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Olympic torch relay sets off in MarseilleThe Olympic torch relay commenced in Marseille, with football legend Basile Boli igniting the flame at the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de...09 May, 2024, 03.11 PM IST- PM Modi declares open Khelo India Youth Games in ChennaiWelcoming the participants, the prime minister remarked that they were together "showcasing the true spirit of 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat'"...19 Jan, 2024, 09.08 PM IST
- China says move to field Galwan Valley soldier in Winter Olympic torch relay met 'standards'China in a provocative move fielded Qi Fabao, the regimental commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), who was injured during the Ju...07 Feb, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
- Jackie Chan wakes up at 4 am to be the Olympic torchbearer for 4th time, carries it atop the Great WallChan, a Hong Kong action and comedy film star is known for his support of the Beijing government.03 Feb, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
- Activists urge Beijing Olympics boycott over human rights concernsChinese authorities have been accused of facilitating forced labour by detaining around a million Uyghurs and members of other primarily Mu...19 Oct, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
- Tokyo 2020: Hydrogen shows promises of a carbon-free futureWith hydrogen's growing momentum in politics and business, Japan is showing the way forward to a hydrogen-based society. One of the first c...18 Jul, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
- Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearersOrganizers said Tuesday the relay is to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. This was also to have been the sta...15 Dec, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
- The Olympic torch is on its way: 10 things to knowThe flame will be passed by 12,000 runners between 300 cities across the world in the 90-day relay.03 May, 2016, 06.22 PM IST
- Olympic flame sets off on final relayThe Olympic flame approached the final destination of its long and sometimes contentious global tour on Wednesday, greeted by rapturoes cro...06 Aug, 2008, 09.37 AM IST
- Olympic torch reaches earthquake-ravaged SichuanThe Olympic torch reached Sichuan on Sunday, three months after a powerful quake devastated large swaths of the lush and mountainous provin...03 Aug, 2008, 05.47 AM IST
- Chinese officials predict no protests as Olympic torch finally arrivesAfter a much-protested journey, the Beijing Olympics torch was scheduled to arrive in southern China's seaside resort Saturday night, China...03 May, 2008, 06.37 PM IST
- Carrefour boss denies supporting Dalai LamaThe boss of French supermarket chain Carrefour has denied that his company supported the Tibetan spiritual leader.20 Apr, 2008, 05.11 PM IST
- IOC mulls abandoning international routes in futureChina condemned protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and Paris as despicable, but vowed Tuesday to continue the relay ...08 Apr, 2008, 10.21 AM IST
- Protestors disrupt Olympic flame relay in ParisThe Beijing Olympic flame had to be confined to the safety of a bus on Friday as hundreds of pro-Tibet activists disrupted its progress thr...07 Apr, 2008, 05.24 PM IST
- China insists Olympic torch will go through TibetChina's top official in Tibet, rejecting a demand of activists around the world, has insisted that the Beijing Olympics torch relay will pa...06 Apr, 2008, 03.23 PM IST
- Olympic torch re-lit in BeijingThe ceremony, 130 days before the start of the Olympics, was broadcast on state television and comes a week after the lighting ceremony for...01 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- China blasts Dalai Lama, watching for protests at torch lighting in GreeceChina's Olympic officials braced Monday for a protest by Tibetan activists in Greece, a day after accusing the Dalai Lama of stoking Tibeta...24 Mar, 2008, 08.28 AM IST
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