For India, a mixed bag

Tue, 05 August 2014

11:43

The just-concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow featured a few 'highs' for India, but unfortunately it also marked some new 'lows' for the country.

While the gold medal-winning feats of discus thrower Vikas Gowda and badminton player Parupalli Kashyap signalled breakthroughs in these events after several decades, the news that broke on the concluding day, of two Indian officials being arrested, was disgusting and deplorable. Read

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