For the first time, the Asian Games will include computer game competitions. But winners this year won't get medals gold, silver and bronze will be awarded from the 2022 games.
4 min read20 Aug 2018The key ingredient in the making of an elite athlete is the coach, which is why the skill sets of coaches must improve, says Olympic Gold Quest's Viren Rasquinha
3 min read10 Aug 2018The Indians were consistency personified as, after 10 shots in the elimination stage, Tejaswini Sawant and Anjum Moudgil led the standings with 417.4 and 416.3 points respectively
2 min read13 Apr 2018By winning the gold, Anish bettered team-mate Manu Bhaker, who had become the youngest Indian Commonwealth Games gold medallist earlier this week when she emerged champion in the 10m air rifle finals
1 min read13 Apr 2018This was Heena Sidhu's second medal at the 21st Games after having claimed the silver in the 10m air pistol event behind 16-year-old compatriot Manu Bhaker
2 min read10 Apr 2018At the 10m air rifle event at CWG 2018, 17-year-old Mehuli Ghosh showed the mental grit of a winner, nevermind she settled for the silver
2 min read10 Apr 2018Deepak Lather became the youngest Indian weightlifter to claim a Commonwealth Games (CWG) medal, clinching a bronze in the men's 69kg category
1 min read6 Apr 2018India returned with fewer medals and top 10 finishes at Rio. Yet, data on standings shows a performance drop was concentrated to a handful of sports, and there were pockets of retention and gain
2 min read26 Aug 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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