Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday announced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for Madhumita for winning the silver medal in Compound Women's Team category at 18th Asian games in Indonesia.


Jharkhand Government announces Rs 10 lakh for Madhumita


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the sportspersons on the occasion of the National Sports day and urged people to give priority to sports and fitness related activities.


Modi hails sportspersons on National Sports Day


A documentary on Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager and one of the most successful and well-known figures in the history of soccer, is in the works.


Documentary on Manchester United icon Alex Ferguson in works


The Delhi government on Tuesday hiked the cash incentive for a gold medal winner in Olympics/Paralympics from Delhi from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 crore.


Delhi's Olympic gold medal winners to get Rs 3 crore


Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore for sprinter Dutee Chand for winning the silver medal in the 100 meter event at 18th Asian Games in Indonesia.


Odisha CM announces Rs 1.5 crore for Dutee Chand


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that discussions on simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies are a "healthy sign" for democracy.


Discussion on simultaneous polls good for democracy: Modi (Roundup)


Congratulating Indian players on their success at the Asian Games, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said they have won medals even in those sports in which the country's performance was not "so good earlier".


Modi congratulates Indian players for medals at Asian Games


Formula One defending champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes nabbed pole position on Saturday for the Belgian Grand Prix.


Hamilton grabs Belgian GP pole position in wet conditions


Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akthar, who is gearing up for his next film "The Sky is Pink", has said sports stories are easier to understand and they also inspire people.


Sports stories inspire people: Farhan Akthar


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh for Meerut resident Saurabh Chaudhary, who bagged gold in the Men's 10 metre Air Pistol final in the ongoing 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia.


UP announces cash bonanza for Asian Game medalists Saurabh, Ravi



Adityanath announces Rs 50 lakh reward for shooter Saurabh Chaudhary


As Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games gold, Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar lauded her for proving the strength of India's women.


Proud of 'Golden Girl' Vinesh Phogat, says B-Town


A memoir of legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, widely regarded as one of the finest bowlers in the history of the game, will be published in October.


Shane Warne's memoir to be out in October


In a show of solidarity for the flood-ravaged Kerala, city soccer giants East Bengal raised funds from the spectators after their Calcutta Football League game against Aryan Club on Saturday night.


East Bengal footballers collect funds for Kerala flood victims


Filmmaker-actor-singer Farhan Akhtar pointed out a "glaring error" made in a West Bengal school book and urged the West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee to rectify it.


Farhan urges West Bengal to correct 'glaring error' in school book


Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who in the past had made hardline statements but has been conciliatory of late, was sworn-in as Pakistan's new Prime Minister on Saturday in a ceremony marking the second peaceful democratic transition from one civilian government to another in the country's 71-year history.


Imran Khan sworn-in as new Pakistani PM (Roundup)


Former Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday said that he hopes ties between New Delhi and Islamabad will improve after his "friend" Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister.


Sidhu hopes Khan's victory proves good for India-Pakistan ties


Several players from the National Football League (NFL) did not take the field during the playing of American national anthem as they continued to stage silent protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the US.


NFL players continue silent protests


Gold: Starring, Akshay Kumar, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Mouni Roy, Vineet Kumar Singh; Directed by Reema Kagti: Rating: **** ½ (4 and a half stars)


Go for Gold (Movie Review **** ½)


Fulfilling a long-cherished dream, Indian adventurist Shital Rane-Mahajan on Wednesday dived from over 5,000 feet in Finland with a Tricolour to mark India's 72nd Independence Day.


Indian woman skydives with Tricolour in Finland to celebrate I-Day


Thirteen-year-old Aaryan Balaji -- one of the youngest mountaineers to hold many records including  crossing three passes and scaling three peaks in Nepal last year -- is all set to scale Antarctica's tallest Mt. Vinson and Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, in December this year.

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