Global News for You – Top News – Current News
Defending champion India had a full-fledged practice session at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy here on Friday as it put the finishing touches to its Asia Cup preparations. India will open its campaign against host United Arab Emirates (UAE) on September 10, before facing arch-rival Pakistan on September 14 and Oman on September 19….
A muggy Bengaluru afternoon had given way to a cool evening, a light drizzle speckling the azure blue turf at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre. The Indian women’s hockey players were split into two different-coloured vests, simulating match scenarios in an intra-squad game devised by analytical coach Dave Smolenaars and head coach Harendra…
In what some locals considered a good omen, the second day of the Asia Cup 2025 started with a fascinating spectacle. As Bangladesh and Chinese Taipei faced off in a crucial Pool B match at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium on Saturday, a swarm of dragonflies flew over the field, moving from one end of the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Japan asserted that India and Japan are poised to jointly influence the Asian century’s trajectory towards stability, growth and prosperity. Tensions flared between Congress and the BJP on Friday after PM Modi was allegedly abused during the INDIA bloc’s “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Darbhanga. Meanwhile, India’s GDP…
The Indian Asia Cup team skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI The 15-member Indian squad led by Suryakumar Yadav will assemble in Dubai on September 4 for the Asia Cup, which begins on September 9. In a departure from the usually laid out convention, players will reach Dubai in a staggered manner from their…
The Indian Asia Cup team skipper Suryakumar Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI The 15-member Indian squad led by Suryakumar Yadav will assemble in Dubai on September 4 for the Asia Cup, which begins on September 9. In a departure from the usually laid out convention, players will reach Dubai in a staggered manner from their…
Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunals disregard constitutional safeguards: report The quasi-judicial Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam have become routine instruments of exclusion by disregarding due process and constitutional safeguards, a comprehensive study of these tribunals and the broader legal crisis of India’s citizenship adjudication has found. The report by the Bengaluru-based National Law School of India University and…
The 2025 edition of the Asia Cup will be held from September 9 to September 28 in the United Arab Emirates. India will be looking to defend its 2023 title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Colombo. India has been drawn in Group A for the tournament, where it will be joined by…
The ongoing situation following the Pahalgam terror attack has put a question mark over Pakistan’s participation in tournaments to be hosted by India later this year. The men’s Asia Cup hockey in Rajgir from August 27-September 7, also a qualifying event for the 2026 World Cup, is the most obvious one. Hockey India secretary general…
