India's challenge ended in women's doubles after both Ashwini Ponnappa/Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam suffered defeats.
He also referred to Parliament passing 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' which provides 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and assembly seats.
India crossed the 100-medal mark for the first time in their Asian Games history, making this one of the most memorable sporting events for the country
Deepika (5') and Sushila Chanu (50') scored for the Indian women's hockey team while Japan captain Nagai Yuri (30') netted for her team
Seamers Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube took one wicket each. Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed were also among the wicket-takers.
The Indian Women's Kabaddi team did it in style by clinching Gold and helping India achieve the milestone
India drew the first blood in the second quarter with Manpreet scoring a goal with a reverse hit in the 25th minute of the game
There was a neck-to-neck competition between two Indian athletes and Neeraj prevailed with his season's best throw of 88.88 metres.
Lovlina won the bout 5:0 by points to assure India of either a gold or silver medal
India will face the runner-ups of the Pool B in the semi-finals on Thursday.