PRIYANKA GOSWAMI

Long jumper Sreeshankar qualifies for 2024 Olympics after winning silver medal at Asian meet

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Saturday became the first Indian track and field athlete to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning a silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships with a second career-best effort of 8.37m here. The 24-year-old Sreeshankar achieved the Olympic qualification with his final round jump of 8.37m. The Paris Games mark is 8.27m and the qualification period began on July 1.

Kanu Behl's 'Agra' explores the hush-hush subject of sexual repression

'Agra' is all set to be screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival on May 24.

Film-maker Kanu Behl's 'Agra' to premiere at Directors' Fortnight of Cannes Film Festival

Directors' Fortnight is an independent section of the prestigious film gala.

Race walkers Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh Bisht qualify for 2024 Olympics and 2023 World C'ships in 20km event

India had sent four men and three women race walkers in the open category, besides the two official entries -- one man and one woman -- in the continental event. Suraj Panwar and Hardeep, the two other Indians in the open category, clocked 1:22:31 and 1:25:38 respectively.

Mahatma Gandhi 'lookalike' as asura: Why Kolkata pandal in trouble

As photos of the Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, Kolkata Police reportedly told the organisers to change the appearance of the 'asura'.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Full list of medal winners for India

The total medals tally also assumed significance this time around because of the absence of shooting, a sport that it dominated in 2018. India's medal haul would have been much higher if shooting and archery, another sport that it dominates at the Commonwealth level, were included in the programme.

India's Sandeep Kumar wins bronze in men's 10000m racewalk at Commonwealth Games

Sandeep Kumar won a bronze medal in the men's 10,000m racewalk event, clocking at 39.4.21m behind gold winner Canada's Even Dunfee and Australia's Declan Tingay (38:42.33). Amit Khatri finished ninth with a season best time of 43:04.97.

CWG 2022: Wrestlers Dahiya, Phogat, Naveen win gold as India surge up in the table

The Indian medal haul has been going at a slow but steady pace in the absence of shooting and archery and some unexpected performances in table tennis and badminton got a leg-up with the wrestlers adding three more gold to the three they won on Friday. India are now placed fifth in the table behind Australia, England, Canada and New Zealand.

History on track: Sable wins India’s first-ever medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase, Priyanka clinches silver in race walk

Sable wins India’s first-ever medal (silver) in men’s 3000m steeplechase, Priyanka clinches silver in race walk.

CWG 2022: Indian athlete Priyanka Goswami dedicates her race walk silver medal to Lord Krishna

Priyanka Goswami becomes first Indian woman to win a medal in race walk, clinches silver

Priyanka's medal is India's third in the athletics event of CWG 2022 after Tejaswin Shankar (bronze in high jump) and M Sreeshankar (silver in long jump). Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finished second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Details on Team India's schedule

Team India, during the opening ceremony, will be led by badminton star P.V. Sindhu and the captain of the men's hockey team Manpreet Singh during the opening ceremony. India has sent a squad comprising 215 athletes and 107 officials to the Birmingham CWG 2022. As women's cricket is making its debut, the games will further connect with the audience at home in India.

Neeraj Chopra to lead 37-member athletics team in CWG, participation of some subject to form and fitness

Out the of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team.

Mandhana, Harmanpreet, Deepti to captain in Women's T20 Challenge

The BCCI announced 16-member squads for each of three teams -- Harmanpreet-led Supernovas, Mandhana-led Trailblazers and Deepti-led Velocity.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wins Bhabanipur seat with a margin of 58, 832 votes

“I am indebted to the people of Bhabanipur. I will work with more vigour as I am inspired by the people of Bhabanipur. People of Bengal were hurt when we won with a majority but we did not win in one election,” Mamata Banerjee said, hinting at her defeat in Nandigram. She also mentioned that “the matter is subjudice” and a conspiracy was hatched against her.

Tokyo Olympics: India's Schedule for August 6th

Following is India's schedule on the 14th day of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh girl breaks national record, walks into Tokyo Olympics

Priyanka Goswami, 25, shattered the national record in the 20-km walk at the 8th open national and 4th international race walking championship in Ranchi on Saturday with a timing of 1:28:45.

Desertions in UP Congress a pointer to Priyanka Vadra’s experiments

Congress circles point out in private that the high-profile desertions with just over a year left for assembly elections prove that the vaunted mobilisation drive Vadra and team undertook, with the backing of her sibling Rahul Gandhi, were of symbolic value and has not created political or organisational confidence for the party.

The only Gandhi Left: Congress can make this audacious move with Priyanka Gandhi

While the party is down and out right now, without the Gandhis it is a bit like AAP without Kejriwal or Agra without Taj; just doesn’t seem to make sense.

BJP will form strongest, stable govt after Rajiv Gandhi: Narendra Modi - Full Transcript of Times Now interview

In an interview to Times Now's Arnab Goswami, Narendra Modi answered questions on a range of issues like economic policies, possible post poll alliances, Gandhi family and 2002 riots.

Narendra Modi: Governments should cater to needs of poor; ensure job creation

In his first interview to Times Now’s Arnab Goswami, BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi expressed confidence that his party will form the strongest and most stable government since the time of Rajiv Gandhi’s government.

Rahul Gandhi's first TV interview: Blunders abound, but don’t dismiss the positives

Rahul Gandhi’s debut on television was doubtless an unmitigated disaster, but that may be only the first round of a long drawn out slugfest.