Star Indian boxer Amit Panghal avenged his last Commonwealth Games final loss by clinching the men’s flyweight (51kg) gold while Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) reigned supreme on her debut appearance here on Sunday.In the evening, Nikhat Zareen won gold medal after beating Northern Ireland pugilist by unanimous verdict in final (50kg). In athletics, Eldhose Paul led […]
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CWG: Boxers Amit Panghal, Nitu Ghanghas strike gold
Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women’s 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) joined her on the top of the podium, here on Sunday.Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England’s Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the men’s flyweight. Nitu, on the […]
ISRO says satellites placed on new rocket mission no longer usable
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites placed on its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle “are no longer usable” as the SSLV-D1 placed them in an elliptical orbit instead of a circular one. It said failure of a logic to identify a sensor failure and go for a salvage action caused […]
Amid tensions, warships from China and Taiwan eye each other as drills near end
Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by the U.S. house speaker. Nancy Pelosi’s visit last week to the self-ruled island infuriated China, which responded with test launches of ballistic […]
SSLV carrying earth observation and student satellites suffers ‘data loss’ at terminal stage: ISRO
ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated,” and said the space agency was analysing the data to ascertain the status of the vehicle and the satellites. SSLV-D1/EOS 02 was carrying an earth observation […]
Jagdeep Dhankhar Is New Vice-President
Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the vice-president this evening. Members of parliament of both houses voted to elect the next Vice-President in an election where NDA candidate Dhankhar was pitted against Opposition’s Margaret Alva. The BJP-led NDA candidate won the election comfortably with 528 votes against Ms Alva’s 182, the voting for which took place […]
Colombo asks Beijing to defer visit of spy ship at Hambantota
The Sri Lankan government has asked the Chinese government to defer the visit of its space-satellite tracker ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port “until further consultations” are made between the two governments. The spy ship was scheduled to dock at Chinese leased Hambantota port on August 11 for refueling and leave on August 17. […]
Voting to elect new Vice President begins; Modi first to cast his vote
Voting for electing the new Vice President began here on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the first to cast his vote. A long queue of MPs was seen well before the start of voting.As many as 543 of Lok Sabha MPs and 237 Rajya Sabha MPs, including the nominated members, constitute the electoral college for […]
CWG 2022: Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punjab bag gold medals
Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik clinched country’s third medal in wrestling of the day at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham by defeating Ana Paula Godinez Gonzalez in the finals of women’s freestyle 62 kg category on Friday. The Canadian Gonzalez was dominating the match initially as she gained a 0-4 lead in the first […]
Taiwan dispatches aircraft, ships to react to Chinese military incursions
Taiwan’s defence ministry on Friday said the island’s military has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed land-based missile systems to monitor the situation, as China conducts large-scale military drills in zones surrounding Taiwqn. Taiwan’s military will prepare combat readiness but will not ask for a war, the defence ministry added.










