Out of contention for CWG and Asian Games, Nikhat Zareen says boxers were ‘crushed’ in BFI vs SAI tussle during trials

Nikhat Zareen on Thursday said the last two weeks had been “torture” for boxers, who were affected by the dispute between the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).SAI had objected to BFI’s assessment-based selection process after receiving complaints from several boxers. The assessment camp for selecting squads for this…

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Ashwin slams DRS after late drama in PBKS vs MI clash

Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians players during the match. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin has called for an urgent change to the DRS rules after a controversial final-ball incident during the IPL 2026 clash between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Dharamsala on Thursday.The former India spinner took to social media after Punjab were…

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Why Congress picked VD Satheesan over KC Venugopal

NEW DELHI: After 10 days of intense consultations, lobbying and internal churning, Congress on Thursday finally ended suspense over Kerala’s chief ministerial face by picking VD Satheesan for the top post.Satheesan emerged victorious in a closely watched leadership battle against senior leaders KC Venugopal and Ramesh Chennithala after the Congress high command weighed alliance equations,…

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PR Sreejesh hits back at Hockey India with explosive post

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh has escalated his public disagreement with Hockey India, posting a sharp response after the federation defended its decision not to renew his contract as junior men’s team coach.The two-time Olympic medallist, whose 17-month stint ended after India’s bronze-medal finish at the Junior World Cup, used social media to…

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China hands Donald Trump a reality check about its rise

TOI correspondent from Washington: If symbolism is the first language of diplomacy, then US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week amounted to a geopolitical translation of a changing world order: a confident, ascendant China speaking as an equal — if not superior — power to an American president increasingly eager for accommodation rather…

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Companies that will win in the AI era will be those …

Cisco Systems has announced its plans to cut nearly 4,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring aimed at redirecting its investment toward artificial intelligence and other high-growth areas. This moves from Cisco comes amid the increasing demand from hyperscalers and a renewed focus on next-generation networking infrastructure. According to a report by Reuters, Cisco…

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