Shooting

Inside shooter Maheshwari Chauhan’s trailblazing path: ‘In my formative years I don’t think we were learning the right way, I had to unlearn a lot'

In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, history-making shooter Maheshwari Chauhan opens up about the intense demands of skeet shooting, her early break into the Indian team, the long hours of training she often has to 'forcefully' stop, and the confidence boosters she’s working on to sharpen her competitive edge.

‘Bella Ciao’: What do engravings on bullet casings of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect mean?

After Maga activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead allegedly by 22-year-old Tyler Robinson at a university in Utah this week, police found a bolt-action rifle left in a wooded area near the campus. Bullet casings in the rifle were engraved with anti-fascist and taunting messages, according to Utah Governor Spencer Cox. What did they say?

Not just Kirk's killing, America has seen a general rise in political violence

Beyond the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative ally of President Donald Trump, the United States has seen a rise of political violence in recent years that has led to fears that the country could be falling into a phase like 1960s when four major assassinations took place.

ISSF World Cup 2025 Ningbo: Indian pistol and rifle shooters endure poor start in China

None of the Indian 10m air pistol and rifle mixed team pairs were able to qualify for the final on opening day of ISSF World Cup in Ningbo, China.

Historic triumph: Indian men’s compound archery team wins first-ever World Championship gold

The Indian men's compound archery team made history by winning its first-ever World Championship gold, defeating France 235-233 in a thrilling final in Gwangju.

Turning setbacks into glory, one shot at a time: Anantjeet Singh’s bid to popularise skeet shooting

Indian skeet shooter Anantjeet Singh Naruka missed out on a bronze at the Paris Olympics, but has turned that setback into glory, recently winning gold at the Asian Shooting Championships. Firstpost spoke to him as he reflected on all things shooting.

Asian Shooting Championship: Gurpreet Singh, Amanpreet Singh secure Indian one-two in men's 25m standard pistol

Gurpreet and Amanpreet Singh also won team gold in the 25m standard pistol event with Harsh Gupta, the Indians registering a combined score of 1709. India also won gold medals on Thursday in 50m Rifle Prone Junior Team and 25m Standard Pistol Junior Team.

Anish Bhanwala wins silver in rapid fire pistol at Asian Shooting Championships 2025

India’s Anish Bhanwala won the silver medal in men’s 25m rapid fire pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships 2025 in Shymkent. India also bagged multiple team silvers and junior medals to stay second on the medals tally.

Sift Kaur Samra wins gold, leads India to team title at Asian Shooting Championships 2025

India’s shooters did really well at the Asian Shooting Championships 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Olympian Sift Kaur Samra won gold in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions and also helped India win the team event.

Asian Shooting Championship: Manu Bhaker finishes fourth, India bag team bronze in women’s 25m pistol

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing fourth in the women’s 25m pistol at the Asian Shooting Championship 2025 in Shymkent.