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New Delhi: Former India captain Rani Rampal on Friday expressed support for the current women’s hockey team, emphasizing that the focus should be on progress as much as on medals. Speaking at the Playcom Business of Sports Summit, Rampal highlighted the challenges of a transition phase and called for greater attention to grassroots development. “Transition phases are always challenging, and we often talk only about medals, not progress. We need to focus more on developing talent at the grassroots level,” Rampal said. She expressed hope that the team would win the ongoing Asia Cup in China and secure qualification…

New Delhi: Indian women’s cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar on Friday described the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia as a crucial “trailblazer” for the team ahead of the Women’s World Cup, starting on September 30 in Guwahati. India will face Australia in ODIs on September 14, 17, and 20, with the series seen as an important opportunity to fine-tune strategies and test combinations against one of the world’s top sides. Speaking at a virtual press conference, Muzumdar reflected on India’s recent tour of England, saying, “It was a fantastic 40-day tour. We had positive results—winning the T20…

New Delhi: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has asserted that the team is concentrating solely on cricket ahead of their high-profile Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan on Sunday, following alignment between the BCCI and the government after the Pahalgam attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor. Speaking at India’s training session at the ICC Academy ground, Kotak said, “Once the BCCI aligned with the government’s decision, our focus was always on the match. It’s India versus Pakistan, and it will be an interesting game. Players are focused on the ground, and nothing else is on their minds.” The upcoming clash…

New Delhi: US Congressman Ro Khanna has condemned the gruesome murder of an Indian man in Dallas, calling it “horrific” and questioning how the accused was previously released despite multiple arrests. The victim, Chandra Nagamallaiah, originally from Karnataka, was the manager of Downtown Suites motel on Samuell Boulevard. He was killed in front of his wife and 18-year-old son after an argument over a broken washing machine with the suspect, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, a Cuban national. CCTV footage of the attack, which has gone viral, shows Cobos-Martinez chasing Nagamallaiah down the motel corridor. Despite the family’s attempts to intervene,…

New Delhi: A Sikh woman in her twenties was raped by two men in Oldbury, UK, in an attack accompanied by racial abuse, including the remark, “Go back to your own country.” The police are treating the incident as a racially aggravated crime and have appealed to the public for assistance in identifying the suspects. The assault occurred near Tame Road at around 8:30 am last Tuesday. According to the victim, the attackers made explicit racist comments during the attack. Investigators have launched CCTV and forensic inquiries to trace the perpetrators. Local reports describe the suspects as two…

New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday underscored the strategic importance of India’s partnership with the European Union, describing it as a relationship built on shared values and mutual complementarity rather than competition. Speaking at an event with Maros Sefcovic, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Goyal said the partnership provides significant opportunities for businesses on both sides and emphasized India’s commitment to unlocking its full potential. “It’s important to view this relationship not only through the lens of trade between Europe and India, but for the larger global impact we can achieve together,” Goyal said.…

New Delhi: Aizawl is set to become the fourth capital city in India’s Northeast to be connected by rail, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Mizoram’s first railway line on Saturday. The 51.38-km Bairabi-Sairang railway project, along with multiple development initiatives worth over ₹9,000 crore, was launched virtually during the Prime Minister’s two-day visit to the region. PM Modi flagged off three new trains — the weekly Sairang-Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express, the tri-weekly Kolkata-Sairang Express, and the daily Guwahati-Sairang Express — enhancing connectivity between Mizoram and key cities across the country. Addressing the gathering online, the Prime Minister…