NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met and congratulated India’s Paralympic team at his residence for their remarkable performance at the Paris Games, where they secured a record 29 medals.In a video released by the sports ministry, the Prime Minister is seen interacting with the medal winners, including notable athletes like Avani Lekhara…
Havaldar Hokato Hotozhe Sema‘s aspirations were abruptly crushed in October 2002, amidst the unpredictable landscape of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chowkibal, when a sudden blast during a counter-terrorism mission took his left leg below the knee, shattering his dreams of joining the Special Forces.The explosion plunged Sema into a seemingly hopeless situation, with those around him…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with India’s newest Paris Paralympics medallists, congratulating them on their achievements. During the call, PM Modi described their victories as the ‘biggest gift to the country’. The conversation included medal winners Harvinder Singh, Kapil Parmar, Pranav Soorma, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari and Dharambir.The PM…
NEW DELHI: Preethi Pal made history on Sunday, becoming the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win two medals at the Paralympics while Nishad Kumar secured his second successive silver in the men’s high jump T47 category at the Paris Games. Preethi, 23, bagged her second bronze in the 200m T35 category with…
NEW DELHI: Shooter Rubina Francis clinched bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event while shuttler Sukant Kadam secured a spot in the men’s singles SL4 semifinal against compatriot Suhas Yathiraj, assuring India of another medal at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.Clubfooted Rubina became India’s first female pistol shooter to land a medal in…
