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A large idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha sat in the back of an open truck traveling along a busy Mumbai street, dwarfing other objects on the road. Hundreds of devotees walked alongside singing hymns glorifying the god, believed to be the remover of obstacles and the granter of…

From official history to popular culture, the Hindutva investment in remaking the past has been all too visible over the last decade. And this attempt to dominate history has opened new flashpoints, such as the one linked to the Battle of Bhima Koregaon.

NEW DELHI: The fifth Test of the Pataudi Trophy between India and England, scheduled at Old Trafford in September 2021, was canceled just 90 minutes before it was to start. A COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, which affected several support staff members, including head coach Ravi Shastri, led to…

NAGPUR: Indian cagers failed to handle the lightning-fast Japanese squad in the 7-8 classification game, culminating their U-18 Asia Cup campaign with a resounding 50-100 defeat and securing the eighth position in the 16-nation tournament which concluded in Jordan on Monday.

HYDERABAD: Syria, the highest ranked team in the tournament at No. 93, justified their billing as they routed defending champions India 3-0 to lift the Intercontinental Cup at the GMC Balayogi stadium on Monday.

India's Olympiad team captain N Srinath will have to make a tricky decision about the board order when he meets the players ahead of the Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary, this week.

The suspected case of monkeypox identified in India has tested positive. "Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of mpox virus of the West African Clade 2 in the patient," the health ministry said in a statement.

MUMBAI: The Irani Cup fixture for the 2024-25 season, featuring Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai against the Rest of India from October 1-5, has been relocated from Mumbai to Lucknow, TOI has learned. As reported on September 6, the extended monsoon in Mumbai ruled the city out as the venue for…

While Rohit Sharma has said that he is "not going to stop" anytime soon and is looking forward to "achieving more" after lifting the T20 World Cup earlier this year, the fact that he has quit T20I Internationals is evidence that he has started managing his cricket career.

NEW DELHI: India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who served as the vice-captain during the Test series against England earlier this year, will not hold the same position in the upcoming first Test against Bangladesh. Although he remains a part of the squad, Bumrah will play as a regular team member…

October NY world sugar #11 (SBV24 ) Monday closed down -0.08 (-0.42%), and Oct London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV24 ) closed down -6.70 (-1.26%). Sugar prices Monday fell to 2-week lows and closed moderately lower on optimism that above-average monsoon rains in India will lead to a bumper sugar...