New Delhi : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Sunday congratulated ace shuttler PV Sindhu for creating history by becoming the first Indian woman athlete to win a second Olympic medal. Sindhu Sunday became only the second Indian and the country”s first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight set win … Read more
Tokyo : Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals here on Friday. The 23-year-old Assam boxer prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where she will square off against reigning world champion … Read more
Tokyo : Reigning world champion P V Sindhu sailed into the women”s singles quarterfinals after beating Denmark”s Mia Blichfeldt in straight games at the Tokyo Olympics badminton competition here on Thursday. The 26-year-old Indian, who won a silver in the 2016 Rio Olympics, notched up a 21-15 21-13 win over 13th seed Blichfeldt in a … Read more
Tokyo : Just 19 years after devastating defeat in World War II, the 1964 Tokyo Olympics showcased the reemergence of an innovative country that was showing off bullet trains, miniature transistor radios, and a restored reputation. Japan”s resiliency is on display again, attempting to stage the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the midst of a … Read more
Participation of the Indian Teams and sportspersons for Tokyo Olympics 2020 is being reviewed round the clock. The Ministry has decided to depute maximum additional support staff such as coaches, doctors, physiotherapists, to optimize the performance of the athletes. Visit of any person other than athletes, coaches and support staff will be taken up only … Read more
Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile Network, a Japanese telecom firm, have entered into an agreement to set up 5G and 4G network labs in Tokyo and Bengaluru. Rakuten is close to launching fourth mobile network in Japan after NTT Docomo, KDDI and Softbank Group with investment of over $5 billion. Tech Mahindra will also provide … Read more
He also addressed Business Symposium on “Make in India, Digital Partnership and India-Japan Partnership in Africa”. PM Modi recounted India’s growth story over the last four years. He said that India-Japan ties have grown stronger over the past four years. Both countries believe in mutual co existence. Prime Minister Modi hailed the partnership that India … Read more