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Gutta took to twitter and said her family paid for travel tickets and stayed in hotels during her foreign assignments. Courtesy: PTI New Delhi: Reacting to Saina Nehwal's Tuesday's statement that if her father is not permitted to stay with her in the Games ...

Celebrities like Richa Chadha, Mini Mathur and Jwala Gutta spoke up on the right to opinion and freedom of expression following the social media wrath faced by actress Swara Bhasker on sharing her thoughts on "Padmaavat".Swara, in an open letter, had ...

IMAGE: The Unnao rape victim pleads before the media for the arrest of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who has been accused of the horror. Photograph: ANI/Twitter India’s leading sportspersons, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, tennis star Sania Mirza and badminton player Jwala Gutta, have all raised their voices against the rape and murder of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.   They also made references to the rape of a teenager in UP’s Unnao allegedly by a BJP ...

IMAGE: M C Mary Kom condemned the 'ghastly crimes. Photograph: PTI Legendary Indian boxer M C Mary Kom, who is also a sitting Rajya Sabha MP, said the alarming increase in the number of rapes in the country has left her feeling "hurt and helpless" while star shuttler Saina Nehwal condemned the 'ghastly crimes'. After the 2012 Nirbhaya case, the Kathua and Unnao rape cases have shook the nation, triggering widespread outrage.   An eight-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Jammu ...

Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu and World No 2 K Srikanth have been given the top billing in their respective womens and mens singles badminton competitions of the Commonwealth Games, starting at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on April 10. In the draw ...

Memories of a path-breaking 2010 Commonwealth Games gold are still fresh in her mind as Saina Nehwal embarks on a quest to regain the title at Gold Coast next month. Eight summers ago, a 20-year-old Saina stood on the podium with the gold medal around her ...

'If you are fit, achievements will come your way.' IMAGE: Saina Nehwal in action. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images Memories of a path-breaking gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games are still fresh in her mind as Saina Nehwal embarks on a quest to regain the title at the Gold Coast Games starting next week.Eight years ago, a 20-year-old Saina stood on the podium with the gold medal around her neck on the final day to not only become the first Indian woman to achieve the feat but ...

However, former India coaches Vimal Kumar and Syed Mohammed Arif, favoured the proposed rule, saying it would make the players stronger. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal serves. Photograph: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images The Badminton World Federation's proposal to reduce on-court coaching and tweak the scoring system has left international coaches a confused lot with the likes of Pullela Gopichand and Kenneth Jonassen questioning the very logic of such a move.The BWF council has proposed that on-court ...

New Delhi: There were no surprises in the Indian badminton team which was picked on Tuesday for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia from April 4. P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will lead Indias charge. The mixed team event ...