Abhishek Verma

Timelines

04 Sep 2019

ISSF World Cup: India finish with 16 gold medals

India continued its dominance in the field of shooting as they pulled off a rout, claiming 16 gold medals in the ISSF World Cup.

29 May 2019

Shooting World Cup: Manu Bhaker clinches Olympic quota

India's teenage shooting sensation Manu Bhaker has sealed her spot for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in the women's 10m air pistol event.

22 Mar 2019

Five start-ups that are changing the lives of rural India

India has become one of the fastest growing start-up hubs in the world in recent years. There are tens and thousands of start-ups in the country across various sectors, including technology, media, healthcare, and financial technology, business services among others.

24 Feb 2019

ISSF Shooting World Cup: Who is gold medalist Saurabh Chaudhary?

India's teenage sensation Saurabh Chaudhary continued his fine form in shooting to clinch the men's 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Cup, being held in New Delhi.

20 Jan 2019

Cop transferred after video shows woman begging at his feet

In Lucknow, a police inspector displayed complete lack of empathy when an elderly woman, who lost her son, begged him to file an FIR.

06 Sep 2018

ISSF World Championship: Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary wins gold medal

Asian Games gold-medallist Saurabh Chaudhary shattered the world record to claim the junior 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championships in Changwon on Thursday while senior shooters failed to impress yet again.

28 Aug 2018

#AsianGames2018: Both men and women's compound archery teams claim silver

Both the Indian men's and women's compound archery teams today won silver medals at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia.

21 Aug 2018

#MeetTheMedalists: Who is Abhishek Verma?

As 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary scripted a record by clinching gold medal in men's 10m Air Pistol event, another Indian shooter, Abhishek Verma, grabbed the bronze.

21 Aug 2018

#MeetTheMedalists: All about the shooting star Saurabh Chaudhary

Teenager Saurabh Chaudhary scripted a record by becoming only the fifth Indian shooter ever to win a gold medal in the history of Asian Games.

21 Aug 2018

Asian Games: Debutant Saurabh Chaudhary wins 10m air pistol gold

Debutant teenager Saurabh Chaudhary has clinched India's first shooting gold of 18th Asian Games, fetching the top honors in the men's 10m air pistol event in Indonesia's Palembang today.

19 Aug 2018

Asian Games: India open their account with a bronze medal

India opened their account at the ongoing Asian Games 2018, being held in Indonesia.

20 May 2017

Archery World Cup- Indian men win gold in compound archery

India's compound men's archery team claimed gold medal in the Stage 1 of the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.

24 Oct 2016

What made news last week?

Major political upheavals happened in the Indian political scenario; the feud within the Samajwadi Party has just widened, while Varun Gandhi landed in a soup over leaked national security secrets.