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Asiad: India bag two medals, slip to seventh position
The cueists turned out to be the saving grace by bagging a silver medal as the fancied shooters came a cropper on a disappointing third day of competitions in the 16th Asian Games which saw India slip to the seventh position on the medals table on Monday.
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India bag silver in Asian Games snooker team event
India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium on Monday.
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Merchant waiting for Rahul's acknowledgement
Yet to get a reply from Rahul Gandhi, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant said he expects at least an acknowledgement of his letter from the AICC General Secretary.
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Advani backs Yasin on Padma awards selection criticism
Reigning world billiards champion Pankaj Advani has supported fellow cueist Yasin Merchant's criticism of the Padma awards' selection procedure, saying that despite being by and large fair it gets influenced by political pressure and lobbying.
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I deserve the Padma, say new claimants everyday
They are among the most prestigious awards given away by the government, but this year the Padma Awards committee's choice is creating one furore after another.
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Padma snub: Yasin writes to Rahul Gandhi
Miffed at being ignored for the Padma Shri award, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant has shot off an emotional letter to AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, ridiculing some of this year's awardees.
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Asiad: India bag two medals, slip to seventh position
The cueists turned out to be the saving grace by bagging a silver medal as the fancied shooters came a cropper on a disappointing third day of competitions in the 16th Asian Games which saw India slip to the seventh position on the medals table on Monday.
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India bag silver in Asian Games snooker team event
India had to be content with a silver medal in the men's snooker team event at the ongoing Asian Games after losing their summit clash 1-3 to hosts China at the Town Gymnasium on Monday.
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Merchant waiting for Rahul's acknowledgement
Yet to get a reply from Rahul Gandhi, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant said he expects at least an acknowledgement of his letter from the AICC General Secretary.
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Advani backs Yasin on Padma awards selection criticism
Reigning world billiards champion Pankaj Advani has supported fellow cueist Yasin Merchant's criticism of the Padma awards' selection procedure, saying that despite being by and large fair it gets influenced by political pressure and lobbying.
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I deserve the Padma, say new claimants everyday
They are among the most prestigious awards given away by the government, but this year the Padma Awards committee's choice is creating one furore after another.
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Padma snub: Yasin writes to Rahul Gandhi
Miffed at being ignored for the Padma Shri award, two-time Asian champion cueist Yasin Merchant has shot off an emotional letter to AICC General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, ridiculing some of this year's awardees.
