16 soldiers dead as their truck falls into gorge in Sikkim

Sixteen Indian Army personnel including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge while negotiating a sharp......

BJP's Brahmin-Thakur woes in Hindi heartland

According to community leaders, Rajnath Singh has filled party posts with Thakurs and pushed Brahmins to the margins. Archis Mohan reportsThe Bharatiya Janata Party's upper caste vote base is......

Bindra wins gold, Vijay settles for silver at National Shooting

Ace shooter Abhinav Bindra shot 208.9 to win the gold medal in the 10 meter air rifle event while Vijay Kumar had to be content with silver in the centre fire event on the concluding day of 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......

Asian Games: Gold for shooter Jitu Rai in 50m Pistol

Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinched a historic gold in the 50m Pistol event on the opening day of the 17th Asian Games at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range, in Incheon on Saturday. Fresh......

Shooting World Cup: Bronze for Jitu Rai in Air Pistol event

India’s medal tally at the Shooting World Cup has swelled with Olympian Jitu Rai adding another one to his kitty. Jitu Rai won the bronze medal in the 10m Air Pistol event at the......