Colonel, major among 5 killed in Handwara encounter

In a setback, two senior army officers, including a colonel-rank officer, were among five security personnel killed during an encounter with terrorists at a village in Rajwar forests of North......

Handwara: Decorated officer of 21 RR 2nd CO to be killed in 2 decades

In its three decades of combating terrorism, the 21 Rashtriya Rifles on Sunday lost only its second Commanding Officer on the line of duty when twice-decorated Colonel Ashutosh Sharma made the......

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

A 68-year-old woman in Delhi became the country's second victim of coronavirus on Friday as several states went into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19, shutting down schools, theatres......

Gambhir hits a century on his political debut!

The cricketer-turned-politician has sort of demolished his opponents, securing close to seven lakh votes, leaving close rivals -- Congress's Arvinder Singh Lovely and Aam Aadmi Party's Aatishi --......

Mohinder Amarnath on way out of selection panel?

Speculation is rife that former India batsman Mohinder Amarnath could be replaced by Roger Binny as selector and may lose out on becoming chairman of the national selection committee following......

Former cricketers to get benefit payment at IPL play-offs

Sixty-five former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, have been invited by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the IPL play-offs, during which they will be handed cheques......

Viren demands reasons for exclusion

Olympian Viren Rasquinha blamed "vested interests" in the national selection panel for his last-minute exclusion from the Indian hockey team for the Doha Asian Games. Vowing to fight the injustice......

Novel penalty shoot-out for PHL

A novel penalty shoot-out that gives equal chance to the striker and goalkeeper will be introduced in the third edition of the Premier Hockey League next year.Under the new concept, during a......

Life insurance for PHL players

Private life insurance firm ING Vysya Life has signed on as the official insurer of the Premier Hockey League, it was announced on Thursday.The Bangalore-based company will provide a life insurance......