India scored another thumping victory in the men's hockey tournament at the Asian Games, thrashing Singapore 16-1.
India will play the second-best team of Pool B in the semi-final on Wednesday.
A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country.
Four persons arrested in connection with the security breach in Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA besides sections of the Indian Penal Code, police sources said on Thursday as security agencies were on the hunt to nab the alleged mastermind.
India lost 2-4 against the Netherlands in shootout after their return leg FIH Pro League match ended in a 1-1 draw in Rourkela on Wednesday.
Australia will aim to secure a Super Eight berth when they face lower-ranked Namibia
New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
Nine out of 13 ministers in the Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government in Chhattisgarh have suffered defeat in the state assembly polls.
Goalkeeper P R Sreejesh's heroics saw India pull off a thrilling 8-7 shootout win against Spain.
A resurgent Delhi Capitals will look to exploit Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling vulnerabilities and ascend to top-four in the table during their Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Monday.
Chief coach Craig Fulton said the tournament will provide younger players the opportunity to experience the pressure of facing some of the top sides in the world.
He walked on crutches in one of his first public appearances at Feroz Shah Kotla last year, but when an emotional Rishabh Pant walks out as captain of Delhi Capitals, he will need to put on his 'out of box' thinking cap to stop a marauding Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match in New Delhi on Saturday.
Veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh's heroics went in vain as India squandered a goal lead and went down 1-2 to Australia in the third men's hockey Test in Perth on Wednesday.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
A Delhi court on Thursday extended till January 5 the police custody of four accused arrested in the Parliament security breach case, after the city police said they needed to uncover all those involved in the conspiracy.
IPL: Comeback-man Pant the highlight as Delhi Capitals take on Punjab Kings
Determined not to be arm-twisted into delaying the execution, he decided to hold a late night hearing at his residence. In the pitch blackness of the night, the original verdict was upheld. The next morning, on 9 October 1992, General Vaidya's assassins were hanged until death.
Senior advocate Uday U Lalit has been recommended by the Supreme Court collegium to be a judge on its bench.
Veteran journalist Shesh Narayan Singh passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, officials said.
BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni and Kailash Chaudhary were among the 13 Union ministers who tasted defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states forced the BJP to rely on allies to form the government.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was on Sunday at the centre of a major row over helping scam-tainted former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi to obtain British travel documents but found strong support from the government and the Bharatiya Janata Party which rejected opposition demands for her resignation over alleged "impropriety".
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje could be in for more trouble for her connections with tainted IPL chief Lalit Modi. According to latest media reports, it was Raje who had recommended Modi for the Padma Awards in 2007.
'Sandhya's life may have been far from perfect but does that give anyone the right to kill her?' the composer asks.
The Capitals have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
For DC, the onus will be on Prithvi Shaw and veteran Australian David Warner to provide a solid start.
Eight Union ministers, two former chief ministers and one ex-governor are among those who are set to test their electoral fate in the first phase of elections on April 19 when 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories will go to polls.
Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award
Opposition parties on Sunday slammed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and demanded her resignation for "helping" scam-tainted former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi.
With clock ticking down fast for the upcoming edition of the Asian Games, Hockey India named a 39-member core probable group for the Senior Men's National Coaching Camp.
Singh's strong comments are the first public criticism by a ruling party MP against the help extended to Lalit Modi by Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Raje
Breaking his silence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday came out in strong defence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in the 'Modigate' saying she acted "bona fide" and with "good intentions" and the entire government and party were one on the issue.
In India elections are never fought in a straight line. It's fought on many issues, at many levels, with multiple emotions and with a bit of good luck, too. Sheela Bhatt reports from Rajasthan.
The Indian men's hockey team is looking to extend its impressive run at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, beginning September 23.
Shami was there to receive the honours. He took 24 wickets in seven World Cup games last year.
Pushed into a tight corner, Royal Challengers Bengaluru rose above their frailties to notch four wins on the trot and stay alive in the race to play-offs. However, a volatile Delhi Capitals offer them a different challenge in their penultimate IPL league match in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Delhi Police has sought the help of its Lucknow counterparts to trace a 'cyclist cobbler' who created cavities in the shoes of Parliament security breach case accused Sagar Sharma and Manoranjan D to fit smoke canisters in them, sources said.
There has been a lot of speculations about K L Rahul's future as LSG skipper after his 'public reprimand' by team owner Sanjiv Goenka.
A few days after raking up a controversy over the pitch at the Sawain Man Singh stadium in Jaipur, former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi hogged the limelight again by backing an investigation by Sports Illustrated into rampant spot-fixing in the subcontinent.
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