India’s women’s hockey team thrashed Indonesia 17-1 (Image: ANI) India’s women’s hockey team continued its goal-scoring spree at the Asian Games 2026, thrashing Indonesia 17-1 in their second Pool B match. After opening their campaign with a 19-0 demolition of Uzbekistan, the Women in Blue have now scored 36 goals in two matches, underlining their…
MUMBAI: For the last year or so, Rohit Sharma has gone into every series with growing speculation over his future. The departure of current chief selector Ajit Agarkar – which will become official after October 4, the last date of his tenure – has again turned the spotlight on the former India skipper. It is…
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has lambasted the Election Commission’s electoral roll revision, labeling it a misguided ‘Frankenstein Monster’ that adversely affects its constituents Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday stepped up his attack on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, describing the exercise as a “Frankenstein Monster” after several prominent political…
Himanshu Dhillon, centre, Rudrankksh Patil, left, and Parth Rakesh Mane (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s medal tally climbed to six at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, with shooters delivering three medals and Suchika Tariyal adding a historic bronze in mixed martial arts.Teenager Himanshu Dhillon won silver and former world champion Rudrankksh Patil claimed bronze…
Japan cricketer Abhishek Anand (Image: @abhishekanand6527/Instagram) From IIT Kanpur to Japan’s national cricket team, Abhishek Anand’s journey has taken an unexpected turn and now, a viral video has put the Bihar-born cricketer in the spotlight ahead of Japan’s historic T20I against India.The 28-year-old, who hails from Bihar’s Rohtas district, moved to Japan for employment after…
Karnataka BJP MLAs recite full Vande Mataram after govt limits it to 2 stanzas NEW DELHI: The recitation of Vande Mataram in the Karnataka Assembly ended after two stanzas, following which BJP MLAs recited the full version of the song, objecting to the decision to limit its rendition.BJP MLA SR Vishwanath criticised the Congress-led Karnataka…
Suchika Tariyal (Video grab) NEW DELHI: The medal will go down in Indian sporting history. The manner in which it arrived, however, left Suchika Tariyal in tears.Twenty-four years after an episode of eve-teasing at the age of 12 prompted her to learn how to fight, the 36-year-old from Haryana became India’s first Asian Games medallist…
IIT-Bombay hostels to get wall-mounted fans NEW DELHI: IIT Bombay is planning to replace ceiling fans with wall-mounted fans in its student hostels, with sources saying the move had been under consideration for the past two months and was recently finalised. Students also claimed that the first batch of wall-mounted fans had arrived on campus.The…
India’s Suchika Tariyal (PTI Photo) India’s Suchika Tariyal broke new ground in mixed martial arts at the Asian Games, but the historic moment came with heartbreak. The 36-year-old secured India’s maiden MMA medal at the continental showpiece on Monday, settling for bronze after losing a gruelling women’s traditional 60kg semi-final to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo…
Punjab drug row explodes as Congress attacks Bhagwat Mann govt over accountability. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sachin Pilot tore into CM Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government after a person “consumed poisonous substance” over harassement he allegedly faced for speaking against durg menance in the poll-bound state.Highlighting the incident, which would possibly compound the crisis for the…
