Twenty-two years later, at the swank State de France, the 40-year-old Indian shot-putter came up with his career-best throw of 14.65 metres to secure a bronze medal in the men’s F57 category at the Paralympics to swell the country’s medal haul to 27 (six gold, nine silver and 12 bronze).
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Hello, T5! Changi Airport’s new terminal ground-breaking in 2025; total passenger capacity will rise to 140 million
In addition to increasing capacity through T5, the Singapore Government is “also working closely” with international partners to “further liberalise” air services agreements, thereby expanding Changi’s network, said PM Wong.
Turkish-American woman killed during West Bank protest
Turkish-American protester Aysenur Eygi killed
Singapore students will be able to convert their School Smart Cards to SimplyGo from September 7
The conversion can be done at selected ticketing machines in all MRT stations and bus interchanges. With this, all commuters now have the option to convert their travel cards to SimplyGo. Conversion to SimplyGo is free.
Israel-Palestine crisis: Over 160,000 children vaccinated against polio in southern Gaza
Over 160,000 children vaccinated against polio amid ongoing conflict in Gaza
Singapore: ASC, banks join hands to disrupt over 2,000 scams, prevent SGD 90 million loss
ASC and the banks used robotic process automation technology to detect potential victims of scams. These scams were related to jobs, investments, fake friend calls and e-commerce.
Donald Trump gets Hindu group backing ahead of US Presidential elections
Announcing the decision on Thursday, September 5, Hindus for America First chairman and founder Utsav Sanduja claimed that Harris would be “very destabilising for Indo-US relations”.
Olympian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia enter politics, join Congress ahead of Haryana polls
India’s Olympian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat join Congress party
Singapore PIO youth and inter-faith speaker Shukul Raaj Kumar welcomes “blessed opportunity” to engage with Pope Francis
Kumar is part of a panel that will interact with Pope Francis at an inter-religious meeting at the Catholic Junior College. The Pope’s visit to Singapore is from September 11 to 13, and the panel discussion is slated for the third day.
Bangalore’s Cubbon Park poet Ruby Naaz asks mums to pull down patriarchy in heartfelt open letter
Ruby, who collaborated with Connected to India for the poem, titled, Hello Mother, wrote it amid the growing violence and atrocities against women in India, the recent being the brutal rape and murder of a junior lady doctor at the state-run RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata, the state capital of eastern India’s West Bengal.
