Saturday, Jun 03, 2023
Aug 29, 2021 PTI Vishu Rathee (girls' 48kg), and Tanu (girls' 52kg) notched up contrasting victories in their summit clashes to bag the top medal
Aug 29, 2021 PTI Chamoli, who hails from Chandigarh, rallied after losing the opening round to prevail 3-2 in the hard-fought contest and win gold in 48kg
Ashish, 27, former Asian silver-medallist went down 0-5 in the bout which the Chinese boxer dominated right from the start
Jul 22, 2021 PTI Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg) will square off against Dominica's Miguelina Hernandez, while Lovlina Borgohain and Simranjit Kaur got a bye
Nine Indian boxers led by Amir Panghal and Mary Kom are in fray at the Tokyo Olympics starting July 23
Panghal is the reigning Asian Games champion and a world championships silver-medallist, Kaur is a bronze-winner from world championships.
This will be Krishan's third trip to Olympics making him the only one among the five Olympic-bound men to have the experience of competing in the Games.
The Bout Review System, first introduced in 2019, was used in the Asian Championships last month in Dubai
From the current 10, the men's weight categories have now gone up to 13 with the minimum weight reduced to 48kg, while women's divisions will go from 10 to 12
Simranjit (60kg) is a 2018 world championships bronze winner and is among the four Indian women boxers who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics
The judging in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games had drawn strong criticism from boxers with several claiming to be victims of poor officiating
Catch the highlights of the men’s finals of the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Dubai here
Olympic-bound defending champion Pooja Rani (75kg) was the lone Indian to clinch a gold.
India now has medals confirmed in each weight category. Mary Kom among 10 women to play semi-finals on Thursday
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After Shiva Thapa, Sanjeet (91kg), Sakshi (54kg), Jaismine (57kg) and Olympic-bound Simranjit Kaur (60kg) entered the last four stage
Thapa won a gold in the 2013 championships, bronze in 2015 and 2019 and silver in 2017. He is now assured of at least a bronze in the ongoing edition
Thapa entered the quarter-finals outpunching Kyrgyzstan’s Dmitrii Puchinn 5-0 in the 64kg opening round bout
The AIBA head called for honesty and transparency and promised to support referees and judges against any unfounded allegations.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
