Column: Can a man be raped?

Nearly ten years ago, in the company of three women, I watched a Hollywood flick called Disclosure, adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas) looks forward to becoming......

Every dog has its mind

Every dog has its day. So goes the clich. And the clich, for once, actually fitted a dog to a T. The 'Freedom' spirit unleashed by the World Social Forum saw two young girls take up the cause of a......

WSF: only for the able-bodied?

At the close of the second day of the World Social Forum, a fleet of nearly 50 wheelchairs advanced upon the venue. Their occupants, holding lighted candles, converged in a circle outside one of......

Where is my mattress?

People of Mumbai are pretty generous when it comes to guests. Relatives and friends can be put up at home for a few days, people attending business gatherings can be accommodated in hotels and......

Cricket joins forces with Olympic sports on Women's Day

The ICC joined forces with new Olympic sports for 2028, such as the IFAF, WL, WBSC, and WSF, to mark International Women's Day 2024 under the theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Star athletes......

India pulls out of women's World Team Squash Championship

SRFI secretary general and former national coach Cyrus Poncha said the decision was taken after consulting with the top players. IMAGE: India's leading squash player Joshna Chinappa. Photograph:......

Sports Shorts: Good day for Indian shuttlers at Russia Open

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday Five Indian shuttlers, including Ajay Jayaram, progressed to the men's singles second round of the US$75,000 Russia Open......

Sports Shorts: Tokyo unveils Miraitowa and Someity as 2020 mascots

IMAGE: Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike pose for a group photo with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......