New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) In a proud moment for Indian sports, President Droupadi Murmu extended her heartfelt congratulations to Commonwealth Games 2026 Glasgow medal winners Sharmila Dhankar, Shilpa K. Shyla, Sarvesh Anil Kushare, and Valluri Ajaya Babu, praising their achievements on the global stage. Sharmila produced a season-best throw of 9.81m to claim gold in Women’s Shot Put F57, ending India’s 20-year wait for a para-athletics medal at the Commonwealth Games. She also became the first …
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Glasgow, July 27 (IANS) India continued its impressive run in the weightlifting competitions at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Gyanehswari Yadav clinched the silver medal in the women’s 53kg event on Monday.The Indian lifter produced a strong overall performance, registering a total lift of 199kg, comprising 88kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk, to finish second on the podium. This is her personal best in Total and C&J performance.Nigeria’s Didih Onome Omolola claimed the g…
Glasgow, July 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, praised weightlifter Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam for her gritty show as she won a bronze medal in the women’s 58kg weightlifting competition in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday.Bindyarani secured the bronze medal in the women’s 58kg weightlifting competition, adding another medal to the country’s growing tally.The Manipur lifter finished third with a total lift of 199kg, registering 87k…
Glasgow, July 27 (IANS) India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam secured the bronze medal in the women’s 58kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Monday, adding another medal to the country’s growing tally.The Manipur lifter finished third with a total lift of 199kg, registering 87kg in snatch and 112kg in the clean and jerk. Bindyarani Devi had won a silver medal in the 2022 edition in Birmingham in the 55kg weight-class.The bronze medal took India’s tally to…
Abuja, July 27 (IANS) More than 30 people, including children, were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna late Sunday, local media reported on Monday.Many residents sustained injuries of varying severity as the gunmen opened fire and set houses and shops ablaze in Naridon community of Kauru Local Government Area, according to Nigeria’s national daily The Punch Newspapers.Citing community leaders, the newspaper reported that the attack began a…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday met Commonwealth Games 2026 bronze medallist para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar and felicitated him with a cash reward of Rs 10, 00,000.Jhandu Kumar got India off the mark on the medals table by winning a bronze in the men’s heavyweight para-powerlifting with 130.9 points and a best lift of 190 kg.Competing in a two-group field, Jhandu topped Group B with a best result of 130.9 points, comfortably finishing ahead of Uganda’s Denn…
Ontario, July 27 (IANS) Indian men advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Squash Junior Team Championships as group toppers, while the women also made a winning start. The fifth-seed Indian men’s team of Gurveer Singh, Yusha Nafees and Aryaveer Dewan swept the Netherlands (Freek Bonnema, Jesper Hempenius and Quinten van Es) by 3-0 margin in Group 5.In the match against Brazil, Purav Rambhia came in place of Gurveer as the Indians defeated the team of Bernardo Jorge Guimaraes, Matheus Fra…
Jaipur, July 27 (IANS) In one of its biggest enforcement drives against illegal foreign residents, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) have deported nine foreign women found living in Jaipur after their visas had expired.Most of these women were working at spa and wellness centres across the city.Officials said the women had entered India on tourist or short-term visas but continued to stay in Jaipur without valid documentation.Followin…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar after the Bihar-born athlete won India’s first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026, securing bronze in the men’s heavyweight event in Glasgow. Taking to X shortly after the podium finish, the Prime Minister praised Jhandu’s perseverance and said his success had brought pride to the nation.“A spectacular performance by Jhandu Kumar, who has opened India’s medal tally at the #CWG2026…
Glasgow, July 25 (IANS) India’s para powerlifter Jhandu Kumar dedicated his bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 to years of perseverance, saying his difficult journey of driving an e-rickshaw and selling vegetables only strengthened his resolve to succeed.Moments after clinching the bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event on Friday, an emotional Jhandu told IANS that he had always believed his hard work would eventually pay off.“I drove an e-rickshaw, sold veg…