OROP row: Veterans accuse Govt of 'shifting goalpost'

The Deadlock over 'One rank, One Pension' persisted on Thursday with agitating ex-servicemen accusing the government of "constantly shifting goalpost" and "wasting time" even as a fresh round of......

What Sikhs went through after 9/11

At a post-screening discussion on the documentary Divided We Fall that looks into the violence the Sikh community faced after 9/11, an African-American man stood up. He pointed to his braids and......

Delhi top cop wants security from renegade inspect

Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul, in-charge of security in the national capital, has sought protection for himself and his family as he is facing a threat from one of his own inspectors who is......

Meet an achiever, idealist and activist

Malkit (Mona) Singh, one of the 65 Americans to receive the $30,000 Truman Scholarship, doesn't think she is doing anything extraordinary as a campus activist or a social worker who has spent days......

The making of India's U-19 World Cup hero Raj Bawa

Raj Bawa's grandfather was an Olympic hockey gold medallist. His father honed the skills of Yuvraj Singh. 'When he was a kid, Raj kept watching Yuvraj, who would come for his nets at the academy......

Former India hockey player Balbir Singh Jr dies

Balbir Singh Junior, who was a member of the silver medal-winning 1958 Asian Games Indian hockey team, died at the age of 88, his daughter Mandeep Samra said on Tuesday. He is survived by his......

Sporting legends we lost in 2020

The dreaded 2020 is finally coming to an end. If the global effect of the coronavirus pandemic wasn't bad enough, the sporting world also lost some of its favourite stars this year. From the......

Does the IOA want to finish Mumbai hockey?

'Indian hockey will lose out on one of its most important nurseries of good hockey talent.' IMAGE: Young boys play hockey at an academy in Mumbai. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com  ......

'I want to be the best hockey player in the world'

'The way we are playing now, if we continue to play the same hockey, no one can stop us from standing on the podium in Tokyo.' IMAGE: Manpreet Singh was at the helm as Indian hockey kicked off the......