Skipper Dhanraj Pillay said the team will try to rectify the mistakes it committed during the Champions Trophy hockey tournament.
'This was in 2005 when I met with Dhanraj Pillay and Len Aiyappa in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur,' writes Mahesh.
The veteran striker was reported to be unhappy playing under a 'much junior' Viren Rasquinha.
Airlines beat J&K Police 6-0 to enter the last 8 in the Bombay Gold Cup hockey tournamwent.
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Several former Olympians were among around 6,000 sports buffs who took part in a colourful 'Walk for Hockey' to kick start the centenary celebrations of the Bengal Hockey Association in Kolkata on Sunday. A galaxy of Indian hockey legends including Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt, Gurbux Singh, Jaswant Rajput, Ashok Kumar, Pargat Singh and Dhanraj Pillay rode on well decked-up phaetons to create awareness about the national game and revive hockey in the state.
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Reader Srikanth Sundararajan sent us a picture of Dhanraj Pillay from Bangalore.
The hockey veteran of four Olympics said the team should work on fitness as only four months are left for the elite six-nation tournament, in Chennai.
The Indian Hockey Federation announced an experimental side for the January 8-18 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
Senior Indian cricketers led by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday joined the growing chorus, demanding that Sachin Tendulkar be conferred the Bharat Ratna and said the maestro deserves the highest civilian award for the services he rendered to the country through the sport.
The India captain said the concept is less taxing and easy to follow.
'China is somewhat disappointing in its recovery, and slow growth, and India is reporting strong growth numbers.'
'This was earlier driven by industries and the commercial sector.'
Corporate India is starting to step up its capital expenditure plans amid government incentives and signs of rising demand, company executives and analysts have indicated. This coincides with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently citing a double-digit growth in private capital expenditure. Healthy balance sheets of banks and corporates, along with increasing capacity utilisation and improving business sentiment, are contributing to a favourable environment for sustained growth in private sector investments, the RBI said in its policy last week.
'The private sector will look to the budget to check whether there are any headwinds or tailwinds.'
'To sustain our growth trajectory, we must continue to explore and capitalise on growth opportunities.'
Pillay said fitness is the key asset of the Manpreet Singh-led side going into the Games
'Interim Budget has ignited the entrepreneurial spirit.'
Pant, a 1991-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan cadre, is currently secretary in the ministry of ports, shipping and waterways.
'Our factories are world-class and are becoming increasingly attractive for our global business leaders to use to serve other markets.'
'The fact still remains that we will have to deliver, so the pressure is now on us to make sure we get our resources, our supplies lined up at acceptable costs.'
Australia blanked England while South Africa and Bangladesh showed their bowling prowess with mighty wins over Zimbabwe and USA respectively. In the 16th-place play-off, Afghanistan fought off a spirited USA side to win a low-scoring thriller.
'I believe that as we produce more, our cost will come down further. We will maintain our competitiveness.'
'Policy-sensitive sectors will wait and watch, but policy-agnostic areas will continue based on normal consumption demand.'
'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.'
India's hockey legend Dhanraj Pillay left many surprised when he turned up for a game of cricket in Mumbai on Saturday.
The India hockey captain said it will provide younger players an opportunity to showcase their skills at the highest level.
Cyclone 'Titli' did dampen the spirits of hockey fans to some extent but not veterans like Dilip Tirkey and Dhanraj Pillay who were excited about the exhibition match played, in Bhubaneswar, on Wednesday.
Legendary Olympians urged the authorities concerned that Mumbai be allowed to continue in its present independent state with direct affiliation to Hockey India as a full member.
The IHF president also ruled out the inclusion of Gagan Ajit Singh, Baljit Dhillon and Deepak Thakur in the team for the Champions Trophy.
At a time when Indian hockey is looking for a national coach after Spaniard Jose Brasa's contract was not renewed, former captain Dhanraj Pillay said he is the fittest person for the job.
Former India captain Dhanraj Pillay has expressed a desire to be the coach of the national hockey team. He claims that if given a free hand he can deliver results within a year.
Former India captain Mohammed Shahid on Sunday welcomed Dhanraj Pillay's desire to become national hockey coach and asked the federation to take his claim seriously.
The IHF chief is alleged to have abused and ordered journalists to leave the hockey cam they had gone to cover.
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United Nations' top human rights official has voiced serious concern over the deteriorating condition of some 250,000 civilians trapped in the war-torn northern Sri Lanka and increasing casualties, displacement and alleged human rights abuses. "The perilous situation of civilians after many months of fighting, multiple displacements, heavy rains and flooding is extremely worrying," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said.
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