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India celebrates first-ever Olympic individual gold
New Delhi - India, a nation of over a billion, celebrated its first-ever individual Olympic gold medal on Monday when shooter Abhinav Bindra won the 10-metre air rifle event at Beijing. Indian President Pratibha Patil, federal Sports Minister MS Gill...
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2008-08-11 ] Category : [
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Bindra grabs India's first ever individual Olympic gold
Beijing - Abhinav Bindra got India's first ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event on Monday when he won the men's 10 metre air rifle at the Beijing Games. The world champion Bindra improved on his seventh place finish in Athens four years ago...
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2008-08-11 ] Category : [
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Pakistani bowler Mohammed Asif fails dope test during IPL
New Delhi - Pakistani fast bowler Mohammed Asif tested positive for a banned substance during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket championship during May, news reports said Monday. IPL commissioner Lalit Modi confirmed that the 25-year-o...
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2008-07-14 ] Category : [
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Army called out to keep peace in India's Darjeeling region
New Delhi - The Indian army was called out to help keep peace in the country's troubled eastern Darjeeling region on Thursday amid reports of fresh violence sparked by an agitation for greater autonomy. A regional party representing Gorkha people, wh...
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2008-06-12 ] Category : [
India (Sports) ]
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