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  Inspiring story of Olympic sensation Dipa Karmakar to be told through a memoir

  Other Sports | December 08, 2016 21:59 IST

  India’s first female gymnast ever to compete in the Olympics Dipa Karmakar will now be told in a memoir to be co-authored by her coach Bishweshwar Nandi. Tentatively titled "Dipa Karmakar: The Small Wonder, the

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  Meet Chamundi, the man who has gifted 17 cars, including BMWs, to India’s sports stars in 15 years

  Other Sports | October 19, 2016 14:03 IST

  The man who gifted her the car also transferred Rs 25 lakh in Dipa’s bank account when he heard her spell out her troubles in terms of driving and maintaining a BMW car in interior Agartala.

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  Sensing embarrassment, Tripura govt says will repair roads near Dipa Karmakar’s house for smooth BMW ride

  Other Sports | October 18, 2016 12:33 IST

  Following Olympian Dipa Karmakar’s decision to return her BMW car owing to the poor roads in Agartala, the Tripura government has flung into action and announced that it will repair the road near the residence

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  Olympian Dipa Karmakar wants cash instead of BMW for training

  Other Sports | October 14, 2016 21:16 IST

  Dipa Karmakar said on Friday that she would prefer cash instead of the BMW car she got as a gift for her exploits at the Rio Olympics as it would help her to prepare for future tournaments.

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  Dipa Karmakar offers to return BMW gifted by Sachin over ‘maintenance issues’, wants replacement

  Other Sports | October 12, 2016 13:33 IST

  Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed out the third place at women’s vault gymnastics in the Rio Olympics 2016, has decided to return the BMW XI car presented to her by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, owing

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  Make Dipa Karmakar brand ambassador of Indian sports: TMC

  Other Sports | September 08, 2016 16:39 IST

  The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has said that the gymnast Dipa Karmakar should be made the brand ambassador of Indian sports for her commendable achievements.

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  Sindhu, Sakshi, Karmakar and shooter Jitu Rai conferred Khel Ratna

  Other Sports | August 29, 2016 16:18 IST

  Rio Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar, along with shooter Jitu Rai, were on Monday conferred India’s highest sporting honour – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – in a gleaming award ceremony at

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  Sachin lauds Rio winners; gifts BMW cars to Sindhu, Sakshi, Karmakar and Gopichand

  Other Sports | August 28, 2016 13:52 IST

  Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and bronze winner grappler Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand were today presented BMW cars by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar here.

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  After stellar Olympic run, Khel Ratna for Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu and Dipa Karmakar

  Other Sports | August 22, 2016 18:46 IST

  After their successful run at Rio Olympics, wrestler Sakshi Malik and shuttler PV Sindhu will be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award this year. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who failed to win a medal

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  Dipa Karmakar gets rousing welcome on homecoming , says ‘Tokyo Olympics is my next target’

  Other Sports | August 20, 2016 12:19 IST

  Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics but won hearts across the world, returned to India this morning.

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  After impressive run at Rio Olympics, Khel Ratna for gymnast Dipa Karmakar?

  Other Sports | August 17, 2016 15:37 IST

  Despite having narrowly missed a medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics, Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar has left a mark with her stellar performance. The 23-year-old gymnast scripted history by becoming first Indian gymnast to qualify

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  26-year-old woman abused online for questioning Dipa Karmakar’s ‘vault of death’, case registered

  Other Sports | August 17, 2016 11:49 IST

  In a case of online harassment, a Jaipur woman was verbally abused and got threats of sexual violence on Sunday when she tweeted about her feeling on gymnast’s vault final at the Rio Olympics.

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  Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar wept inconsolably after returning to Games Village, says Coach

  Other Sports | August 15, 2016 23:59 IST

  After losing the chance to win a medal at Rio Olympics, Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar “wept inconsolably”, her coach said today. Although she did not win any medals, her performance has won her million

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  My target would be gold in Tokyo 2020: Dipa Karmakar

  Other Sports | August 15, 2016 16:53 IST

  Despite failing to win a bronze medal in the vault final of the Rio Olympics by a whisker, path-breaking Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar said that she is not disappointed and instead is aiming for a

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  Rio 2016: Not disappointed at missing a medal, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar

  Other Sports | August 15, 2016 7:32 IST

  Trailblazing Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar today said that she's not disappointed at missing out on a historic bronze in the vault final of the Rio Olympics here and that she's satisfied of her performance.

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  Rio 2016: Best Indian gymnast in Olympics, Dipa Karmakar narrowly misses medal

  Other Sports | August 15, 2016 7:12 IST

  Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar missed out on a historic medal in the women's vault competition by a whisker as she finished a creditable fourth in the final of the Olympic Games here.

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  Sports Ministry ignored Dipa Karmakar's request for physio ahead of Rio as it was deemed 'wasteful'

  Other Sports | August 11, 2016 13:16 IST

  Dipa Karmakar's request to allow her physiotherapist travel with her to Rio fell on deaf ears as the Sports Authority of India deemed her request as wasteful, according to the family of the gymnast. Earlier

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  Rio Olympics 2016: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar creates history, qualifies for vault final

  Other Sports | August 08, 2016 7:16 IST

  Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar scripted history as she became the first Indian to make the cut for the individual vault finals in her debut Olympic Games after finishing 8th in the qualifying round. Her dream

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  Shah Rukh Khan lauds Dipa Karmakar - first Indian women gymnast to qualify for Olympics

  Bollywood | April 20, 2016 12:44 IST

  Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has praised Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who has won a gold medal in the women's vaults finals at the Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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  If girls continue to excel like Dipa, males may demand reservation: PM Modi

  Politics | April 19, 2016 15:40 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped praise on Dipa Karmakar, who yesterday became the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, saying ‘if girls continue to excel, males may protest demanding reservation in coming days’.