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Manu Bhaker settles for Silver after shoot-off thriller

Manu Bhaker settles for Silver after shoot-off thriller

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India added to its growing medal haul at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship in New Delhi on Monday, with Manu Bhaker narrowly missing out on gold in the women’s 25m pistol after a dramatic double shoot-off, while Esha Singh secured the bronze medal. Competing at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range, Manu Bhaker finished level with Vietnam’s Thuy Trang Nguyen at 35 shots at the end of the final, forcing a shoot-off to decide the title. The first shoot-off failed to separate the two shooters, with both registering two hits. In the second shoot-off, Nguyen held her nerve as Bhaker dropped three shots, settling for silver after an intense contest. Esha Singh picked up her second individual medal of the championship, finishing third. Esha began strongly, opening the final with a perfect score in the first series and remaining in contention for gold deep into the match. However, a difficult ninth series ended her title challenge, leaving her with the bronze. India’s Rhythm Sangwan narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth. Junior gold boosts India’s medal count …

New gun, new confidence as Manu Bhaker wins 25m pistol silver at Asian Shooting Championships

New gun, new confidence as Manu Bhaker wins 25m pistol silver at Asian Shooting Championships

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Five days after a seventh-place finish in the 10m air pistol final at the Asian Shooting Championships, double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker bounced back to clinch a silver medal in the 25m pistol final on Monday. Bhaker lost a tightly fought final that went into the shoot-off twice against Vietnam’s Thuy Trang Nguyen. After breezing through qualification with a score of 584, Manu won the silver medal with a score of 35. She was tied with Nguyen at 35, but lost the second shootout after missing three targets to finish second. When asked if her performance in the 10m event affected her, she said,”I think now I think about the bigger picture more. This is in the past now. Let me focus on the next thing at hand. And for me, at that time, it was the 25m event.” “I feel that after so many lessons, I am able to move on rather quickly. I will never win everything, but at the same time, I will never lose everything as well. But as long as …

With new gun, Manu Bhaker keen to make new start after low-key 2025

With new gun, Manu Bhaker keen to make new start after low-key 2025

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3 min readMumbaiJan 29, 2026 11:09 PM IST Manu Bhaker is talking about marginal gains. That extra one percent which could well be the difference between a podium finish or nothing. “I try to do everything that can even help for a little bit in my sport,” she says. “Even if that’s like one percent, I will just go right ahead.” Last year, it meant making the long trip to the workshop of Italian pistol-makers Pardini in search of a new, better weapon. Pistol-related heartbreaks have plagued Manu on more than one occasion. In 2019, she was in joint lead in the 25m pistol final at the World Cup when her weapon malfunctioned and her event ended in tears. A couple of years later, at the Tokyo Olympics, the cocking lever of her pistol broke during the qualification round and as she got it fixed, Manu lost approximately 15 minutes, affecting her rhythm. So, when the Paris Olympics double bronze medallist got to know about the latest model from the Italian gun-maker, she hopped on …

Manu Varma and wife Sindhu Varma part ways after 25 years of marriage, actor cites compatibility issues behind split

Manu Varma and wife Sindhu Varma part ways after 25 years of marriage, actor cites compatibility issues behind split

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Malayalam television actors Manu Varma and Sindhu Varma have separated after 25 years of being together. The two have reportedly not gotten divorced as of now, but are said to have been living apart for a couple of years now. Speaking to Movie World Media, the 56-year-old shared that they have no chance of reconciliation.  Manu Varma opens up on separation from wife Sindhu Varma TV actors Manu Varma and Sindhu Varma have been living apart for two years now, as per his recent revelation. Opening up on their relationship, he shared, “My wife and I are currently separated. We are not legally divorced yet, though. The chances of us reuniting are very slim. There is no point in saying that we fell in love and began a life together after that; so many people who loved and lived together more than we did have ended up parting ways. At least until two or three years ago, we were in love and together. It doesn’t take much time for all this to happen.” Manu clarified …

Manu Bhaker seventh, Suruchi Phogat fail to qualify for 10m Air Pistol final

Manu Bhaker seventh, Suruchi Phogat fail to qualify for 10m Air Pistol final

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Haryana’s Ketan Malik overcame a strong field to be crowned as the champion in the women’s 10m Air Pistol final at the 68th National Shooting Championship Competitions, currently underway at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Thursday. The elaborate field consisted of Paris Olympic double medalist Manu Bhaker, who finished seventh overall with 137.2 points, Asian Games champion Palak Gulia, who finished fifth with 179.2 points. Suruchi Phogat failed to qualify for the final and finished 14th overall with a score of 577. Ketan struck the gold with 240.0, ahead of Meenu Pathak of Delhi, who took silver with 238.4, and Surbhi Rao, who claimed bronze with 219.5. In the Junior Women’s category, Vanshika Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh emerged on top, edging Anjali Shekhawat by 0.2 for gold, while Palak Gulia secured bronze, and Army Marksmanship Unit’s Lakshita Bishnoi claimed the youth title after a narrow 0.6 victory over Rashmika Sahgal, with Sanskriti Bana completing the podium. The final followed an extensive qualification phase that saw over 900 shooters compete across …

Deepak Dobriyal, who dreamt of just Rs 1 lakh once, gave Rs 25 lakh for friend’s treatment in 5 minutes, says Manu Rishi Chaddha | Bollywood News

