LONDON: Flush with pride at Team GB winning a record number of medals at the ongoing Olympics, Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday claimed that schools were spending two hours on 'Indian dance' , and he wants to promote more dancing in schools. Indian dance - better known here as Bollywood … [Read more...]
London: The Indian Olympic squad has had a dismal run at the 2012 Olympics so far. The only silver lining has been a bronze medal performance by Gagan Narang in the men's 10m air rifle shooting event. There were high hopes from the Indian Hockey team but the team refuses to learn from … [Read more...]
LONDON: A day after India's angry protest over an unidentified lady gatecrashing into the contingent's march past at the Opening Ceremony,London Games Organising Committee Chief Sebastian Coe today said that the " mystery woman" was just a cast member of the gala show and there was no … [Read more...]
London: India`s star boxer Vijender Singh, a bronze medallist in the Beijing Games, read an autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi on his flight to London for the 2012 Olympics. The boxer is reported to be so inspired by the leader and his thoughts, that he plans to put his principles into practice during … [Read more...]
With only a few hours to go for the 2012 London Olympics, India's strongest and largest contingent at any Games in history, is facing a very, well, Indian dilemma. Instead of priming themselves to get in the 'zone' as their respective events draw near, a number of top medal hopefuls are excited … [Read more...]
Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association has announced that India will send a contingent of 3500 members to the London Olympics which will also include 93 sportsmen. The sportsmen will include a 16 member Hockey squad and participants in wrestling, shooting, tennis and women's weightlifting events. … [Read more...]
