The latest Tweet by ANI states, 'Winning a medal on the first day is very special because it sets the tone. We would like to congratulate Mirabai Chanu. She promised to win a medal in Tokyo Olympics. It's a huge honor and we are proud of our country's daughter: Kiren Rijiju, Law Minister & former Sports Minister'
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, claiming silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting. Mirabai had a total lift of 202kg - 87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk as she finished second behind China's Hou Zihui 210kg (94 & 116) who set an Olympic record in snatch.
The latest Tweet by ANI states, '#WATCH | Maharashtra: Tandulwadi & Kanegaon villages of Sangli district submerge due to overflowing Varna river. "Our houses & farmlands are completely submerged in floodwater. NDRF team hasn't arrived yet. No rescue operation has been conducted by govt," says Pankaj, a villager'
The latest Tweet by ANI states, 'Maharashtra: Pune-Bengaluru Highway near Tandulwadi village in Sangli district flooded due to incessant rainfall.'
The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'Tennis-Swiatek makes fast start as players struggle in Tokyo heat ...'
The latest Tweet by IANS Tweets states, 'Power minister #RKSingh has urged G20 nations which have per capita GHG emissions above the world average to reduce their emissions and bring them down to the world average over the next few years which will vacate the carbon space to some extent.'
The Manipuri athlete overcame her poor performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics to win India her first medal in this years' Games. She now is the second Indian to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting after Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The latest Tweet by ANI states, 'Maharashtra | According to the Relief and Rehabilitation Department, 59 people are missing so far due to floods following heavy rainfall in the state'
The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'Surfing-Laid-back lifestyle comes to Olympic village with surfers, skateboarders ...'
Brazil take on Ivory Coast in their Group D match at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Brazil defeated Germany 4-2 in their opening game with Richarlison scoring a hat-trick. Meanwhile, Ivory Coast got the better of Saudi Arabia.
The latest Tweet by Press Trust of India states, 'Indian Railways set to deliver a consignment of 200 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen on an Oxygen Express train to neighbouring Bangladesh on Sunday'
The latest Tweet by ANI states, 'We developed a vaccine manufacturing capacity indigenously, administered 42 crore vaccines & people are coming to walk in centers or are registering online. We have administered more vaccination doses than any country in the world: Hardeep Singh Puri, Housing& Urban Affairs Min'
The latest Tweet by Tokyo Olympics 2020 states, 'Richard Carapaz🇪🇨 of Ecuador has won gold in the men's #cyclingroad at #Tokyo2020 🥇 He crosses the line with a beautiful celebration 🥳#UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | @UCI_cycling'
The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'Softball-U.S. unbeaten as Australia, Mexico gold chances grow slim ...'
The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'An ice replica of an Envision Virgin Racing Formula E car was left to melt for 24 hours in London to highlight the effects of climate change'
The latest Tweet by IANS Tweets states, 'Indian paddler #ManikaBatra made it to the second round of women's singles table tennis at the #TokyoOlympics with a straight-sets win over Great Britain's Tin-Tin Ho at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Photo: @WeAreTeamIndia'
The latest Tweet by IANS Tweets states, 'The World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have called for the reinforcement of enhanced efforts to prevent the transmission of the #Delta #Covid19 variant as it has become the most dominant strain across much of the continent.'
The latest Tweet by Press Trust of India states, 'Odisha govt sanctions ex gratia of Rs 2.55 crore to family members of 17 journalists of the state who died due to COVID-19'
The latest Tweet by Prasar Bharati News Services states, 'Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrived at the Port of Jakarta, Indonesia, carrying 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen to support Indonesia in its fight against the ongoing pandemic.@indiannavy'
The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'Olympics Gymnastics-China and Russia put down early medal markers ...'
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