Back-to-back losses in BWF World Tour Finals has jeopardised the chances of the Indians to progress from the group stage

India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day, the day its Constitution came into force in 1950.

Sindhu and Srikanth's comeback to international badminton after the coronavirus-induced break was not as good as they would have expected

The world number 10 Indian pair lost to world number nine Malayasian combination of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik

The unseeded Indian pair beat their world no. 6 Malaysian opponents 18-21 24-22 22-20 in a nail-bitting quarterfinal duel.

A former top-10 player, Prannoy recovered from a game down to outwit sixth seed Christie 18-21 21-16 23-21 in a thrilling contest

Former world number one Srikanth, who was sharing the room with Praneeth, was also forced to withdraw as per protocols

The highlight of the day was the lion-hearted performance by world no 31 Sameer, who stunned eighth seed Lee 18-21 27-25 21-19 in a thrilling opening match

The Indian players seemed to struggle with their fitness as none of them could cross the second round at the Thailand Open, the first event of the Asia leg

Saina managed to grab the opening game but ran out of steam in the end, losing 23-21 14-21 16-21 in a match that clocked 68 minutes