PM Modi congratulates Mariyappan, Sharad for medal wins at Paris ParalympicsPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar for winning bronze and silver medals in the men's high ju...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Paralympics 2024: Top 10 Indian players to watch out for in ParisIndia is set to send its largest-ever delegation of 84 para-athletes to the Paris 2024 Paralympics, participating in 12 sports including ne...
28 Aug, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
Indians win four gold to begin Para Asian Games campaign in styleIndia achieved a remarkable feat at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games, winning gold in the men's club throw F51 event and the women's R2 10m ai...
23 Oct, 2023, 02.00 PM IST
Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar win silver and bronze in high jumpThe third Indian in the fray and 2016 Rio Paralympics bronze winner, Varun Singh Bhati ended seventh out of nine competitors as he failed t...
31 Aug, 2021, 09.22 PM IST
Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat, Manika Batra, Mariappan Thangavelu up for Khel RatnaThe 33-year-old Rohit will only be the fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, just-retired Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current skipper Virat...
18 Aug, 2020, 03.23 PM IST
Devendra Jhajharia, Sardar Singh recommended for Khel RatnaThe 36-year-old Jhajharia, who is the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals, was the first choice of the awards selection committe...
03 Aug, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
Unsung heroes in Padma Shri listDipa Karmakar, who finished fourth in artistic gymnastics at Rio Olympics last year, and gold medallist at Rio Paralympics Mariyappan Thang...
25 Jan, 2017, 05.49 PM IST
Rajinikanth & Sachin Tendulkar are my inspirations: Mariyappan ThangaveluThangavelu does a lot of box jumps like most long & triple jumpers, he also plays basketball occasionally.
10 Oct, 2016, 01.03 PM IST
I did not have chapatis & mithai for four months: Paralympian Deepa MalikThe shot putter, who won a silver at the Rio Games, was detected with a spinal tumour 17 years ago & has undergone 31 surgeries.
05 Oct, 2016, 10.42 AM IST
Government announces Rs 90 lakh cash reward for Rio Paralympics medallistsThe cash reward will be given by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (...
29 Sep, 2016, 07.18 AM IST
Government announces Rs 90 lakh cash reward for Rio Paralympics medallistsThe cash reward will be given by Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (...
29 Sep, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold at Rio ParalympicsDevendra, who won his previous gold in the 2004 Athens Games, bettered his own world record to finish on top in the men's F46 event.
14 Sep, 2016, 07.55 AM IST
On Twitterati request, Anand Mahindra to gift Mariyappan Thangavelu a golden carMariyappan Thangavelu’s historic gold at the Rio Paralympics has struck a soft spot with the industrialist.
13 Sep, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
Rio Paralympics: Deepa Malik wins silver in shot putDeepa threw her personal best 4.61m in her sixth and final attempt to finish second behind Bahrain's Fatema Nedham, who registered 4.76m ma...
12 Sep, 2016, 09.20 PM IST
Rio Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins gold medal in men's high jumpWhile Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres, Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86 metres to finish third.
11 Sep, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi leads country in lauding Paralympic medallists"India is elated! Congratulations to Mariyappan Thangavelu on winning a gold & Varun Singh Bhati for the bronze at the #Paralympics," Modi ...
10 Sep, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
- DMK complains to EC about AIADMK indulging in distribution of money in SC assembly constituency
DMK today petitioned the EC alleging that ruling AIADMK was indulging in distribution of money in the bypoll-bound Sankaranakoil.
10 Mar, 2012, 05.13 PM IST