Cheers of 'We love Sindhu' ring out as Olympian rides open-top cavalcade

August 22, 2016 10:06

School children line up on the road leading from the Hyderabad airport to the GMC stadium where PV Sindhu and her coach P Gopichand will be felicitated. Chants of P-V-Sindhu ring out. Top politicians presented flowers and shawls and clicked selfies with Sindhu at the airport. Sindhu is the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympic Games. After the official celebrations are done, her mother said she wants to feed Sindhu biryani and Mysore Pak.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

EPL: Arsenal stun United; reignite title hopes

Arsenal reclaim provisional top spot with 1-0 win at Man United

In Pictures - 5 in a row! RCB thrash DC to stay alive

Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.

Only 12% of LS candidates in fray in phase 5 are women: ADR

The representation of women in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls continues to remain dismally low, as only about 12 percent of the candidates in the fray in the fifth phase are female, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR.

One more Indian-origin held in Canada's CAD 22.5 mn gold, cash heist

The gold and currency had arrived on an Air Canada flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Pearson International Airport in Toronto.

Shock at Italian Open: Tabilo upsets Djokovic

Tabilo broke the top seed four times on Centre Court while not conceding a single break point.