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Aug 31, 2021 PTI Adhana shot a total of 216.8 to finish the event in the third place, while Manish Narwal, who topped the qualifications, came seventh
Aug 31, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Google Doodle has been celebrating Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a special animated games
Catch the highlights and updates of India's campaign at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. India won one silver and two bronze medals on Tuesday.
Aug 30, 2021 PTI India has so far won five medals in athletics - 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. The country stood 26th in the medals tally on Monday (August 30), an unprecedented high
Avani Lekhara has been wheelchair-bound since a road accident in 2012. However, her disability could not stop her from chasing her dream.
The 41-year-old BSF man had produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia on Sunday
Sumit Antil produced a monster throw of 68.55m in the fifth attempt to destroy the 10-men field and recreated his own world record
All you need to know about Avani Lekhara: Paralysed waist down, studies seemed to be the only option but life had other ideas in store for her
Lekhara is the first Indian woman to win an individual gold medal in the Paralympics or Olympics
Kathuniya said preparing for the Games was hard for him as lockdowns ensured that facilities were closed for a major part of the last two years
Vinod, 41, produced a best throw of 19.91m to finish third behind Piotr Kosewicz (20.02m) of Poland and Velimir Sandor (19.98m) of Croatia
Nishad jumped 2.06m and was tied with Dallas Wise of USA for the second spot. Both were awarded joint silver
Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo, the IPC said
Bhavinaben Patel suffered straight games defeat to China's Zhou Ying on Sunday. But India officially open its medal account in Tokyo Paralympics
Bhavina Patel of Gujarat beat world champion Borislava Peric of Serbia in the quarterfinals
At Tokyo, the 100m sprint line will be a celebration of hope for Kashafali and other African kids whose lives have been ravaged by war and poverty
Both the Indian table tennis players lost to their respective Chinese opponents
54 Indian para-athletes will compete in nine sports at the Tokyo Paralympics. India has won 12 medals in total since it first took part in the 1972 edition
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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