After an impressive double-gold streak at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, Dhyan Chand narrowly escaped the 1935 Quetta earthquake.
In Karnataka's Kodagu district, the month-long family hockey tournament is an integral part of Kodava life. But no community representation in Indian hockey team for the first time since 1936 has fired up new vows.
In light of England’s 4-0 victory over Spain, India needed 8-0 win over Wales to secure a direct quarter-final spot. Although it won 4-2, it would now have to face NZ.
India, who haven’t won the title since 1975, will look to build on their successes in Tokyo Olympics, CWG, & Asia Cup as they host FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup.
Fédération Internationale de Hockey announced list of changes in 2014 including shortening matches to 60 minutes from 70 & dividing game into quarters rather than halves.
India hockey team's goalkeeper PR Sreejesh complaints about how the airline charged him Rs 1500 to travel with his hockey stick. The airline limits items to 38 in, his baggage is 41 in
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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