Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Here are some of the controversies, which cast a shadow on Indian sport as the athletes prepared for the Asian Games.
Brought on in the 82nd minute, Chhetri received a perfect delivery from Anirudh Thapa but the India captain could not find the back of the net.
14-year-old Anahat Singh was on Tuesday included in India's squash squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, starting on July 28.
Hours after an incident of ceasefire violation, Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers Tuesday held a flag meeting along the international border in Jammu and agreed to respect the "existing norms", an official said.
The doll wears the same shimmering gown Harnaaz wore during the Miss Universe pageant.
The main Opposition party Communist Party of Nepal-(Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) disrupted the National Assembly meeting on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation. The meeting has been postponed to 1 pm Thursday.
As many as 5,885 students from the Chandigarh University and other schools and colleges along with volunteers of the NID Foundation and other dignitaries gathered for the flag formation at the Chandigarh Cricket Stadium here, according to a release issued by the university.
Over 100 people have been arrested so far in the crackdown, according to Punjab Police.
The Indian cricket team defied all odds, expectations and made history on June 25, 1983 by winning its first cricket World Cup crown, defeating the mighty West Indies in the final by 43 runs at Lord's.
India head coach Igor Stimac feels this may be the final season of talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri's career.
India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu traveled all the way from 2107 Massachusetts Ave NW, where the Indian embassy is located in Washington, DC to Alaska to view Yudh Abhyas, the military exercise involving soldiers of the India and US armies.
Bollywood's stars were out and about. And Pradeep Bandekar captured them in his camera.
With Chhetri and Stimac at helm, AIFF hoping for strong show in Asian Games
From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
Sandhu had fought against terrorism in the state for years, facing at least 16 terror attacks during height of Khalistani militancy in Punjab but had been able to repudiate them all while fighting militants along with his brother and their wives.
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
Amid severe cold and fog, the march resumed in the morning from Dodwa in Karnal's Nilokheri region and entered the Kurukshetra district later in the day.
The beauty queen moved from India to New York a month ago.
They beat the experienced pair of Amanpreet Singh and Shweta Singh of ONGC
Deputy inspector general of BSF (Jammu) SPS Sandhu said a small opening, believed to be a suspected tunnel, was found in a general area near fencing in Samba.
A lot happened over the weekend as Salman Khan graced the Bigg Boss stage and gave Shalin Bhanot a reality check for behaving rudely.
Stimac had said he would need at least a four-week camp to do well in the Asian Cup while the All India Football Federation (AIFF) top brass had indicated that his demand would be difficult to meet as the clubs may not agree to release their players for such a long period in the midst of the domestic season.
'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.'
From the seas to the stars, this partnership will now be deepened by the defining role of technology, the statement said.
The duo progressed following their fine showing in India's victory over Pakistan in the women's T20 World Cup opener.
'Ex-Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor joined Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. Kapoor was indicted in the Adarsh scam along with other senior Army officers'
Newly crowned Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu interacts with the media in Mumbai, December 23, 2021.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted on Tuesday.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
The stars Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar sighted over the weekend.
Bengaluru FC will head into the second leg of the ISL semifinal with a narrow advantage after registering a 1-0 lead over Mumbai City FC in the first leg in Mumbai.
'All this while he has been maintaining that he is innocent and, if that is the case, why will he run away?'
In a thrilling Hero Indian Super League final, ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC via penalties to clinch the ISL title.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim's family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.
The MH-60R helicopter is an all-weather maritime helicopter designed to support multiple missions with state-of-the-art avionics.
Saurav Ghosal created history on Wednesday as he won India's first-ever singles medal in squash at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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