FIH World Cup format leaves teams, media grappling with equations
Amstelveen: The complicated format of the FIH Hockey World Cup has left teams, fans and media grappling with permutations and combinations, with the focus increasingly shifting from performances on the field to calculations about who can reach the semifinals. Instead of the traditional knockout format, where teams progress to the quarterfinals before the semifinals, the…
Vice Prez Radhakrishnan to launch India’s first non-GMO popcorn maize hybrid seed in Andhra
Amaravati: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will visit Musunuru in Eluru district on Monday, where he will launch India’s first non-Genetically Modified Organism high-expansion popcorn maize hybrid seed. Radhakrishnan will attend a programme at the Gourmet Popcornica Factory in Musunuru, where he will also felicitate farmers and address agricultural stakeholders and other participants, a PIB…
BRICS sports ministers adopt joint declaration in Visakhapatnam meeting
Visakhapatnam: The BRICS Sports ministers adopted the Sports Joint Declaration in their meeting held here, with the reaffirming the commitment of the member states to “strengthen cooperation in sport through dialogue, mutual respect and inclusiveness”. The meeting was held under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 and was attended by ministers and senior sports representatives from the…
Rahul Gandhi”s Pune event a ”political comedy show”: BJP; Cong claims ruling party ”shaken”
Mumbai/Nagpur: The BJP and the Congress traded fierce charges on Sunday over Rahul Gandhi’s student interaction in Pune on Saturday, with the ruling party dismissing the event as a “political comedy show” and the Opposition claiming the BJP was rattled by his growing appeal among the youth. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also joined in…
Criticism against HCA and Ambatti should be fair and focused, not inappropriate
Vivek Jaisimha I have been reading and hearing various stories about the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) being reported in the media of late, particularly the criticism directed at its functioning. Let me share my thoughts too, since we all have opinions—and gyaan is free! Genuine criticism is welcome and, in fact, necessary. But criticism must…
NSA Doval to visit China on Monday to attend Special Representatives talks with FM Wang
Beijing: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Monday to take part in the India-China Special Representatives (SR) talks on the boundary issue with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Doval and Wang are scheduled to hold the 25th round of SR talks on Tuesday, according to official sources. Both Doval…
No permission for reservation reform protest at Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Sunday said no permission has been granted to any individual or organisation to hold a protest or gathering at Jantar Mantar over reservation reforms and warned people against assembling there based on “misleading” social media posts. This comes after several videos and posts surfaced on social media calling upon people…
Rare migratory Smew spotted at Assam’s Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Guwahati: Assam’s Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary has recorded its first-ever sighting of the rare migratory Smew (Mergellus albellus), marking a conservation milestone for the protected area, Forest and Climate Change Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah said on Sunday. Alongside the Smew, teams also recorded the endangered Bengal Florican, highlighting the sanctuary’s growing importance as a safe habitat…
From Vedic hymns to tiger reserves: New book traces India’s 5,000-year bond with the tiger
New Delhi: From Vedic hymns and epic tales to Mughal courts, colonial encounters and modern tiger reserves, a new book traces the tiger’s place in India’s civilisation over more than 5,000 years, bringing together 82 stories, historical accounts and wildlife photographs in an attempt to capture the enduring cultural and conservation significance of the country’s…
Amitabh, Dipke and the Cockroach
Perhaps Abhijit Dipke might have thought twice before christening his so-called Gen Z movement against the Modi Government’s education policies as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)—if only he had remembered Amitabh Bachchan’s unforgettable cockroach lesson from Hum. Released in the early 1990s, the film had a famously irreverent dialogue about two varieties of cockroaches: those…
