Debates on changing the name of India to Bharat continue to spark a crisis of identity without answering moot questions that stare us in the face. Ramesh Menon asks a few of those questions that do not have easy answers.
Following is the schedule of Indian contingent on day six of the Asian Games:
Joshna Chinappa is making a 'mind-boggling' sixth appearance at the Asian Games, having made her debut as a 15-year-old a couple of decades ago in 2002.
Lakshya Sen's woeful run continued as he made a first round exit
Out of the 192 mining leases of iron and manganese ores in Odisha, 94 do not have environment clearance.
While Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica, France entered the quarters with a win over Morocco.
Arsenal sailed through the Europa League group stages, winning five of their six group matches and take on Sporting next, who overcame Denmark's FC Midtjylland in their playoff.
BJP Subramanian Swamy on Friday extended his support to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over Modigate controversy.
Belying market estimates of a likely fall in global exports, Steel Authority of India exported over 100,000 ton of steel valued at Rs 150 crore (Rs 1.50 billion) in April 2003.
Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Led by Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India will seek to showcase its ascendency as a sporting power at the Asian Games, which opens formally on Saturday after an unprecedented one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the Women's World Cup.
Lionel Messi made a rousing debut for Major League Soccer's Inter Miami as he scored a stoppage-time winner to beat Liga MX's Cruz Azul 2-1 on Friday in their Leagues Cup opener in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
David relied on his experience and formed an unbeaten match-winning partnership of 62 runs with Tilak Varma.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday.
France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from security threats including drone strikes.
However, the steelmaker said it will continue with the withdrawal of the Rs 500-750 per tonne rebate announced on the flat steel products -- mainly used by the automobile and the consumer durable sectors -- last month. Steel giant Tata Steel, which raised prices of some of its products last month by Rs 500-750, said there is no scope for increasing prices of the commodity in the near term and the domestic prices will continue to move in tandem with the global trend.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
Rahul introduced spin early in the game as his slow bowlers, led by Krunal, wrecked havoc.
The imposition of 15 per cent export duty on steel has suddenly altered the prospects of the sector to negative and led to a big sell-off in steel stocks. Iron ore and pellet exports have to face duties of 45-50 per cent, which means they become uncompetitive. The Ukraine war has led to a supply crunch in global markets and pushed up prices, with Europe, in particular, looking for replacements for Ukrainian and Russian exports.
The SET's findings have now been taken on record by the Central Bureau of Investigation which recently raided the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer after it filed an FIR against him for corruption and alleged violation of rules in the raids that took place at the Cordelia cruise berthed at the Mumbai coast on October 2, 2021.
Images from UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
Srikanth exits from Indonesia Open, loses in quarterfinals to Li Shi Feng
The fourth phase of sea trials for the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier was successfully completed on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
India's schedule on Day 4 of the Asian Games on Wednesday, September 27.
Krunal Pandya made LSG fans happy with his all round performance
Kiran Gosavi, an 'independent witness' of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the drugs-on-cruise case who is absconding, on Monday refuted the extortion claims made by his aide and another witness in the case, Prabhakar Sail, and said he will surrender shortly before the Lucknow police.
The increase in prices by the country's largest steel producer is effective from April 1.
The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground. Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore. Leadership matters, asserts Ramesh Menon.
Wankhede presented his version and official documents related to the raid, which took place in October last year at the international cruise terminal in Mumbai, before NCB deputy director general for the northern region Gyaneshwar Singh.
Images from the FIFA World Cup Group H match between Portugal and Uruguay on Monday.
Senior Tesla executives including those from its supply chain are planning to come to India on Wednesday and Thursday for meetings with government officials, including those in the Prime Minister's Office, according to sources. Prashant R Menon, director of Tesla India, did not respond to a specific query on the meetings. Sources say that the executives are coming to see how they can expand and develop local sourcing of components from India for the Tesla car.
Stoinis single-handedly dragged the Lucknow Super Giants from 123 after 17 overs to a commanding total that soared well beyond the par score of 177.
Argentina and South Africa settled for an exciting 2-2 draw in their Women's World Cup Group G clash at Dunedin Stadium
Wiping out all the accumulated losses, the Steel Authority of India Ltd on Friday reported the highest ever net profit of Rs 2,512 crore (Rs 25.12 billion) for the financial year 2003-04.
The win ensured Srikanth's dominance over his younger countrymate as he took his head-to-head record to 3-0 over Lakshya.
Flat steel products are used by consumer durable industries and the automobile sector, while the long steel products are consumed primarily by the construction industry.
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