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Topic: Rugby

6 teams, 34 games, 15 days—rugby gets an IPL-like tournament, with a lot riding on it

The live broadcast of the tournament on Star Sports and JioStar is expected to inspire millions of viewers and get rugby a legion of Indian fans.

Indian rugby isn’t elite or male. Sweety, Beauty, Sapna from rural Bihar rule the field

The rugby championship wins have been a decade in the making — a lone ranger coach’s search for talent, convincing conservative parents, explaining rugby to cricket-crazy Indians.

After hockey it’s rugby for Odisha as Kalinga institute grooms young, tribal players to excel

Odisha government recently gave jobs to 19 rugby players. Behind the state's rugby revolution is Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences which began nurturing young talents in 2006. 

Beluga whale playing fetch in viral video could be a ‘defecting Russian spy’

Hvaldimir, a beluga whale believed to have been trained by the Russian military, is known to interact and socialise with humans.

Fukushima pins hope on sports, not science, to restore its nuked image

Before the 2011 nuclear disaster, Fukushima was known in Japan for its seafood, famous peaches and prized Black Cattle. It was also a destination for hikers and skiers.

The women who won India its first rugby medal — mom, students & gym trainer

The 15s women's rugby team, barely a year old, won India a bronze last month in the four-team Asia Women's Division 1 Rugby XVs Championship in the Philippines.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.