Punjab bids tearful farewell to soldiers killed in J-K encounter

In a village in Punjab's Kapurthala district, a teary-eyed Vikramjit Singh (13) on Wednesday lit the pyre of his father Naib Subedar Jaswinder Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a......

Poonch martyr's wife recalls last phone call with him

"I am proud of my husband. He laid down his life for the country," says Mandeep Kaur, wife of Naik Mandeep Singh, who was among the five soldiers killed in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in......

'Will convince Modi': Hundreds of women join farmers' protest

They have long juggled the demands of field and family, making sure both are tended to, and now hundreds of women from Haryana and Punjab have added another dimension to their busy lives -- the......

Ladakh martyr was to get married; newborn awaited one

A wave of grief swept across the country as the mortal remains of the soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the Chinese Army in Galwan Valley in Ladakh were taken to their native places on......

Nation in ecstasy: Hockey families dance and rejoice

IMAGE: Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with his daughter. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters As the final hooter rang through the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, sealing the Indian hockey......

'Kalmadi, Bhanot may be questioned on dope fiasco'

Justice Mukul Mudgal, who was appointed by the sports ministry to probe into the athletics doping fiasco, today said that jailed Commonwealth Games organising committee officials Suresh Kalmadi and......

NADA conducts surprise raid at NIS Patiala

The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) conducted a surprise raid at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala and took samples from the campers in the backdrop of the doping scandal in athletics. A......

One-member committee to look into dope scandal

In the wake of one of the biggest dope scandals in the country, the government today appointed Justice (retd) Mukul Mudgal to enquire into all aspects of the fiasco. India's top eight athletes,......

Bharatinder smashes national record in decathlon

Bharatinder Singh of Haryana smashed a national record in decathlon to grab the gold on the second day of the National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bangalore on Sunday. Bharatinder......