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Orissa celebrates Bindra's Olympics gold

Some distributed sweets and others danced in the streets as Orissa celebrated India's first individual Olympics gold medal win Monday.5:00 PM on August 11

Cricket board announces Rs.2.5 mn cash award for shooter Bindra

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday announced a cash award of Rs. 2.5 million to the Beijing Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra.4:02 PM on August 11

My son has proved Singh is King: Bindra senior

With their son winning the first gold for India in the Olympics Monday, Babli and A.S. Bindra could not hide their joy, receiving congratulations from friends and relatives at their farm house near here.4:01 PM on August 11

Bindra realised dream of a billion people: president

Abhinav Bindra had 'realised the dream' of a billion Indians by winning the 10 metre air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, President Pratibha Patil said Monday as she congratulated the Chandigarh boy who got India its first individual gold medal.3:01 PM on August 11

Nation celebrates Bindra's 'golden' success at Beijing Olympics

As the national anthem played and the Indian tricolour rose high when Abhinav Bindra received India's first individual Olympic gold medal in Beijing Monday, euphoria erupted in college canteens and office cubicles back home.2:30 PM on August 11

President, speaker, Sonia congratulate Bindra

President Pratibha Patil, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee joined the nation Monday in congratulating Chandigarh boy Abhinav Bindra, who shot into history when he won a gold medal for the 10-metre rifle event at the Beijing Olympics.2:02 PM on August 11

Kerala to set up shooting complex

An hour after India won its first gold medal for shooting at the Beijing Olympics, state Sports Minister M. Vijayakumar announced Monday that a Rs.3 million shooting complex would be set up in Kerala.2:00 PM on August 11

President Patil congratulates Abhinav Bindra

President Pratibha Patil Monday congratulated Abhinav Bindra who made history when he won a gold medal for the 10-metre air rifle event at the Beijing Olympics - India's first individual gold medal in the Olympics.11:00 AM on August 11

AFC Challenge Cup final shifted to Delhi

The final and the third-place match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup has been shifted to Delhi from Hyderabad and will be played Wednesday at the Ambedkar Stadium.5:30 PM on August 10

Kerala teacher's song greets Olympics on Chinese radio

Much before the 2008 Olympics began, M.C. Vasisht, a history teacher here, had his moment of fame in Beijing when China Radio International (CRI) broadcast his song on the event.3:30 PM on August 10

NRIs have few hopes from India at Beijing

Sorry, no 'golds' for India, say a number of NRIs, but a couple of silver or bronze ones, at the most. A spot survey of NRIs shows how disappointed they are with India's past Olympic performances and especially bitter about the country's exclusion from the hockey event.9:00 AM on August 10

Phelps gets gold with 400m medley world record

Michael Phelps of the US smashed his 400 metres medley world record to win the first of a possible eight Beijing Olympics swimming gold medals.9:00 AM on August 10

Monika cannot compete in Beijing:IOA

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Saturday stressed that Monika Devi cannot join the Olympics contingent even as it was reported that she has been cleared of the dope charges.11:33 PM on August 09

AFC Challenge Cup final postponed due to heavy rains

Heavy rains for the past 24 hours has forced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to postpone Sunday's final and third place match of the AFC Challenge Cup football.7:32 PM on August 09

Baton relay team's reception Sunday

A ceremony will be organised here Sunday to welcome the Youth Baton Relay team of the third Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) that has reached the state capital, sports officials said Saturday.7:32 PM on August 09