26th Pune Festival kicks off with fanfare

The 26th edition of the Pune Festival kick-started on Friday evening with a host of celebrities from Bollywood and Maharashtra politics in attendance. The festival, which is a blend of vocal and......

Keychain charm brings Olympic luck for Swapnil

IMAGE: Swapnil Kusale poses with the bronze medal after finishing third in the men's 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Shooter Swapnil Kusale isn't......

Tejaswini, Mahaveer win gold in shooting nationals

Rajasthan's Mahaveer Singh and Tejaswini Sawant of Maharashtra were among the shooters to have won the gold medals on the 10th day of the 56th National Shooting Championship in New Delhi. In the......

CWG champion Apurvi Chandela wins gold in Shooting Nationals

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Apurvi Chandela did an encore in the women's 10 metres air rifle event on the concluding day of the 58th National Shooting Championships at the Balewadi Shooting......

Bindra pips Narang for Nat 10m Air Rifle gold

In a rousing battle for top honours, Beijing Olympic Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra won the men's 10m Air Rifle gold, pushing Commonwealth Games champion Gagan Narang to the silver, in the 55th......

When Parrikar helped shooter Tejaswini take aim

Thousands of people lined up to pay tributes to Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who died on Sunday after prolonged illness. One of the many is shooter Tejaswini Sawant. Take a look.........