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Ashmolean museum acquired the statue in 1967. In 2019, a French scholar flagged that its provenance was unclear, leading to a probe A 16th-century bronze statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar, taken from a temple in Tamil Nadu, is among several Indian heritage items that are being returned to India from the UK.The Ashmolean Museum in…
Sturla Holm Lægreid (Image Via Getty) Sturla Holm Lægreid returned to the Olympic podium just days after facing intense public attention over his personal life. The Norwegian biathlete won his second bronze medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics after finishing third in the men’s 10km sprint biathlon in Milan. His result came only three days…
Samrat Rana (Instagram Handle) World champion Samrat Rana won a bronze medal in the men’s 10m air pistol at the Asian Championship on Wednesday after falling short of his qualification form in the final.Samrat, who won gold at last year’s World Championships in Cairo, started strongly in the season-opening event. India A vs USA |…
PM Narendra Modi and Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to social media and congratulated Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi for winning the bronze medal at the World Blitz Championships in Doha, saying the achievement reflected India’s rapid strides in chess.Erigaisi topped the Swiss Round with 15 points,…
Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen once again showcased his endgame brilliance, clinching a record-extending ninth World Blitz title to go with the Rapid gold medal he won two days earlier. However, Indian Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi endured a dramatic collapse in the semifinals and had to settle for a…
Carlsen and Goryachkina take World Rapid titles in Doha. (Pic credit: FIDE) NAGPUR: Magnus Carlsen is nothing but the undisputed king of 64 squares. A day after he suffered a seventh-round defeat to Russia’s Vladislav Artemiev, the fighter in him emerged on Sunday and he won five successive games to take the world rapid crown…
India’s players celebrate during a victory lap after winning the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup bronze medal match between India and Argentina, at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India overturned a two-goal deficit to beat Argentina 4-2 and secure the bronze medal at the FIH Men’s Junior…
Pune : Esha Singh batted a three-way shoot-off to clinch bronze in the women’s 25m pistol even at the ISSF World Championships in Cairo on Friday. It was a well-fought medal and summed up a successful year for Esha, 20, who had won gold in Ningbo and silver in Buenos Aires World Cups. With this…
India’s shooters continued to make their mark on the global stage, claiming one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the ISSF World Championships on Saturday. While two-time Olympian Elavenil Valarivan produced a thrilling bronze in the women’s 10m air rifle, Army marksman Ravinder Singh delivered a golden performance in the men’s 50m free…
New Delhi: Kolhapur, in Maharashtra’s south, has a long and rich tradition of wrestling and was considered the wrestling capital of India long before Haryana emerged as the sport’s hotbed.The world remembers Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, the legendary wrestler from Maharashtra, as independent India’s first individual Olympic medallist. At the same Summer Games in Helsinki 1952,…
