'I like to be challenged by the strongest players on the planet, even though it's going to get more difficult with this young Indian generation coming up. But I am not entirely depressed.'
A medal prospect at the upcoming Paris Olympics, the men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty say they are well equipped to handle the pressure of expectations.
'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian caravan.' 'But stress doesn't arrive in one's country as invitation to taste exhaustion. It comes dressed as a challenge.' 'Its evangelists ask: Are you man enough to shoulder stress?' points out Shyam G Menon.
Sachin Khilari's silver is the 11th medal from athletics at the Paralympics.
Prez, PM and sports fraternity hail bronze medallist shooter Sawpnil Kusale
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Australia in Perth?
'People's expectations were very high.' 'We felt both sides had understood each other.' 'But the removal of Article 370 triggered apprehensions within the Naga people.'
From PM Modi to sporting icons, India rejoice Manu Bhaker's historic Olympic medal
'Trump's disregard for norms and institutions could prove very costly for America's social fabric.'
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
Dommaraju Gukesh, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu Vaishali and men's team captain Srinath Narayanan landed Chennai on Tuesday morning.
The favourites to replace Erik ten Hag, who was sacked as Manchester United manager on Monday.
It was a day with a difference for industry icons Salim-Javed, who transformed Hindi cinema in the 1970s with films like Zanjeer, Sholay, Deewar and Don, when their families got together to hail them on stage.
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
Sema's rise in para-athletics has been nothing short of inspiring.
'The greatness of India can be experienced by meeting Indians on the frontiers of India.' 'Every citizen on the border is a soldier'
Former US President Donald Trump addressed his supporters on Wednesday, thanking them for giving Republicans an unprecedented and powerful mandate, and said this moment will help the country "heal".
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) young batting sensation Abhishek Sharma made history on Sunday
Novak Djokovic said the pursuit of Olympic gold left him without much in the tank for his US Open title defence.
The chargesheet, spread over 1,000 pages, was filed before the Patiala House Court in June and the court took its cognisance last month. A supplementary was filed in July.
Morocco change the mood for African football with exploits in Qatar
The Kardashians serve as a blueprint for The Tribe's own journey, observes Shristi Sahoo.
China delivered their best performance at a Summer Olympics since the 2008 Games on home soil
'Leave aside the negative fallouts of phraseology like 'urban Naxals' and 'terrorists', both the BJP and the Congress have to re-discover themselves in the context of the 2024 election results, including those of the upcoming ones for Maharashtra and Jharkhand,' observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won India's second medal at the Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday.
Sindhu stands on the brink of history as she pursues the gold medal in the upcoming Games, having won a silver and bronze in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo edition respectively.
Haji Karam Din continues to play the game he loves and inspires new generations with his passion for cricket.
Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja.
Delvin's post-mortem was conducted on Monday and his body handed over to his family. His uncle will take the body to his village in Thiruvananthapuram.
India head coach Rahul Dravid extended his good wishes to spinner Harbhajan Singh, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Friday.
Are Financial Independence and Early Retirement two opposite ideas? Vatsal Ramaiya illustrates why these are not so in this series that offers a roadmap to living life on your terms.
The financial nitty-gritties of Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach are yet to be worked out but that's the "last of his concerns" right now
Follow these simple steps if you want to create a solid retirement corpus and retire young, says Anamika Pareek.
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, played in Chennai, on Saturday.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.' 'India has lost a true son and champion.'
The BCCI has described Jhulan Goswami's two decade-long international career as "monumental", saying an era has come to an end with the retirement of one of women's cricket's greatest players.
The nature of war and its purpose remains unchanged. The change is in the character of war in terms of a man-machine mix, domination of sensors and certain automation of the tactics and methods of war, points out Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
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