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'Show is pathetic, same lame old jokes': Fans unhappy as Netflix India announces season 2 of The Great Indian Kapil Show

The Great Indian Kapil Show, hosted by Kapil Sharma, will return for a second season, Netflix announced on Monday. The first season of the popular celebrity chat series will conclude on June 22, with actor Kartik Aaryan as the celebrity guest.

Jun 17, 2024

"Picture of the year": Kareena Kapoor, Masaba Gupta, Mary Kom, Faye D'Souza and Vineeta Singh come together for WPL

Kareena Kapoor, Masaba Gupta, Vineeta Singh, MC Mary Kom and Faye; all dressed in black, came together for an epic selfie at the Women's Premier League.

Mar 13, 2024

India's Nitu, Saweety strike historic gold at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

Scripting history, exuberant Indian pugilists Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora were crowned as World Champions for the first time after registering contrasting victories in the finals of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, here on Saturday.

Mar 25, 2023

Mary Kom to head oversight committee probing allegations against WFI chief [details]

The committee will be chaired by former boxing champion Mary Kom, who will also oversee the day-to-day affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

Jan 23, 2023

Season 14 of 'KBC' with Big B to open with Aamir, Mary Kom [details]

From superstar Aamir Khan to sports icon Mary Kom, the premiere episode of Amitabh Bachchan hosted quiz-based reality show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 14' is going to start with a bang.

Jul 28, 2022

Lovlina off to flying start in Istanbul at International Boxing Association; India stands third highest after these 2 countries

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kickstarted her campaign in the 12th IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on an impressive note by notching up a thrilling win on Monday.

May 10, 2022

Tokyo Olympics: Women power rules as India shines after Kom, Sindhu, Batra wins

As India makes headlines at the Tokyo Olympics, three women, PV Sindhu, Mary Kom, Manika Batra, have demonstrated true strength by securing big wins.

Jul 25, 2021

National Sports Day 2020: Bollywood movies that are must watch for all sports enthusiast

Check out the list of Bollywood movies based on sports that will fill your heart with a sense of patriotism and sportsmanship.

Aug 29, 2020

Lin Laishram talks about facing racism, her film 'Axone', struggle in Bollywood in exclusive chat

In an exclusive chat with International Business Times India, Lin Laishram talks about her reasons to do the film 'Axone', the hardships and struggle she has gone through as a northeastern actor to sustain in Bollywood, being called 'coronavirus, and much more.

Jun 15, 2020

Taapsee Pannu to play Mithali Raj in Indian captain's biopic 'Shabaash Mithu'

Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj's life story would be given the cinematic treatment with Taapsee Pannu in the lead role.

Dec 3, 2019

Here's why the sports ministry nominated these 9 female athletes for Padma Awards

The nine female athletes have made India proud for a long time by achieving many feats in the past few years.

Sep 12, 2019

Indian sports fraternity mourns the death of former Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj

The former foreign minister was suffering health problems for quite some time due to which she opted out of the Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Aug 7, 2019

[Pics] Mary Kom rocks traditional outfit of her community, especially designed and named after her, in Parliament

In a great show of respect for her roots and tradition, the six-time world champion appeared at Parliament in her tribe's customary outfit.

Jun 26, 2019

5 reasons why sports biopics in India turn out to be usually disappointing for genuine sports lovers

We have seen many Bollywood sports biopics in recent times and more will come. But such films leave real sports fans disappointed for these reasons.

May 10, 2019

Olympics gold my dream, training hard for it: Mary Kom

Mary Kom won the world title in the 48kg category but for the Olympics, she will have to bulk up to the 51kg division.

Nov 28, 2018

Mary Kom wins record-breaking sixth gold medal at World Boxing Championships

Mary Kom became the first woman in the world to win six gold medals at the Women's World Boxing Championships as she beat Hannah Okata 5-0 in the final at New Delhi.

Nov 24, 2018

Mary Kom breaks world record at Women's World Boxing Championships; in contention for gold medal

While Mary Kom has guaranteed herself a record-breaking seventh medal at the world championships, three debutants from India have also qualified for the semi-finals.

Nov 21, 2018

Wish you happiness always: Rahul Gandhi tweets PM Modi on his 68th birthday

Prime Minister Modi will celebrate his birthday in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

Sep 17, 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 7 live: Shreyasi Singh wins double trap gold

Om Mitharval netted India a bronze medal in the men's 50m pistol finals, while Mary Kom advanced to the final of the 48kg women's boxing event.

Apr 11, 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018: Sindhu selected ahead of Saina, Mary as India's flag-bearer

The Indian Olympic Association had also considered Saina Nehwal and Mary Kom but went ahead with PV Sindhu. Read on for more.

Mar 24, 2018