: A bronze in the Beijing Games four years ago came as a surprise for many but as the London Olympic Games draw closer, the country's grapplers led by Sushil Kumar will be out to prove that they are no longer the dark horses. With a total of five wrestlers in the fray for the Olympics this year, the country is hoping nothing less than a couple of yellow...
12:38 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Here is the low-down on how Olympics medals are engraved and stained. ...
11:00 AM, Jul 04, 2012
The newly-minted gold, silver and bronze discs will be entrusted to the beefeaters, custodians of the crown jewels. ...
12:35 PM, Jul 03, 2012
