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Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared a video on martial arts sessions held at campsites of his east to west Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra earlier this year and said a "Bharat Dojo Yatra" is coming soon. Dojo broadly refers to a training hall or school for martial arts. «During the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, as we journeyed across thousands of kilometers, we had a daily routine of practicing jiu-jitsu every evening at our campsite. What began as a simple way to stay fit quickly evolved into a community activity, bringing together fellow yatris and young martial arts students from the towns where we stayed,» Gandhi said on X along with the video of the sessions. «Our goal was to introduce these young minds to the beauty of the 'Gentle Art' a harmonious blend of meditation, Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, and non-violent conflict resolution techniques,» the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said.

2024 Paralympics, with multiple events scheduled across various sports on the first day. The day kicks off with para badminton, where Palak Kohli and Suhas Yathiraj will face off against Nitesh Kumar and Thulasamithi Murugesan in the mixed doubles category at 12:00 PM IST. Following this, Sivarajan Solaimalai and Nithya Sre Sivan will take the court at 12:40 PM IST. As the afternoon unfolds, attention will shift to the Women's Singles events. Manasi Joshi, competing in the SL3 category, and Mandeep Kaur in the general Women's Singles, both have matches scheduled for 2:00 PM IST.

Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries won approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday for an $8.5 billion merger of their Indian media assets after offering concessions relating to their grip on broadcasting rights for cricket, India's favourite sport. Here are the key points raised in the CCI's initial assessment, according to a confidential letter sent to the companies on Aug. 19 and reviewed by Reuters: MARKET POSITION

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger between Reliance Industries-promoted Viacom18 and Walt Disney-owned Star India three months after they filed for it, paving the way for the creation of the country’s largest media and entertainment firm. The watchdog on Wednesday said the approval is subject to compliance with voluntary modifications to the merger scheme. A CCI order detailing these modifications will be released soon.

Paris Paralympic is an inspiration. As they start their campaign today, a look at some of the stories: 1. Manoj Sarkar, who suffers from a lower limb condition due to wrongful medical treatment in childhood, grew up in a family that struggled to make ends meet, making it difficult to support his sports training. His mother worked in a factory, and with the meagre earning, encouraged young Manoj to take up the sport. When it became impossible for her to continue, Manoj stepped up himself and started painting houses. It helped him earn some much-needed money and, with the stroke of the paintbrush being similar to those in badminton, allowed him to polish his skills. 2.Deepthi Jivanji is intellectually impaired and finds it difficult to comprehend things. Her coaches need to explain things to her as if she were still a child. But when she is on the track, she gets it all. Many believe she is a sure gold medal favourite and may even break a record. However, the celebration will be different as she may not fully understand the magnitude of her achievement.

Disney's ESPN network is exploring the use of artificial intelligence to help personalize its news and recap show "SportsCenter" as younger audiences embrace streaming TV, ESPN Chairperson Jimmy Pitaro said on Wednesday. As audiences shift away from cable TV, Disney is crafting a plan to offer its flagship ESPN network as a standalone app for the first time starting next year. Disney aims to make the app the preeminent digital destination for sports fans, with a tailored version of «SportsCenter» based on users' interests, Pitaro told reporters at the company's headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut.

Paralympics 2024, saying the courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation. In a post on X, Modi said, «140 crore Indians wish our contingent at the Paris #Paralympics 2024 the very best.» «The courage and determination of every athlete are a source of inspiration for the entire nation. Everyone is rooting for their success,» he said, using the hashtag 'Cheer4Bharat'.

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Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association has lodged a formal complaint with the sport's world governing body and the organisers after their squad was denied visas by the Indian High Commission for the IBSF U-18 and U-21 World Championships, which began in Bengaluru on Saturday. A top official of the PBSA said that they couldn't secure visas for their three players, Ahsan Ramazan, Hasnain Akhtar and Hamza Illyas. «We had applied to the Indian High Commission on time after getting all NOCs from our government and Pakistan Sports Board. But they didn't issue visas due to which our squad could not travel to Bengaluru,» Alamgir Sheikh said. He said the three players had recently done very well for Pakistan and had very good chances of doing well in the world events but were deprived of an opportunity.

Colombo on Monday on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka during which it will also engage in a Passage Exercise with a Sri Lanka Navy vessel. The Indian Navy's frontline warship was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions, the island nation's navy said in a press release. INS Mumbai, a 163-metre-long Destroyer, is manned by a crew of 410 members. This is the ship's first visit to any port in Sri Lanka and will be the eighth port call by Indian ships this year, the Indian High Commission said in a press release on Sunday. Its commander Captain Sandeep Kumar called on the Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Chinthaka Kumarasinghe at the Western Naval Command Headquarters upon the ship's arrival.

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Tanvi Patri from Odisha has cemented her status as one of India's most promising badminton prodigies by clinching the girls' singles title at the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, the country where she first honed her skills in the sport. Patri capped off a phenomenal week with a superlative performance, defeating Vietnam's second seed Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in a 34-minute final, offering a glimmer of hope after Indian badminton's recent struggles at the Paris Olympics. «I'm feeling good after winning the title,» Patri told PTI from Chengdu. «I had expected to win, and I'm happy I could do that. I've been training at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bangalore for the last two years.»

Nacer Zorgani has had a busy summer. In July at the Paris Games, his captivating baritone voice gained him fans as the announcer at the Olympic boxing. Now, the 38-year-old is preparing to make his mark as a fiercely dedicated Para-judo competitor, training tirelessly for the Paralympic Games that start Wednesday. Zorgani will compete on Sept. 7 in the men's 90-kilogram, J2 classification for visually impaired athletes

Cricketers, both past and present, are making equity investments or even turning founders of various new ventures, joining a growing cohort of celebrities looking beyond traditional endorsements. MS Dhoni has acquired a stake in IPO-bound jewellery maker Bluestone, while venture fund Peak XV Partners is set to back star batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s sports shoe startup, said people briefed on the matter. According to filings, former cricketer Yuvraj Singh has taken a stake in sports athleisure firm Agilitas Sports, founded by Abhishek Ganguly, who was managing director of Puma India. “From focusing on endorsement deals, athletes are now taking greater interest in equity deals, as well as deeper roles in company operations – especially for the ones who have retired from international cricket but built a large brand value,” said one person aware of the deals. “This is becoming a much bigger area of interest–similar to global celebrity deals.”

Paris will again be the centre of attention when the City of Lights hosts the 17 h Paralympic Games. India have sent 84 para-athletes, who will be aiming for the country’s highest-ever medal haul at the Paralympics. India won a solitary medal in London 2012, a number that went up to 4 in 2016 Rio and 19 in 2021 Tokyo. If the athletes perform to potential, it could cross 25 in Paris. For the record, India’s cumulative medals tally between 1968, when it first participated at the Paralympics, and 2016, was 12. But then numbers don’t tell half the story. In Rio, for example, India had sent just 19 athletes. In Tokyo, the number swelled to 54. In Paris, India is sending its largest ever Paralympics contingent.

Amazon India is set to tweak its seller fee structures with effect September 9, with several categories seeing a reduction in commissions in the run up to the festive season. The firm has reduced commissions in the range of 3-12% for 59 sub-categories, Amazon India’s director of selling partner services, Amit Nanda, told ET. The reduction is focused on products with low average selling price (ASP), he said. “We also wanted to help our sellers in planning for their Diwali and other festive sales… with this change, we’re hoping sellers will find it as cheap, if not cheaper, to sell some products on Amazon compared to their offline channels,” Nanda said.