Friday, August 22, 2008

Olympic bronze meda For India

Vijender Singh's Olympic bronze medal : Vijender Singh's Olympic bronze medal .The stars had ordained Olympics glory for him even before Vijender Singh landed his first punch against Cuba’s Emilio Correa Bayeaux. He lost the bout 5-8 but still marked the re-birth of the golden era in Indian boxing. “I tried my best”, he told the media right after the match and lamented that his strategy didn’t work out.





Sushil Kumar's Olympic bronze medal: Sushil Kumar's Olympic bronze medal may have come as a pleasant surprise to his countrymen but the Delhi wrestler says he did not emerge out of the blue and walked away with the glory.
"I want to dedicate this medal to my coach Satpal," said Sushil who is the current world number seven. Sushil's pursuit for the glory paid off after he had competed as the world number four in Athens Games but was forgotten since then.


Monday, August 18, 2008

Musharraf resigns as Pakistan's president

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday announced that he was stepping down from the post, amid tremendous pressure from the ruling coalition government to do so. “For the sake of the nation and people, I’m resigning. I don’t want anything from anybody. I’m not vindictive. Let the people be the judges. Let them do justice. I’m going with the belief that I have done everything for the nation with honesty,” Musharraf said in a live televised address to the nation