Section: Daily News & Analysis (India)
Rio 2016 | Athletics: Canada’s Derek Drouin leaps to gold in men’s high jump
Canada’s Derek Drouin took gold in the men’s high jump on Tuesday, clearing a height of 2.38 metres to beat the competition. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim claimed silver, narrowly missing out on his country’s first Olympic gold, while Bogdan Bondarenko of Ukraine landed bronze. Embed from Getty Images Drouin, the reigning...
Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on cold-rolled flat steel items from China, South Korea
India has slapped anti-dumping duty on certain cold-rolled flat steel products from four nations including China and South Korea to guard domestic industry from cheap imports. An anti-dumping duty of the difference between the landed value of the steel products and US $594 per tonne will be levied, a Finance Ministry notification said. The...
Rio 2016: Watch Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez’s crazy celebration after winning gold
Greco-Roman wrestling took on some Cuban flair on Monday, as Mijain Lopez won his third consecutive Olympic gold, equalling the record set by Russia’s legendary grappler Aleksandr Karelin. Lopez celebrated by doing a salsa-infused, hip-shimmy dance in the middle of the mat, sending the strong Cuban fan base and an arena full of Brazilians...
Hillary Clinton team hits report of Donald Trump aide’s ties to Russia
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is questioning Donald Trump’s top political aide’s ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in the Ukraine and claiming it is further evidence of the Republican nominee’s cozy relationship with Russia. The New York Times reported that handwritten ledgers found in the Ukraine show US $12.7 million in...
Rio 2016: Dipa amazes but another day without medal for India
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed the bronze by finishing fourth in the women’s vault event even as shuttler Saina Nehwal, the men’s hockey team and tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna crashed out on a dismal day for India at the Olympic Games in Rio. Dipa, from the north eastern state Tripura, emerged as one of the few...
Rio 2016 | Fencing: Ibtihaj Muhammad becomes 1st Muslim African-American woman to win Olympic medal
Russia dismantled Ukraine to win their fourth fencing gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday as the Americans took bronze over traditional powerhouse Italy for the second straight day. Russia lost just one of nine bouts in the women’s team saber final, trouncing Ukraine 45-30 to rack up seven fencing medals at the Games – their best...
Rio 2016: Saina, Sindhu advance after doubles’ flop show
It was packed stadium to cheer their local hope Vicente Lohaynny. More than her world No. 71 opponent, India’s Saina Nehwal was troubled by the loud noise and faster speed of this side court. Every point of Vicente was celebrated like a victory. There were times when when world No. 5 looked perturbed by the noise in the first game that...
Rio 2016 | Tennis Results: Top seed and defending champ Serena Williams eliminated in third round upset
Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams was bundled out of the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament in the third round of the singles on Tuesday after a shock 6-4 6-3 defeat to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. The defeat by the 20th-ranked Svitolina ends Williams’ Olympic tournament, having also suffered a surprise loss in the...
Rio 2016 I Legendary show: Abhinav Bindra’s rifle developed serious problems but he still finished 4th
Abhinav Bindra had to deal with an equipment malfunction as the champion rifle shooter during his fourth place finish in his last Olympics after being edged out in a shoot-off here on Monday. Just before the start of the 10m air rifle qualification at 9am local time, Bindra fell down along with his gun from the chair and as a result the...
Rio 2016: Gymnast Simone Biles says she learnt not to bite into the hype and pressure
There is only one person who appears capable of beating gymnast Simone Biles at the Rio Olympics — Simone Biles. With an abundance of talent and flair oozing out of every pore of her tiny 1.45 metre frame, she has shown over the past three years as she has piled up numerous records that she has no equal in the sport. She is already the most...
