PV Sindhu enters second round of French Open

Paris, (UNI) A dogged PV Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles second round after outwitting Canada’s Michelle Li in a decider at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. In an hour and 20 minutes encounter, Sindhu turned things around after losing the second game. She scripted a 20-22 22-20 21-19 victory…

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Nishant makes winning start at 1st World Olympic Qualifier

Busto Arsizio (Italy), Mar 6 (UNI) World Championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev started his campaign at the First World Olympic Boxing Qualifier with an exciting 3-1 win against British boxer Lewis Richardson here. Playing in the men’s 71kg category, Nishant didn’t take much time to settle in against the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Richardson and…

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Calling an adivasi a vanvasi is biggest slur: Rahul

Badnawar (MP), Mar 6 (UNI) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun terming tribes as vanvasi (forest-dwellers) and this constituted the greatest insult to adivasis. Addressing a public meeting here as part of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the visiting leader averred, “The Sidhi incident reveals the…

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