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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...

JD Vance shares the amusing story of Trump's call offering him the VP nomination, revealing personal interactions and lighthearted moments in politics.

In "The Day I Became A Runner", Sohini Chattopadhyay goes back in time to explore the Indian woman’s tryst with athletics, specifically running. It explores the challenges women athletes, from Mary D’Souza to PT Usha to Santhi Soundarajan and others, faced in India over the years ago, and still do,…

As the districts in eastern Rajasthan reel from water scarcity for both household- and irrigation purposes, the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) to divert surplus monsoon water from the Chambal basin has gained political currency, in the poll-bound State. The project has been mired in political wrangling for years.

Helen Archer’s ex continues his mind games, having returned from his death bed – just when we thought we were safe

Closing in on the 55.42s set in LA 1984, Vithya equals it in 400m hurdles heats

Reshmi Mohan, a differently-abled employee, raised the issue of inadequate training programmes for the differently-abled. In response, Kerala's Local Self Government Dept. created a handbook, accessible via braille, audio, sign language video, large-sized font, etc. The book provides info on grass-root level governance, RTI Act, panchayati raj Act, civil registration,…

CHANDIGARH: Tamil Nadu's Asian Games-bound R Vithya Ramraj came agonisingly close to breaking the legendary PT Usha's 39-year-old women's 400m hurdles record as she clocked 55.43 seconds during the Indian Grand Prix 5 here on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The change in regime in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which is now headed by PT Usha with the country's football federation's chief Kalyan Chaubey as her deputy, has resulted in India's deputy chef-de-missions (CDMs) for the Asian Games in Hangzhou being dropped and replaced by officials of…