New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics in weightlifting on Saturday, former Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju praised the sportsperson and

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that the state government will be giving a cash award of Rs 1 crore to weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for clinching the sil

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The government has decided not to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of a certain type of fibre board, used to make furniture and cabinets, from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's Health Ministry reported on Saturday that the coronavirus cases across the archipelago rose by 45,416 within the past 24 hours to 3,127,826 with the death t

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the national tally to 321. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, two of the new ca

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur and Union Home Minister Amit Shah applauded weightlifter Mirabai Chanu after she won a silver medal at the on

Jakarta [Indonesia] July 24 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship Airavat on Saturday arrived at the Port of Jakarta in Indonesia, carrying essential Covid-19 supplies. The ship brought five cryogenic containers c

By Nitin SrivastavaNew Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Saturday announced cash rewards for coaches who are there with the athletes and training them in the ongoin

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to weightlifter Mirabai Chanu after she won a silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai Chanu opened India's

By Nitin SrivastavaNew Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Mirabai Chanu's chief coach Vijay Sharma on Saturday said he is very happy after she won silver at the Tokyo Olympics and he also praised the weigh

TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results of archery mixed team at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Saturday: 1. South Korea (An San, Kim Je Deok) 2. Netherlands (Gabriela S

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning silver in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and said this laurel will s

Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): After winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu said she was determined to give her best and also revealed how the 2016 R

Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur thanked Mirabai Chanu for bringing smiles to the faces of 135 crore Indians as the weightlifter bagged silver in

Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 24 (ANI): Family and friends of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu burst into cheers after she bagged a Silver medal at Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday. "We are very happy today

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Little Master Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai Chanu opened India's meda

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated India's ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu after she open

Tokyo [Japan], July 24 (ANI): Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category here at Tokyo International Forum. Chan

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TOKYO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Following is medal table after the first final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday, July 24 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):

JAKARTA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian authorities have apprehended a criminal armed group (locally known as KKB) figure involved in previous shootings on police and military personnel in the coun

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 23 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa met with Sweden's Ambassador to India Klas Molin on Friday and discussed various issues. In a tweet, the Chief Min

A Covid-positive Indonesian man has disguised himself as his wife so that he could board a domestic flight.The man used his wife's identification card and

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's economic liquidity or money supply in a broad sense (M2) in June 2021 was recorded at 7,119.6 trillion rupiahs (some 491.4 billion U.S. dollars) or grew by 11.4 percent year-

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Brunei reported two new imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national tally to 313. According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, Case 312 is

TAIPEI - Asian countries are reporting record COVID-19 waves this year compared to 2020, as vaccination drives fall short and governments lose hope that mass closures and border controls can keep t