People walk past the Costa Serena cruise ship, housing athletes for the Asian Games, at Nagoya Port, Japan. (PTI Photo) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president P T Usha on Tuesday questioned the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games organisers’ decision to do away with a conventional Athletes Village, saying she and several other members of the event’s coordination…
Photo credit: Vansh Bedi Instagram account NEW DELHI: Delhi wicketkeeper-batter Vansh Bedi has denied any connection with the controversy surrounding a sting operation that alleged the misuse of confidential team information in Indian cricket, saying attempts to link him to the case are “false and defamatory”.Bedi, who was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)…
The waiver of merchant fees on UPI accelerated adoption during Covid, but growth slowed. The waiver of merchant fees on UPI accelerated adoption during Covid, but growth slowed. In an interview with TOI, Dilip Asbe, MD & CEO, explains how the new fee structure protects small transactions while charging larger merchants, who already pay fees…
India’s women’s hockey team at Asian Games India will have another busy day at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, September 23, with several of the country’s top athletes in action in Aichi-Nagoya.Shooting and weightlifting will lead India’s medal hopes on Day 4, while the men’s badminton team will play for a place in the…
Gauhati University officials and Thai delegation members during an interaction on expanding academic cooperation. Gauhati University and a senior Thai delegation on Tuesday discussed expanding cooperation in higher education, research, information technology, culture, training and student exchange, the university said.The Thai delegation was led by Urasa Mongkolnavin, director-general, department of South Asian, Middle East and…
You missed something crucial in that Sydney Sweeney ad Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside.Last week, everyone lost their collective marvels over an ad featuring Sydney Sweeneywhich became a civilisational debate about what a woman can do with her body, with female athletes accusing her of sending us back to the Stone Age….
Smriti Mandhana (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana added another landmark to her extraordinary career on Tuesday, becoming the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.Mandhana entered the final needing just 13 runs to reach…
India slams Pakistan over Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling NEW DELHI: Pakistan needs to take credible action against cross-border terrorism before the world can believe what it says, the ministry of external affairs said on Tuesday, while hitting out at Islamabad over its claims regarding a recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration.MEA spokesperson…
File Pic: Balraj Panwar (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Uneasiness is brewing in India’s rowing camp ahead of the start of the Asian Games competition on Wednesday, with several rowers expressing unhappiness over last-minute changes to crew combinations and event entries.Some athletes have alleged that they were shifted from their original events while reserve rowers were…
Vansh Bedi was in the Chennai Super Kings roster in the IPL. (PTI) New Delhi: Controversy has gripped the recently concluded season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) with Vansh Bedi, who played for Central Delhi Kings, reporting a “fixing approach” by a cricketer from a neighbouring state. It has learnt that the young wicketkeeper-batter…
