How Yechury forced then PM Indira Gandhi to quit

Veteran Marxist leader Sitaram Yehury, who got shaped in politics during the Emergency days, was brilliant in academics and a Central Board of Secondary Education topper, but he earned a......

Sitaram Yechury: A face of pragmatic Left politics

The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the......

I am a proud Sanghi: JNU VC

'I think I have a better DNA than the Left' IMAGE: JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit. Photograph: ANI Photo With the appearance of rival political outfits, the Left in the Jawaharlal......

JNUSU gets first Dalit president after 30 yrs as Left sweeps polls

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) has elected its first Dalit president from the Left-backed groups after nearly three decades. IMAGE: Dhananjay from the All India Students'......

Varsity swimmers Srihari, Maana nominated for Tokyo Games

IMAGE: 'Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel being the highest ranked basis their FINA points have been nominated for the 'Universality Place' in the respective gender'. Photograph: SFI/Twitter The......

Khade pulls out of swimming camp citing 'personal reasons'

IMAGE: Virdhawal Khade. Photograph: Facebook Asian Games bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade on Tuesday pulled out of the two-month training camp organised by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI)......

Pools shut due to lockdown: Swimmer Khade considering retirement

‘If our swimmers have to go to Olympic qualifying events next year and have a fair chance of improving their timings, they need to get back to the pool soon’. IMAGE: 'Virdhawal Khade's......

China sponsored Indian women's water polo team

China sponsored Indian women's waterpolo team for Asian Games in Guangzhou and the Swimming Federation of India agreed to it after the Asian body sent an invitation, the SFI said on Tuesday. With......

Embattled swimmers hope to make a mark at CWG

It is a discipline which has never fetched India any medal in the Commonwealth Games and the swimmers are not exactly expected to create a splash even this time around with a dope slur and concerns......