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05 Aug

PM Modi hails Indian hockey team’s medal win as historic

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Hailing Indian men’s hockey team’s bronze medal win in the Tokyo Olympics as historic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that this day will be etched in the memory of every Indian.With this feat, they have captured the imagination of the entire nation, especially the youth, Modi said, adding that India is proud of its hockey team.The Indian men’s hockey team rewrote history as it claimed an Olympic medal after 41 years, beating a plucky Germany 5-4 to claim the bronze in an edge-of-the-seat play-off match of the ongoing Games here on Thursday.Modi tweeted, “Historic! A day that will…

03 Aug

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Invite Olympic Contingent to Red Fort on August 15, Also to Interact With Them at His Residence

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will invite the entire Indian Olympics contingent to the Red Fort as special guests. The PM is also expected to personally meet and interact with all of them around that time. All the participants will also go to the PM's residence for the interaction, in addition to the programme at the Red Fort. India has been represented by a 228-strong contingent, including over 120 athletes, at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Modi has been regularly offering words of encouragement to the team and has also spoken to many of them. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

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It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men’s javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

Anu Malik gets trolled for copying Israel’s national anthem

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Anu Malik had been trending on top of Twitter charts after Israel won its first gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020. During the felicitation ceremony, when Artem Dolgopyat was presented his medal, the country’s national anthem, Hatikvah was played, and a few Twitter users realised that the anthem sounded similar to Diljale’s song Mera Mulk Mera Desh. The patriotic song was released in 1996 and was composed by Anu Malik. The song was crooned by Kumar Sanu and Aditya Narayan. The video featured Ajay Devgn. Netizens blamed Anu Malik for copying other country’s national anthems and shared memes on…

01 Aug

Yuvraj Singh’s viral Friendship Day post is the best ever. Sania Mirza is ‘quite offended’ though

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Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh occupied the top spot on the trends list soon after he shared a heartwarming post on Instagram to celebrate Friendship Day on August 1. “To a lifetime of friendship. #HappyFriendshipDay,” Yuvraj said in the caption of his post which has gone crazy viral on social media. Yuvraj, in his post, shared a short clip featuring pictures and videos of his friends including Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan as well as Chris Gayle. The images are from the field as well as from their outings.One of the pictures also…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

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BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn’t have to be in politics to do social work. “If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics,” he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is the arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, “Alvida. Am not going to any other party – TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

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Reigning world champion P V Sindhu’s hopes of securing India’s first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China’s He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. One of the most consistent players, who has claimed medals in all big-ticket events in the last five years, Sindhu couldn’t counter Tai Tzu’s deception…

30 Jul

DSF partners with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools

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In partnership with Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) Residential Academy, Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), the philanthropic arm of Dream Sports launched the ‘Dare To Dream’ initiative to support six talented young footballers. Scouted by the Indian Football Foundation, a sister concern of the BBFS, the young prospects are between the ages of 12 to 17 years and come from challenging backgrounds from Manipur, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. As part of the initiative, DSF will facilitate their training and provide end-to-end assistance in their education, nourishment and competitive exposure for the next one year. The BBFS Residential Academy currently has 4 campuses…

27 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: India’s Manu Bhaker reacts during the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team shooting event

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Indian shooters endured yet another forgettable outing at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday as they crashed out in the qualifying stages of the mixed team events in both pistol and rifle. Considered the team's best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Thy finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582 at the Asaka Range. Both the 19-year-old shooters lost the plot completely when the top eight teams battled it…

27 Jul

Lovlina Borgohain advances to quarterfinals of Olympic boxing

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Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain weighing 69kg advanced to the quarterfinals in her debut Olympic appearance, defeating German veteran Nadine Apetz in a closely-fought last-16 stage on Tuesday. Borgohain, the lndian boxer, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior. Both the boxers were making their Games debut and the Indian became the first from her nine-strong team to make the quarterfinal stage. The 23-year-old claimed all the three rounds on split points. The 35-year-old Apetz was the first German woman to qualify for a boxing event at the Olympics and also a two-time world championship bronze-medalist and…