Ex-Union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta dies

Former Union minister Akhilesh Das Gupta died in Lucknow on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest. Gupta suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to Lari hospital where he died in the wee......

Sport is now as much about the game as money, tamasha, showmanship

Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta. As I left home reluctantly for the airport, I may have, in a nutty moment not unusual for sport-lovers,......

The Red Earth that made Kanhaiya Kumar

'The blood that runs in the veins of our family can never be anti-national.' 'They called Kanhaiya a traitor for questioning the Indian Army. Do they know that our cousin was killed by militants in......

Sonia to visit Amethi this week

The tussle between the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party to woo the Dalits and Thakurs of Uttar Pradesh's Amethi parliamentary constituency is getting more interesting by the day.The Congress is......

How Do We Prepare For LA 2028? We Don't.

You don't prep for 2028 but for 2040, or even 2044.Sustained sporting excellence is based on mass support, grassroots development, and funding -- and it is this trifecta India needs to work on,......

Wrestlers spend night on footpath; seek national backing

Wrestlers threaten to approach Supreme Court, seek support from all quarters IMAGE: Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik address a news conference as they take part in a......

Wrestlers spend night on footpath; seek national backing

Wrestlers threaten to approach Supreme Court, seek support from all quarters IMAGE: Indian wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, and Sakshi Malik address a news conference as they take part in a......

Women's U-19 World Cup: Meet the winners

They can't be anonymous anymore. But, even in a cricket- obsessed India, very few would have heard of them before their campaign in the U-19 World Cup culminated in the country's maiden ICC triumph......

Badminton Asia Mixed Team C'ship cancelled

IMAGE: The mixed team championship was "intended to be the Continental Qualification for the Sudirman Cup Finals 2021."Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship,......