On a wing and a prayer

The Indian Air Force played a key role in the 1965 conflict. As part of our special series to mark the 40th year since that war, we bring you two excerpts from a seminal book on the subject, The......

Leopard kills man in Mumbai

A leopard killed a 70-year-old man in a locality on the periphery of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai on Tuesday morning, police said.Arjun Dadgu Waghe, who stayed at the Gaiganshah durgah......

Olympic talk: 'India's attitude towards sport must change'

IMAGE: But as I said, our Olympic preparations should continue throughout the year, in four years, continuously, says gymnast Dipa Karmakar.  Photograph: Kind courtesy Dipa Karmakar/X......

Hockey players demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand

IMAGE: A sand caricature of hockey legend Dhyan Chand, done by Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, on the former's birth anniversary on August 29, 2019. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sudarsan Pattnaik/......

QUIZ: How much do you know about Indians at the Olympics?

Take our quiz to find out how much you know. IMAGE: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, left, British double Olympic gold medalist Dame Kelly Holmes, second from left, Olympic bronze medallist and......

Elderly sportspersons lead by example in fight against Covid-19

IMAGE: Pele (left) is greeted by Indian great Chuni Goswami. Photograph: PTI Some are in their 90s and some in the 80s but Kolkata's elderly sportspersons are leading by example to contain the......

Hockey Olympian Claudius hospitalised

Triple Olympic hockey gold winner Leslie Claudius was shifted to a private hospital from another facility with abnormal fluid retention problem. The 85-year-old legendary hockey Olympian was......