Sharad Kumar

High jumper Sharad Kumar upgrades to silver with help from his coach in Ukraine

September 04, 2024 10:57 pm

Sharad Kumar used video calls to consult his coach Nikitin Yevhen who is based in Kharkiv in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine crisis: India's top para-athlete worries for his second home, Kharkiv

February 25, 2022 2:00 pm

Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Sharad Kumar fears for his longtime Ukrainian coach Nikitin who is based in Kharkiv, the high jump capital of the world.

Paralympics bronze winner Sharad admitted to AIIMS after chest congestion, says feeling better

September 20, 2021 7:35 pm

Kumar, who won a bronze in the T-42 high jump event in the Tokyo Paralympics on August 31, is awaiting his test reports after he was admitted to the prestigious medical facility four days back

Sharad Kumar named interim Central Vigilance Commissioner

June 11, 2019 2:14 pm

A Committee headed by the PM and comprising the Home Minister and the Leader of Opposition or a leader of the single largest opposition party in Lok Sabha as members, select CVC and Vigilance Commissioners.

Para-athlete Sharad Kumar shines after heartbreak

July 24, 2017 8:53 am

Born in Kodarkatta Purantola village in Motihari tehsil of Bihar, Sharad contacted polio in his left leg at the age of two. With father Surender Kumar being a farmer who was keen for his son to study, he was enrolled in St Paul’s School in Darjeeling, where he took up high jump in his later years.

Hindu extremist cases: No pressure from either UPA or NDA, says NIA chief

May 07, 2016 9:52 am

Kumar said the trial in most cases were moving at a good pace and he was confident that these would reach their “logical conclusion”.

Udhampur attack: NIA chief in Jammu to quiz Pak terrorist

August 13, 2015 4:12 am

The NIA chief’s visit assumes significance in view of reports that Naveed was frequently changing his statements.

NIA chief monitors probe into Burdwan blast

October 24, 2014 1:35 pm

Three persons, including two women - one of them the widow of a suspected terrorist who died in the blast, had been interrogated by NIA.

Yasin interrogation reveals Hyderabad bombers

September 05, 2013 1:37 am

Alleged IM co-founder recruited men using ‘library module’.

Ishrat Jahan Case: CBI wants to question NIA men who examined Headley

August 14, 2013 2:45 am

NIA is learnt to have told home ministry that Headley did not name Ishrat during interrogation.

Idea Exchange With Sharad Kumar

May 08, 2016 3:28 pm

No Pressure On Us From Either UPA Or NDA On Hindu Extremist Cases: NIA Chief Sharad Kumar

May 07, 2016 5:03 pm