Regular skipper Rani Rampal misses the tournament as she is currently undergoing rehabilitation in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Deep Grace Ekka has been named as the vice-captain of Indian team.
The FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup was initially scheduled to be held in South Africa in December 2021 but had to be put on hold due to the outbreak of Omicron - a new coronavirus variant.
India, China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore will be playing in the Asia Cup from where top four sides will qualify for the FIH Women's World Cup 2022.
After an eventful 2021 that included Tokyo Olympics, India's top sportspersons face a challenging 2022. Their dreams and aspirations remain as high as ever.
The players have been selected based on their performance at the recently concluded Senior National Championship, Junior Men National Championship and other Hockey India sanctioned domestic events.
A historic bronze-winning show at Tokyo Olympics by the men's team and an outstanding fourth-place finish for the women's team infused fresh life into the game which was in danger of slipping into oblivion.
A number of legends like Milkha Singh lost their lives due to coronavirus in 2021. The sports fraternity shed a few teardrops when men like 1983 Cricket World Cup-winner Yashpal Sharma, hockey stalwart MK Kaushik, football superstar Gerd Muller et al left us.
India, who finished third in the just-concluded Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka, will end the year with 2296.038 points behind Olympic champions Belgium and toppers Australia.
This is the second time India defeated Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey 2021 having beaten them 3-1 in the group stages. Both Pakistan and India had lost in the semifinals.
India maintained their perfect record against Pakistan in the Asian Champions Trophy hockey 2021 in Dhaka edging past their arch-rivals in a thriller to win bronze. Get here IND vs PAK highlights.
India and Pakistan were the joint defending champions of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey for men but they lost in the semis. Watch IND vs PAK live in Dhaka
Shota Yamada, Raiki Fujishima, Yoshiki Kirishita, Kosei Kawabe and Ryoma Ooka scored the goals for Japan against India in Asian Champions Trophy 2021 semifinal on Tuesday.
Japan took perfect revenge for their group stage drubbing against India in the men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021semifinals. India face Pakistan for bronze medal on Wednesday. Get here highlights of IND vs JPN match.
South Korea ride on Jang Jonghyun's four goals to book their spot in the final of the Asian Champions Trophy hockey for men. Get highlights of PAK vs KOR first semifinal in Dhaka's Maulana Bhashani National Stadium.
Defending champions India take on Japan in the second semi-final of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy 2021. Check match and telecast details of IND vs JAP hockey match.
Defending champions India finished on top of the Asian Champions Trophy table with 10 points ahead of South Korea, Japan and Pakistan. South Korea play Pakistan in another semifinal on Tuesday.
This was India's third win on the trot in the Asian Champions Trophy 2021. Held to a draw by Korea in their opener, the Manpreet Singh-led side turned things around with a 9-0 win vs Bangladesh. India then defeated Pakistan 3-1.
India have already qualified for the Asian Champions Trophy semifinals having won all their three matches so far. India are on top of the table with seven points. The knockouts are on December 21 and 22.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.