Indian athletes leave the arena following the closing ceremony for the Asian Games in Nagoya. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra has urged Indian athletes to learn from both the successes and disappointments of the Asian Games 2026, calling for stronger high-performance systems and a renewed focus on preparations for the Los…
NEW DELHI: A number of farmer organisations, joining hands under umbrella outfit, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), have rejected the new minimum support prices (MSPs) for Rabi crops for 2027-28, announced by the govt on Sept 30, saying that the Rs 25-per-quintal hike in the MSP for wheat—equivalent to just 25 paise per kilogram—is an insult.The…
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes Tilak Varma could be a suitable option to take over from Virat Kohli at No. 3 in India’s ODI batting order after the 2027 World Cup.Kohli has confirmed that the 2027 edition will be his last ODI World Cup for India, meaning the team will have to find a…
Jaishankar said India and Russia had maintained strong relations since the 1950s. NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday highlighted India’s longstanding ties with Russia, saying the country had stood by India when New Delhi’s security and territorial integrity faced threats and much of the world preferred backing a military regime.Speaking at the…
Ri Song Gum of North Korea had a sweep of world records at 49kg on 94-121-215. (AP Photo) The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has defended the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games as a success, pointing to 54 world records, strong viewership and a nearly 20% increase in revenue despite persistent logistical problems that marred the…
Sunil Gavaskar was disappointed to see Rohit Sharma miss out on an ODI century in the third match against the West Indies, saying he wants the Indian opener to finish his international career with more ODI hundreds than his age.Rohit scored 92 off 85 balls, with 10 fours and three sixes, in India’s third ODI…
RANCHI: More than 300 students from Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra took part in in a 24-hour hackathon focused on some of the most pressing challenges emerging from the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence, including high-precision generative AI systems, deepfake-driven insurance fraud and agentic AI applications.The event, Adrosonic Build, organised by technology company Adrosonic,…
Gold medallist India’s players during the medal ceremony for the men’s hockey event. (PTI Photo) In late August, the Sports Ministry maintained that the qualification criteria for the Asian Games, put into place a year ago, would not change despite criticism. “The idea, from the very beginning, was to send a lean contingent. The criteria…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be seen in action for India till the next month, after both played all three matches of the three-game ODI series against the West Indies, which ended on Saturday (October 3) with India’s defeat in New Chandigarh. Shai Hope anchored…
BJP’s Sudhanshu Trivedi slams Congress over silence on Smit Machchhar NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday accused the Congress leadership of maintaining “silence” over Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar, who was seriously injured after his Omani co-pilot allegedly attacked him in the cockpit of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight, while also targeting the opposition party…
