The mercurial forward and Baljit Singh Dhillon are among nine players named for a pre-Olympic camp in Cologne from May 27 to June 21.
National hockey coach Rajinder Singh said it was too early to say whether the penalty corner expert would be picked in the Olympics team.
The identities and affiliation of the terrorists were yet to be known. Arms and ammunition had been recovered from the site.
Neeraj is currently ranked fourth in the new rankings of the international federation.
The two ace forwards, in the cold since the Athens Games, are in the list of 35 players short-listed for the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
'My target is not just to qualify for the Olympics but also do well at Athens and end up in a good position,' says Indian hockey Chief Coach Rajinder Singh.
A rebel by nature, he lived the life to the fullest, donning different hats -- lawyer, parliamentarian, minister -- but was not a quintessential politician constrained by party lines.
Former India hockey captain and coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran calls for more transparency in the IHF's functioning.
Capping days of frenetic confabulations and suspense, 136 ministers, mostly belonging to the Congress in over half a dozen states, were today shown the door on the last day of government downsizing exercise to meet the Constitutional requirement
Rajendra Kumar, Principal Secretary to Delhi CM Kejriwal, who was taken in by the CBI on Tuesday, left the investigation agency's headquarters around 10.30 pm on Tuesday night.
This was the third BAT action in Poonch this year.
The ace defender has been appointed skipper for the upcoming three-Test series against Holland in Hyderabad.
Hockey greats Vasudevan Baskaran, M M Somaya and Mervyn Fernandis relive India's gold medal-winning campaign at the Moscow Olympics in 1980.
The IHF chief said the Indian team is shaping well ahead of the Olympics.
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US, Sikhs have been at the receiving end of several attacks and verbal abuses as they are mistaken for Muslims because of their beard and turban.
India coach Rajinder Singh believes the Asian style of attacking hockey will be the key to success.
A development side, led by Neha Singh, will be looking for "valuable exposure" when it locks horns with teams like China, South Korea and Japan in a four-nation tournament.
The girl claimed that she is facing "death threat" from her family which wanted to marry her to a person against her wishes.
Coach Rajinder Singh said 'the aim is to unwind and train at the same time'.
Baljit Singh Dhillon and Mukesh Kumar were the notable absentees on the first day of the camp.
The party is faced with allegations of receiving "dubious" funds.
Agriculture Minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal says she will return to Punjab only when Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is removed.
Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Monday promised reservations to Muslims as well as Marathas, implementation of Rajinder Sachar committee report, and support for `statehood to Andaman and Nicobar' in its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, released in Mumbai.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sent a report on the role played by his deputy, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, in the just concluded Lok Sabha polls, in which she did not campaign, to the party high command.
There were no surprises when the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced India's squad for the for the upcoming World Cup.
Indian hockey chief coach Rajinder Singh on India's chances at the elite six-nation tournament.
Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Giriraj Kishore, who was actively associated with the Ram temple agitation, died in New Delhi on Sunday evening following prolonged illness. He was 94.
Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the state cricket associations and the Board of Control for Cricket in India office-bearers to give their suggestions on the draft constitution for the apex cricket body, to be approved by it.
The victims have been identified as Sanjay, 50, his wife Jyoti, 48, and their son Pawan, 21.
During the camp prior to the Asia Cup in Malaysia, gag orders were slapped on all the players, a move which evoked a lot of debate.
The selection meeting to pick the Indian team for the Test series in Australia next month has been postponed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Tuesday.
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