Army officer cut short his leave to lead Pulwama encounter

Brigadier Harbir Singh, who was injured in an operation against Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists on Monday in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, had cut short his leave to lead his soldiers from the......

'The war has come home to us'

'Vibhuti was a braveheart.''He always said I cannot stay behind. He always wanted to lead.'A cousin and friend remember Major Dhaundiyal who made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland on Monday.......

Stampede kills 16, injures 30 in Haridwar

Sixteen persons were killed and at least 30 injured when a stampede took place inside the famous Shanti Kunj where half a million people were converging to participate in the birth centenary......

HC sentences four to life for 1984 anti-Sikh riot

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sentenced four persons to life imprisonment for their involvement into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira......

Sports Shorts: Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters citing personal reasons

Rafael Nadal of Spain. Photograph: Kevin Lee/Getty Images Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament's start on Monday for "personal reasons", the French Tennis......

2014 CWG: QBR goes to Qutub Minar, India leg ends

The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was showcashed at the historic Qutub Minar as the QBR's India leg ended on the second day of its stop in New Delhi on Sunday. The Queen's......

Asia Cup hockey: Senior men's probables list cropped to 33

The list of core probables of the senior men's hockey team has been pruned down to 33 from 48 after a three-day selection trials held at the SAI Centre, Bangalore from July 25-27. Hockey India......

No place for Sandeep, Shivendra in Asia Cup probables

Drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and forward Shivendra Singh were the notable omissions in a list of 48 Indian probables announced on Tuesday for next month's Asia Cup in Malaysia. Sandeep, who was......

FIH World League: Sandeep, Shivendra return; Danish out

Senior drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and forward Shivendra Singh today returned to the Indian men's hockey team for the FIH World League Round 3 (semi-finals) to be held at Rotterdam, The Netherlands,......