Deepak Dobriyal, who dreamt of just Rs 1 lakh once, gave Rs 25 lakh for friend’s treatment in 5 minutes, says Manu Rishi Chaddha | Bollywood News

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Today, when you hear the name Deepak Dobriyal, you instantly think of brilliance—an actor who elevates every role and transforms characters into something entirely unexpected. He first earned widespread recognition with his performance as Rajju in the 2006 film Omkara and later with Tanu Weds Manu in 2011. Over the years, he has cemented his place as one of the most dependable and powerful character actors in the industry. But long before this success, Deepak grew up with little and there was a time when Deepak simply dreamed of earning Rs 1 lakh. When that day finally arrived, he didn’t just change his own life but also the lives of his closest friends. Actor Manu Rishi Chadha, who shares a deep and emotional bond with Deepak, recently opened up about the actor’s generosity and the life-changing help he once offered to him and a friend who was terminally ill. Speaking to podcast Scene Kya Hai, Manu Rishi said, “Deepak Dobriyal and I came from two very different financial backgrounds. He was the son of a …

ISSF World C’ships: Manu Bhaker, Suruchi to lead India’s 40-member contingent

ISSF World C’ships: Manu Bhaker, Suruchi to lead India’s 40-member contingent

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India’s top shooters are ready for one of the biggest competitions of the year, the ISSF World Championships Rifle/Pistol, scheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 8 to 17 November. A 40-member Indian contingent will represent the country, featuring Olympic medalists Manu Bhaker and Swapnil Kusale, along with former world champion Rudrankksh Patil. Can India win multiple Individual golds? India has produced several world-class shooters in recent years, but translating that dominance into individual gold medals at the World Championships has been a challenge. In the men’s rifle events, India has had only two individual world champions in the last two decades, Abhinav Bindra in 2006 and Rudrankksh Patil in 2022. On the women’s side, Tejaswini Sawant remains the only Indian woman to have won an individual world title, achieving the feat back in 2010 in the 50m Rifle Prone event. This year, a new generation of shooters, including Suruchi Singh and Manu Bhaker, will aim to end the 15-year wait for another Indian woman to claim an individual gold. Meanwhile, Rudrankksh Patil, the …

New Foreigners Act is unconstitutional Orwellian un Indian criminalises foreignness idea Abhishek Manu Singhvi latest

New Foreigners Act is unconstitutional Orwellian un Indian criminalises foreignness idea Abhishek Manu Singhvi latest

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Dr Abhishek Singhvi said that Section 14 empowers the government to shut down any premises frequented by foreigners, without evidence, without charge and with no specified thresholds for invocation. New Delhi: While the country’s attention was focused on the Waqf Act and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the government has passed the new Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, one of India’s foremost Supreme Court lawyers and Congress Rajya Sabha MP, says it is “unconstitutional, un-Indian and Orwellian”. He said, “It criminalises the idea of foreignness” because it is “a licence to harass, detain and deport without rhyme, reason or remedy.” In an interview with Karan Thapar for ‘The Wire’ to discuss the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025, Dr Singhvi said, “This Act is not about managing immigration; it’s about institutionalising unchecked authority and normalising Kafkaesque imagery and Orwellian control.”   However, Dr Singhvi’s fears go further. He said, “Today (this Act) targets suspicious foreigners. Tomorrow it may turn inward. The shadow it casts will not stop at the border.” Perhaps the most …

Suruchi Phogat pips Manu Bhaker for gold at ISSF World Cup

Suruchi Phogat pips Manu Bhaker for gold at ISSF World Cup

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Suruchi Phogat’s Whatsapp display picture shows her with the six gold medals she won in last year’s shooting nationals along with a garland of currency notes. On Tuesday night, the 19-year-old from Sisroli village in Jhajjar district in Haryana won her second successive ISSF World Cup gold. She became the champion in the women’s 10m air pistol final with a score of 243.6 to edge out Paris Olympics double medallist Manu Bhaker in the ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru. Earlier this month, Phogat had won the gold in the ISSF World Cup in Argentina in a field consisting of Tokyo Olympics medallist Jiang Ranxin of China. When asked about the second successive World Cup gold she would refer to her display picture. “Gold medal jeetne ka shauk hai aur hamesha apne ko behtar karne ki koshish rehti hai (I like winning gold medals and every time I shoot, my goal is to better myself). I have no competition with anybody but with myself. And that has been my belief right from the day I …

Suruchi gets better of Manu Bhaker

Suruchi gets better of Manu Bhaker

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The Las Palmas shooting arena in Lima, Peru turned out to be a battlefield between two Jhajjar girls- Suruchi Phogat and Manu Bhaker in the ISSF World Cup Final on Tuesday.It was battle between the experience and the youth in the 10m air pistol final as double Olympic gold medallist Manu was up against Suruchi, who was playing in her second World Cup. Suruchi trumped Manu scoring 243.6 in the 24 shot final to clinch her second gold medal in as many competitions while Manu started her season with a sliver shooting 242.5. China’s Yao Qianxun took bronze. Suruchi and Manu’s 1-2 in the women’s air pistol meant that India collected one medal of each colour on the day, with Saurabh Chaudhary earlier winning a bronze in the men’s event. Story continues below this ad The Jhajjar show in Lima It was clear in the qualification round that both shooters are going to dominate as they comfortably qualified for the final from a 28 shooter field. Suruchi finished second with 582 while Manu finished fourth …