Gulzar among Sahitya Akademi Award winners

Noted Urdu lyricist and author Gulzar, Tamil writer S Balasubramanian and Marathi playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar are among the 22 litterateurs selected for this year's Sahitya Akademi awards, which......

Bengal footballer dies after colliding with 'keeper

In a tragic incident Mahesh Thapa, a 27-year-old footballer who plays in the Bengal football league, died moments after a collision with the goalkeeper during a match in Jalpaiguri. Thapa was first......

India outplay Nepal in SAFF Cup opener

Captain Baichung Bhutia scored with a spectacular bicycle kick to inspire India to a 4-0 victory over Nepal in the SAFF Championship opener at Maldives National Stadium in Male on Tuesday.After N P......

India gets biggest haul at Military World Games

India came up with its biggest ever medal haul at the Military World Games, finishing with two gold, one silver and seven bronze medals in the fourth edition of the event which ended in Hyderabad......

Narjit punches his way to gold

Narjit Singh fetched second gold for India by winning 54kg boxing event on the final day of the 4th Military World Games in Hyderabad on Saturday.The Manipuri lad was trailing 5-6 after the end of......

Mahindra United rope in top players

Mahindra United, who finished third in the National Football League this year, have roped in the cream of Indian players for the coming season.The Mumbai outfit have signed East Bengal defenders......