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Playing India in India is challenge, pressure does funny things: Burl hopes occasion gets to hosts

Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) Zimbabwe all-rounder Ryan Burl accepted the enormity of facing India in their backyard, but hoped the pressure of playing...

Army defends Khelo India Winter Games Team Championship

Gulmarg, Feb 25 (PTI) Army won an overall nine goal medals including eight in the Gulmarg leg to defend their team championship title...

Aditya Raj Singh Chahal builds five-shot lead in round two

Faridabad, Feb 25 (PTI) Aditya Raj Singh Chahal shot a four-under 68 in round two to build a five-shot lead with a total...

It’s not a six-hitting contest against South Africa: West Indies batting coach Reifer

Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (PTI) West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer on Wednesday brushed aside suggestions of a looming six-hitting shootout against South Africa,...

Sri Lanka elect to field against New Zealand in T20 World Cup Super Eights tie

Colombo, Feb 25 (PTI) Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in their vital Group...

It wasn’t a big thing: Paras Dogra downplays head-butting incident

Hubballi, Feb 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra on Wednesday downplayed the on-field incident in which he head-butted Karnataka player KV...

J&K skipper Dogra set to be fined 50% of his match fees for head-butting Karnataka’s KV Aneesh

Hubballi, Feb 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir skipper Paras Dogra is all set to be fined 50 per cent of his match fees...

India stun Australia in shoot-out to register maiden win in FIH Pro League

Hobart, Feb 25 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team ended a prolonged losing streak in the FIH Pro League, upstaging world No. 3...

A big pressure game, but if we want to win WC, we have to handle pressure: Kotak

Chennai, Feb 25 (PTI) Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak acknowledged pressure on India ahead of the must-win T20 World Cup Super Eights match against...

J&K consolidate to 527/6 as sparks fly post Dogra head-butt

Hubbali, Feb 25 (PTI) Skipper Paras Dogra made a gutsy 70 but his intentional head-butting of Karnataka substitute KV Aneesh overshadowed an otherwise...

On Camera

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

In 1st budget under BJP mayor in 44 yrs, BMC hikes outlay to Rs 81k crore, focus on big-ticket infra

India's richest civic body’s outlay is 8.77% higher than last year’s, with the biggest allocation being made for infra growth. BMC also proposed an AI boost to its service delivery.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.