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NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri, a former Indian cricketer and head coach, believes that Rohit Sharma will be considered one of the greatest Indian captains in history after the triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Sharma's leadership skills and strategic prowess have earned him widespread acclaim since he assumed the…

NEW DELHI: India off-spin genius Ravichandran Ashwin is no mug with the bat. He has 5 hundreds and 14 half-centuries in Test cricket, one fifty in ODIs and a highest score of 50 in the IPL.

In 2014, when the Planning Commission was disbanded, a commentator observed that the defunct body was like “those old men who are no longer harmful but are reviled because they once were.” It was one of the vestiges of centralised planning that India adopted in the early years of the…

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Sunil Chhetri, one of India's iconic footballers, retired from the sport earlier this year leaving behind a legacy that saw him stand next to legends like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the list of players with most international goals.

Lung cancer is a significant health concern in India, representing 14.3% of all new cancer cases and standing as the second most common type of cancer. It is also the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among Indian men. The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) 2020 report underscores the gravity of…

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Anshuman Gaekwad, who played in 40 Tests and 15 ODIs, passed away after a prolonged battle with blood cancer. Gaekwad's contributions to Indian cricket were vast, including roles as a coach and selector.

Several Indian athletes and teams have, over the years, finished 4th in their event at the Games, thus missing out on a medal by a whisker. TOI looks at all those heartbreaks...

The long read: As a young man, Partha Banerjee was on course to become a senior member of the RSS, the organisation that has pushed Indian politics towards extreme religious nationalism. Then, after 40 years within its ranks, he quit. Why?

PARIS: Indian shooters are truly on a roll. After Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh, it was rifle shooter Swapnil Kusale who kept the Indian flag flying as he became the first Indian to enter the Olympics final in the men's 50m rifle three positions at Chateauroux shooting ranges.

Hopes of finding more than 180 missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains killed at least 194 people in southern India