Liverpool: Star Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain endured contrasting outings on their international return, as the two-time champion advanced while the Tokyo Olympics medallist made an early exit from the World Boxing Championships here on Saturday. Nikhat’s win was the only silver lining for India on the third day of competition as three…
Hangzhou (China): Navneet Kaur struck from a penalty corner seconds before the final hooter as India came from behind twice to hold defending champions Japan 2-2 in their second pool match of the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here Saturday. In a pulsating pool B match, Hiroka Murayama gave Japan the lead in the 10th…
Judicial Oversight & Selective Cleansing MS Shanker When the rot in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) became too deep for internal repair, the matter spilled into the courts. What followed was a series of judicial interventions — Ombudsmen, Supervisory Committees, and Single-Member Inquiries — each tasked with cleansing an association drowning in corruption. Yet, despite…
In the pantheon of footballing greats, few goalkeepers command the respect and admiration afforded to Josef Dieter “Sepp” Maier. A one-club man with an indomitable spirit and a career defined by remarkable consistency, Maier was the last line of defence for both Bayern Munich and West Germany during their most triumphant eras. His iconic grey…
The noble Bharatha, that scion of the Raghu race, felt his soul throb with the thought: “Today I shall behold mine elder, my sovereign, my Rama, after the long tide of fourteen years.” The tidings of Rama’s victories stirred in him a bliss beyond earthly bounds, fulfilling the ancient wisdom of the sages—that whoso liveth…
The Chandreshwar Bhoothnath Temple is located on the Chandranath Hill near Paroda village, in Quepem taluk of South Goa. It is about 14 km from Margao, the commercial hub of South Goa. The hill rises nearly 350 meters above sea level, and from the top, one can enjoy breathtaking views of the Goan coastline, rivers,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed to French President Emmanuel Macron New Delhi’s support for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict even as the two leaders “positively” assessed the India-France strategic ties. Following a phone conversation with Macron, Modi said the strategic partnership between New Delhi and Paris will continue to…
New Delhi: India deserves a better opposition and better opposition leaders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, as she slammed their criticism of the Modi government on the GST reforms as “ill-informed” and untouched by facts leading up to the implementation of the unified indirect tax regime in 2017. In an interview to PTI,…
Mumbai: The BCCI’s annual general meeting will be held here on Sept 28 with elections for several posts, including the Board’s president and the IPL chairman, being among the top agenda. The post of the BCCI’s president has been vacant following the exit of former India cricketer Roger Binny earlier this month, while the Indian…
Jammu: A search operation was launched after a suspected Pakistani drone was spotted hovering over vital installations in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The drone was noticed at an altitude of over 700 metres moving from west to east over a military garrison in the Bari Brahmana area around…
