Bhagyashree Jadhav

Bhagyashree Jadhav, an Indian para-athlete, is shining at the Paris Paralympics 2024. After a life-changing accident in 2006, she overcame depression and found purpose in para-athletics, earning international recognition. Notable achievements include a silver at the 2022 Asian Para Games and a commendable fifth-place finish in the F34 shot put at Paris 2024. Bhagyashree’s journey from Maharashtra to the Paralympics showcases resilience and determination, inspiring many in her path to success.

Sumit, along with Bhagyashree Jadhav (shot put, F34 category), will be India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games to be held from August 28 to September 8, 2024.

Well-known Marathi actress Mukta Barve is an ardent animal lover. She is celebrating her cat's birthday today.

The Paris Paralympics opening ceremony will witness participation of over 100 members of Indian contingent, including 52 athletes from various sports. This marks a historic moment as the ceremony will be held outside a stadium for the first time in the Games' history. Athletes with competitions scheduled for Thursday, including the entire 10-member shooting team, will not participate in the parade of nations.

Over 100 members of India's contingent will join the historic Paris Paralympics opening ceremony, held outside a stadium. Athletes with events the next day, including all 10 shooting team members, will miss the parade. Sumit Antil and Bhagyashree Jadhav will be flag bearers. India's 84-member team targets 25 medals, with at least ten golds.

The audit team which had found a lot of irregularities committed by Nagpur district collectorate while spending election fund during Lok Sabha polls has found similar lapses in Bhandara collectorate too. Crores were spent without maintaining records. In many cases items were purchased or services were hired without tendering. Such an audit is being conducted for the first time and hence revenue officials have landed in a soup.

India secured two medals each - a silver and a bronze - in both the men's high jump T63 and javelin throw F46 events, as all five of the country’s podium finishes on Tuesday at the Paralympics came from para-athletics.

The Mission Olympic Cell has approved international training camps for athletes, including Vinesh Phogat, ahead of the Paris Olympics. Phogat will train in Spain and France. Other beneficiaries include shooter Arjun Cheema, javelin throwers Ajeet Singh and Sandeep Choudhary, and several others. Five athletes have been promoted to the core group under the Target Olympics Podium Scheme.

Eyeing an unprecedented five gold and a dozen medals in total, the first batch of the Indian athletics team, including star javelin thrower Sumit Antil, left for the Paris Paralympics in advance to get acclimatised to the conditions. The 16 para athletes will stay at hotels in Paris for a few days before entering the Games Village on August 25, three days before the Opening Ceremony.

While the government officers expect candidates to maintain records of their election expenses they do not apply these rules to themselves. An audit by the divisional commissionerate shows that the Nagpur district collectorate spent Rs 18.70 crore on the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, with a lot of it spent without maintaining proper records. Consequently, it is impossible to say how much money was actually spent. Instead of pulling up officials, divisional commissioner Anup Kumar is now protecting them.

Children of wastepickers from the city have done it yet again. They have beaten all odds, conquering poverty to pass with flying colours in this year’s HSC examinations.