Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

In a village in Punjab's Kapurthala district, a teary-eyed Vikramjit Singh (13) on Wednesday lit the pyre of his father Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a......

Mahabharata lessons for British soldiers

Krishan Attri, the British army's first Hindu chaplain, uses extracts from the Mahabharata to counsel British soldiers going to war in Iraq or Afghanistan. Attri was among the first four faith......

'Will convince Modi': Hundreds of women join farmers' protest

They have long juggled the demands of field and family, making sure both are tended to, and now hundreds of women from Haryana and Punjab have added another dimension to their busy lives -- the......

'Vandalism of Gandhi's statues in the US is a matter of deep concern'

'Attacking his statues disregard his values, which as we know are most needed in the world today.' IMAGE: The Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Tulsi Mandir in Queens, New York. Photograph:......

India's newest pro boxer ready to dominate...

IMAGE: Simranjit Kaur, who finished second at the National Championship in the 65kg category in March, is the third Indian boxer to turn professional this year. Photograph: Simranjit......

CWG, Asiad gold medallist Mandeep flunks dope test

Two leading Indian athletes -- Mandeep Kaur and Juana Murmu have been suspended and face the prospect of a two-year ban after flunking an out-of-competition dope test. The 'B' samples of both the......

Paralympics: Nitesh, Sukant in badminton singles semis

IMAGE: Nitesh Kumar beat Mongkhon Bunsun of Thailand in straight games for his third successive win at the Paralympics. Photograph: ANI India's shuttlers Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified......

Paralympics: Nitish-Thulasimathi duo makes winning start

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Thulasimathi Murugesan/Twitter India's Sukant Kadam, Suhas Yathiraj and Tarun notched up contrasting wins in their respective opening men's singles SL4 group matches to......

Hockey heroes seek blessings at Golden Temple

IMAGE: Indian Men's Hockey team players offer prayers at Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) after clinching the Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: ANI Photo/Raminder Pal Singh......