Thursday, Jul 07, 2022
Jul 23, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Catch highlights of the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics. India's lone women archer Deepika Kumari finished ninth, while the male trio fail to make an impact in the ranking round
Jul 22, 2021 PTI Sushil Kumar is the only Indian wrestler to win two Olympic medals. He had last won a silver at London 2012
The proposal to include the word together was made by IOC President Thomas Bach, which was endorsed by the body's Executive Board (EB) in April
Jul 14, 2021 Associated Press (AP) After arrival at Haneda Airport, Olympic visitors are requested to install smart phone apps and activate GPS for tracking their whereabouts while in Japan.
With commercial passenger flights suspended the 51-member contingent will board a cargo flight which has some capacity for passengers.
The Games will bring thousands of foreign athletes, officials, sponsors and journalists to Japan during a pandemic
With the pandemic still raging, the Tokyo organisers have prescribed stricter regulations for travellers from 11 countries including India
But Sumit Malik, who had won an Olympic quota in the 125kg category, has been provisionally suspended by world body UWW for failing a dope test
Sindhu remains one of the favourites to claim a medal at the delayed Tokyo Games, beginning July 23
Stricter regulations have been put in place for all travellers - including athletes, coaches and support staff - of 11 countries, including India
This is a clear sign that Tokyo Olympic planners are moving forward despite public opposition, warnings about the risks of the Games
Deepak Punia was to take mat for the 86kg event but forfeited his quarterfinal against American Zahid Valencia after suffering hand injury
Free condom tradition will be continued at the Tokyo Olympic Games, but the 11,000 athletes are advised not to have sex
Sindhu prefers to train at Gachibowli Stadium, saying the facilities help get a feel of real match playing conditions
The Tokyo Olympics are slated to start on July 23 after a one-year postponement due to the pandemic
Athlete groups have argued that too much risk and responsibility is being placed on the competitors set to take part in the Tokyo Olympics.
World Cup and Asian Games gold medallist Chaudhary shot 589 to top the chart in his event's Minimum Qualification Score, while compatriot Abhishek Verma was fourth with 579.
Worries about public safety while many Japanese remain unvaccinated have prompted growing protests and calls for cancelling the games, set to start on July 23.
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.
PTI Photo
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 
