Manipur's demand for inclusion in the Fifth or Sixth schedule is valid. The state also needs financial and technical support for high-value agriculture, market-friendly crops, and micro-irrigation.
The boxing champion and former Rajya Sabha MP has appealed to the home minister to ensure security forces are 'impartial' and that the 'warring groups' do not enter Kom villages.
In 'Iconic Indians', authors Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh chronicle the lives of 75 remarkable people who played an important role in transforming India.
The boxer from Telangana defeated Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas to win a gold in the flyweight category at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul Thursday.
The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner in the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the 2016 Rio edition bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia Thursday.
Mary Kom defeated Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia. She will now be up against third-seeded Colombian Ingrit Valencia, who was a bronze-medallist at the 2016 Rio Games.
This is the first time India will have two flag-bearers, one male and one female, to ensure 'gender parity', Indian Olympic Association announced Monday.
Mary Kom is the first woman sportsperson to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan. The boxer said her immediate target was to first qualify for Tokyo Olympics.
In a bout which had very few clear punches, tension was palpable inside the boxing hall owing to the bitter row triggered by Zareen's public demand for a trial.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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