September 04, 2026 02:55 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
PM Modi hails Giorgia Meloni on becoming longest-serving postwar Italian PM | HarperCollins to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir amid Penguin row | Supreme Court slams Bar Council of India over NALSAR row: ‘No power to take action against law students’ | ‘Technical error, not U-turn’: Kerala CM Satheesan denies deleting video slamming cleric’s women remarks after Islamic Scholars’ meet | Bombay HC orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's ex-manager Disha Salian's death case | Vijay for PM in 2029? TVK says Rahul Gandhi will ‘hold his hand’ to make him Prime Minister | CJP calls off Sept 5 Delhi march after Supreme Court quashes FIRs against protesters | ‘Dismantle entire terror ecosystem’: Modi’s strong message at SCO Summit in Shehbaz’s presence | Modi’s big appeal after 7.8% GDP growth: ‘Don’t travel abroad, avoid destination weddings’ | Modi-Pezeshkian talks: Iran seeks India’s 'extensive contacts' to end West Asia war

Mamata Banerjee wishes Indian players participating in Asian Games

| @indiablooms | Aug 18, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Cheif Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished Indian athletes who will participate in the  Asian Games this year.

The mega sporting event will begin from on Saturday.

Indonesia will host the event this year.

"Asian Games in Indonesia begin tonight. Good wishes to all 572 members of the Indian contingent in 36 disciplines. May you do well over the next 15 days. Bring back laurels and glory for yourselves, and the country," Mamata Banerjee tweeted.

The current edition of the event will be held from Aug 18 to Sept 2 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang. 

 

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.