Rio De Janeiro
Feb 08, 2019
Fire swept through a training facility for Brazil’s most popular football club Flamengo Friday, killing at least 10 people, authorities said.
Jan 19, 2019
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has named the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as the World Capital of Architecture for 2020.
Sep 04, 2018
Brazil has begun the process of rebuilding the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro after an inferno gutted its 200-year-old largest cultural and historical institution. At least 90 per cent of 20...
Sep 03, 2018
A huge fire has broken out at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country. Firefighters were tackling the blaze at the building, which contains...
Nov 26, 2017
The shootouts left seven persons killed, while the police arrested 11 people
Sep 08, 2016
The overall number of athletes in Rio eclipses the 4,302 participants that took part in London and the 3,951 who were registered in Beijing in 2008.
Sep 06, 2016
Ministry Announces Cash Awards for Paralympic Medallists
Aug 27, 2016
Children with deficiencies will be given priority in the allocation of tickets
Aug 25, 2016
133,000 Tickets For Rio Paralympic Games Sold In Just 1 Day
Aug 22, 2016
It was women power, though, which saved everyone, and the nation, deep blushes.
Aug 19, 2016
Bolt is hoping to achieve an unprecedented triple-triple: three straight Olympic gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.
Aug 19, 2016
The Indian Olympic Association has said that the embattled wrestler has been defeated by compatriots rather than opponents.
Aug 19, 2016
After the CAS ruling Narsingh Yadav’s Olympic dream comes to a abrupt halt.
Aug 15, 2016
The multiple Olympic champion powered to victory in 9.81 seconds in the 100m dash.
Aug 12, 2016
Kidambri Srikanth started his Olympic campaign in superb fashion defeating Lino Muzon of Mexico in straight games in the opening match of Group H.
Aug 12, 2016
Nadal, whose participation in these Games was in doubt, withdrew from the mixed doubles event.
Aug 12, 2016
The World Championship silver medallist Indian will next take on World No. 61 Maria Ulitina of Ukraine in a Group G match on August 14.
Aug 09, 2016
Britain, despite a 3-0 lead, didn’t sit back and attacked at the Indian post even though they were not able to add any more goals.
Aug 09, 2016
Chinese viewers and media were enraged after the wrong Chinese national flag was repeatedly used during medal presentation ceremonies.
Aug 06, 2016
31st Olympics opened with colorful ceremony and parade
Aug 05, 2016
Emblematic monuments and buildings in at least twelve countries were lit up with green and yellow colours to mark the eve of the 2016 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.
Aug 05, 2016
International Olympic Committee on Thursday approved 271 Russian athletes to participate in the Rio Olympics.
Aug 05, 2016
Nita Ambani becomes the first Indian woman to be part of the International Olympic Committee.
Aug 05, 2016
A senior Russsian government official fought back and killed an armed robber, when he was attacked in Rio de Janerio, on Thursday.
Aug 01, 2016
The Rio Olympics will commence on August 5, in the shadow of the Russian doping scandal which made anti-doping fight at these Games the focus of attention.
