Critical lesson   Sir — The brutalities of World War II are recalled every year in August on the anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. These incidents n...

As soon as Nooh Dastagir Butt won Pakistan's first gold medal at this edition of the Commonwealth Games, one of the first persons to lend a congratulatory hand was none other than Indian superstar...

Love lost Sir — Regency-era literature, set in early-19th-century Britain, continues to hold sway over audiences. These stories are characterised by embellished attires, pastoral settings and p...

Bindyarani Devi had to switch from taekwondo to weightlifting because of her short height, but she would not regret after standing tall with a silver medal in the women’s 55kg category of the Co...

Battle vs cramps Watched on by her idol Mirabai Chanu, who herself won a gold on Saturday, Jeremy dominated the snatch section, but the stiff competition in clean and jerk made it a thrilling contest...

With the 116kg clean and jerk lift, which was also her personal best, Bindyarani smashed the Games record.  Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye also obliterated the Games record in snatch and ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, and said her success inspires several Indians, especially budd...

Mirabai Chanu bossed the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition here on Saturday. The Olympic silver medallist agg...