15-5-2019

y India will soon for the first time host the ‘Army scouts masters competition’. It is being held as a segment under the 5th edition of international Army games, according to an Army officer. Teams from eight countries, including Russia and China, have arrived in Jaisalmer for the co-ordination conference.

y Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who in 2016 became the first American to compete in a hijab at the Olympic game, steps away from the sport. Ibtihaj, who won a team sabre bronze at the Rio Games, said a pilgrimage to Mecca had been “transformational” for her and helped her decide not to pursue a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

16-5-2019

y It is a proud moment for Chandrika, one of the 74 tribal recruits to the Kerala Police, who participated in their passing out parade of tribal recruits held at the Kerala Police Academy ground, Ramavarmapuram. She is the sister of Madhu, the Adivasi youth who was a victim of....

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