New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) 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.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) 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.
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra has a knack of creating history. He has done it again in Beijing.
Taipei, Aug 11 (DPA) Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Monday urged the US to speed up arms sales to Taiwan, despite improved ties with Beijing.
Bangkok, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra Monday announced his decision to seek political asylum in Britain.
Toronto, Aug 11 (IANS) The Chinese authorities deported yet another Canadian citizen for staging a pro-Tibet protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Chandigarh, Aug 11 (IANS) Special prayers organised by the family of shooter Abhinav Bindra at a gurudwara here Sunday seemed to have been answered just hours later when he bagged the first individual gold medal for India in the 10 metre air rifle contest in the Beijing Olympics Monday.
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal upset fourth seed and world No.6 Wang Chen of Hong Kong 21-11, 19-21, 21-11 to storm into the quarterfinals of the women’s singles badminton event at the Beijing Olympics here Monday.
Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) US President George W. Bush Monday urged China to use its influence on the Sudanese government to help resolve the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region.
Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) US President George W. Bush said China has come a long way since he rode a bike here in 1975 and believes that the current Olympics will open up the country even further.