India was positioned at the fourth spot on the medals table. Australia won the maximum number of medals with 178 medals. Host England finished second with 176 medals.
On Gurung's arrival on Sunday, she was not allowed to enter the Village as she did not have an accreditation, triggering a controversy.
India's men's & women's hockey teams have flown out to Belgium to compete in the FIH Pro Hockey league which will give them enough game time ahead of the mega event.
According to the World Health Organisation, one in three women worldwide has been a victim of sexual and/or physical violence in her lifetime, making it a leading cause of death in women and girls. Reports suggest the abuse remains largely unreported due to impunity, silence, stigma, fear and shame.
India strongly criticised on Saturday Pakistan's stand on the Kashmir issue as "propaganda" at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Uganda and said the military rule is the tradition of Islamabad.
India has called for fast-tracking the re-admission of Maldives into the Commonwealth during the foreign affairs ministers' meeting held in London.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in London on Wednesday for the day-long UK visit to attend the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting which is set to discuss the future strategy of the grouping.
According to official sources, the government's decision to nominate Sikri, who retired on March 6, was made last month following an internal process carried out by the Law Ministry.
The fight was scheduled for July 13 and would have given Vijender a shot at his third title after having claimed the WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental Super Middleweight titles.
The 26-year old Vikas Krishan blanked Cameroon's Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue in the men's 75kg final to bag his first Commonwealth Games gold. Also, this was Vikas' first-ever gold medal in the middleweight category.
India's best-ever boxer Mary Kom said she has no plans to retire and is determined to defy her critics by winning an elusive Olympic gold.
On April 19 and 20, Modi will participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting being hosted by the UK which will take over as the new Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth from Malta.
He refuted the charge that the African was not a worthy opponent considering his low ranking.
The Indian squad won a total of six gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals during the competition.
Alleging the Commonwealth group unjustly and unfairly, Maldives government has decided to leave the Commonwealth claiming that the 53-nation inter-governmental organisation was discriminatory against it. The statement by the Foreign Ministry came wee
Jharkhand archer Deepika Kumari, who won her 1/64 and 1/32 contests in convincing fashion to book a place in the pre-quarters of the individual archery event at Rio 2016, has unwavering focus and determination which
Jalandhar: An Arjuna awardee Assistant Commandant, who was under suspension, allegedly committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan here, police said today. 45-year-old Narinder Singh, who had been suspended for the last two years,
Valletta (Malta): Ahead of the Paris summit, the Commonwealth yesterday committed itself to working towards an "ambitious" and "legally-binding" climate deal as it asserted that vulnerable countries must be assisted by the rich nations in
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