63rd Republic Day: The gallantry award winners

President Pratibha Patilon Thursday conferredawards of 368 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others as part ofthe 63rd Republic Day Celebrations.This includes......

HC sends notice to Haryana Speaker, 5 MLAs

The Haryana Janhit Congress, founded by former chief minister Bhajan Lal, on Wednesday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court seeking the disqualification of five Members of Legislative Assembly......

List of military honourees

List of honours conferred upon individuals from the armed forces on Republic Day Ashoka Chakra Sr No Name Position 1 Major Dinesh Raghu Raman 34 Rashtriya Rifles (posthumous) Kirti......

Pak Army preventing militants from surrendering?

The Pakistan Army is keeping a close watch on militants in 52 training camps across the Line of Control to ensure that they do not surrender to Indian authorities, senior Army officials have said.......

Odisha toasts India's Tokyo Olympics hockey teams

'Odisha and hockey are destined to become synonymous. We will continue our partnership with Hockey India.' Each player was awarded Rs 10 lakh and the support staff Rs 5 lakh by Odisha Chief......

Indian hockey rose in stature in 2016 but Olympic failure hurt

For Indian hockey, 2016 was a year in which much was promised and achieved as well. It was also a year where India made significant and visible advancements but deep down somewhere the pain of......

Champions Trophy: India target medal finish before Rio Olympics

Goalkeeper Sreejesh to lead India as team will experiment with different combinations and execute new tactics IMAGE: India keeper Sreejesh with the team. Photograph: Hockey India The selection......

Sania, Saina super show dominates 2015

2016 promises to be infinitely more exciting for the country's sportspersons IMAGE: Saina Nehwal in action. Photograph: Christopher Lee/Getty Images A phase of transition gripped India's......

2015 Rewind: What an eventful year for Indian hockey!

Success, off-field storms make 2015 eventful for Indian hockey IMAGE: India’s goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, left, hugs VR Raghunath . Photographs: Hockey India On-field achievements often jostled......