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Fireworks soared above Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium Friday as the delayed Summer Games finally held its opening ceremony — an event that culminates in lighting the Olympic cauldron. Nineteen Indians took part in the ceremony and were marshalled by 2012 London Olympics bronze-medallist Mary Kom and the Indian men’s hockey team’s captain Manpreet Singh.There was no cheering, screaming, and clapping by the huge crowd that usually fills the stadium for ceremonies of this magnitude and stature because the fans are banned from the entire Olympic....
The Hundred: Deepti Sharma Shines With All-round Performance
India's Deepti Sharma made all-round contribution, scoring 28 off 24 balls and taking one for 26 in 20 balls to help London Spirit Women beat Birmingham Phoenix Women by three wickets in The Hundred competition here on Friday. Shafali Verma, representing the Birmingham franchise, failed to score much, getting 13 off 13 balls. ....
Olympics Table Tennis: Manika Batra Beats Tin-Tin Ho 4-0, Will Face Ukraine’s Margaryta Pesotska In Round 2 Women’s Single
Indian paddler Manika Batra made it to the second round of women's singles table tennis at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-sets win over Great Britain's Tin-Tin Ho at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. ....
Olympics Shooting: Divyansh Panwar, Deepak Kumar Fail To Qualify For Air Rifle Final
Indian rifle shooters Divyansh Singh Panwar and Deepak Kumar continued a disappointing run for shooters, failing to qualify for the final of the men's 10m air rifle event at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday. ....
'Shershaah' A Real Tribute To Kargil Hero: Elderly Parents
Twenty-two years have passed, but time has not healed wounds of this elderly couple whose Indian Army officer son sacrificed his life while fighting with the enemy in icy heights at an altitude of 16,000 feet in the 1999 Kargil War. ....
Portraying Legendary War Hero Capt Vikram Batra Was Huge Responsibility: Sidharth Malhotra
Actor Sidharth Malhotra, who is portraying Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) in the upcoming film 'Shershaah', says that it was not only a huge responsibility for him as an actor to play the legend onscreen but also it was a story, close to his heart. ....
Life Is Nothing Without Nature: Himachal Landslide Victim Tweets Before Death
'Life is nothing without mother nature', a tweet by a doctor from Jaipur, became widely popular minutes after her soul left the body in a natural disaster in the mountainous Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. ....
'Shershaah' Trailer Launches At Kargil Vijay Diwas Gala
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat made a remarkable observation at the "Shershaah" trailer launch here on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed every year on July 26. ....
'Toofan' Leads The Race As Amazon Prime's Most Watched Hindi Film In 2021
In a rare instance, OTT giant Amazon Prime Video has released data, revealing its highest streaming projects within their launch-weeks so far in this year. Actor Farhan Akhtar's 'Toofan' is on top position as the most watched video within first week of its release globally. ....
AstraZeneca Does Not Raise High Blood Clot Risk Post 2nd Dose: Study
The incidence of rare blood clot is higher following a Covid-19 infection than two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines, according to a new study. ....
