li India vs Australia, FIH Hockey Pro League 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: India Beat Australia in Penalty Shootout By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:40:22 +0530 FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India beat Australia 2-2 (3-1) in the second game of their third tie at the Kalinga Stadium. Full Article
li FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India Beat Australia Via Shoot-out in Second Match By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:15:46 +0530 FIH Hockey Pro League 2020: India won the second game of the two-leg tie against Australia 2-2 (3-1). Full Article
li Former India Hockey Player and Olympic Bronze Medallist Balbir Singh Kullar Dies By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 1 Mar 2020 06:54:44 +0530 Balbir Singh Khullar, a part of India's 1968 Olympics bronze-winning team, passed away at the age of 77. Full Article
li Solid Backline a Must to Win Hockey Matches, Says India Defender Surender Kumar By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 08:35:46 +0530 Surender Kumar said while coach Graham Reid focusses on attack, he makes it clear that a solid defence is what wins matches. Full Article
li Coronavirus Effect: Indian Hockey Players Work on English, Read Books and Engage in Team Bonding By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 03:18:24 +0530 The Indian men's and women's hockey teams are locked inside the SAI centre in Bengaluru due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
li Here's How Former India Hockey Captain Viren Rasquinha is Keeping Little Daughter Engaged Amid Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 12:16:17 +0530 Former Indian hockey captain Viren Rasquinha came up with the idea of an obstacle course to keep her daughter occupied as well as fit during the coronavirus-lockdown. Full Article
li Hockey India Donates Rs 21 Lakh to Odisha Chief Minister's Relief Fund to Fight Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 02:13:20 +0530 Hockey India made its contribution to Odisha Chief Minister's Relief Fund saying the state has always shown huge support for the sport. Full Article
li Indian Women's Hockey Team to Raise Funds to Feed Poor and Migrant Families During Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:02:05 +0530 Indian women's hockey players will give a new challenge on social media and tag 10 people on their social media handles, to take up the challenge and donate Rs 100 to the fundraiser. Full Article
li Utilising Coronavirus Lockdown Time to Pursue Hobbies, Catch up on Netflix: Navjot Kaur By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:57:55 +0530 Indian women's hockey team player Navjot Kaur said she has been drawing and colouring with more spare time in hand amid coronavirus lockdown. Full Article
li Coronavirus Delay Gives Indian Men's Hockey Team Chance to Utilise Time and Give it Best in Tokyo, Says Varun Kumar By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 02:47:34 +0530 Indian men's hockey team defender Varun said they were not sure when they would be able to resume outdoor training due to coronavirus crisis. Full Article
li Indian Women's Hockey Team Mentally Prepared to Face Challenges on Way to Olympic Medal: Salima Tete By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 02:45:57 +0530 Salima Tete said there was a lot of scope improvement for the Indian women's hockey team in the one year before the Tokyo Olympics. Full Article
li Senior Hockey Players to Undergo Coaching Course Online Amid Coronavirus Lockdown By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 04:44:17 +0530 The basic coaching course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively. Full Article
li Books This Weekend: Of Boardroom Shenanigans, Serial Killers, Controlling the Mind By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 11:49:03 +0530 There's much to ponder over at the bookshelf this weekend. Full Article
li Book Excerpt: Amitav Ghosh Tackles Climate Change And Migration In 'Gun Island' By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 02:23:30 +0530 Weaving old folklores with modern-day adventures, Ghosh again tries to draw readers attention towards climate change. Full Article
li World Snake Day: 5 Famous Serpents from Literature that You Must Read About By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 06:32:32 +0530 As wildlife enthusiasts around the world celebrate World Snake Day, we take a look at 5 times authors turned snakes into memorable literary characters Full Article
li Book Excerpt: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Chronicles Former PM Chandra Shekhar's Rise in Politics By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 03:03:47 +0530 The book, titled ‘Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics’, has been launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and chronicles the political journey of former PM Chandra Shekhar. Full Article
li Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood on the List, Winner to be Announced in October By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 03:27:20 +0530 Before the final announcement of the Booker Prize 2019 winner, here’s a list of all the books that has been nominated this year. Full Article
li PD James 99th Birth Anniversary: 5 Books by English Crime Author One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 11:50:00 +0530 List of novels by PD James which is a must read for all those who have interest in mystery and crime. Full Article
li Book Excerpt: Dalit Scholar Suraj Yengde Tells You Why 'Caste Matters' In His Latest Novel By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 09:45:10 +0530 In this deeply passionate, and angry memoir, titled 'Caste Matters', writer and academic activist Suraj Yengde peels the layers of the deep-rooted caste system in India to show you how this impenetrable social divide has for centuries crushed human lives and is very similar to other forms of oppression, such as race, class and gender. Full Article
li 'Sridevi-Girl Woman Superstar': New Book Chronicles Extraordinary Life of The Actress By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:39:09 +0530 This is the first and only detailed chronicle of the screen goddess' long journey in Bollywood. Full Article
li Veer Savarkar Believed Some Muslims, And Christians Possess 'All Essential Qualifications of Hindutva', Claims Biography By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 04:42:55 +0530 Savarkar defined his idea of a Hindu resurgence in political terms, not religious. Full Article
li Scientist’s Death, Threat to PM: Meenakshi Lekhi’s Fiction Book is Thriller That Lays Bare Political Divides By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 09:02:23 +0530 The novel begins with the death of a scientist, who warns a woman politician in new Delhi about the impending danger to the life of Raghav Mohan, who is the beloved Prime Minister of the country. Full Article
li When Amitav Ghosh Found Climate Change to be Stranger Than Fiction By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 12:01:51 +0530 Ghosh's novel leaps from the United States, to the Sundarbans mangrove forest between India and Bangladesh, to Italy, places where rising temperatures and water levels have uprooted human and animal lives and upended political systems. Full Article
li 26/11 Terror Attacks: Martyred ATS Chief Hemant Karkare Was Brave in Life, as He Was in Death By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 05:52:56 +0530 One of the biggest issue that Karkare's death brought to light was that of 'faulty' bulletproof jackets, which allegedly could not protect him and resulted in his death on 26/11. Full Article
li Remembering Luigi Pirandello: 5 Works by the Celebrated Italian Writer By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 02:47:49 +0530 Luigi Pirandello is considered to be one of the forerunners of the Theatre of the Absurd. On the writer's 93rd death anniversary, here's looking at 5 works by him one must read. Full Article
li Amitabha Bagchi’s Novel 'Half The Night Is Gone' Wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 02:50:38 +0530 Amitabha Bagchi won the award from a shortlist of six South-Asian novels. Full Article
li Haruki Murakami Holds Rare Public Reading to Mark Debut Anniversary By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:51:34 +0530 Now 70 and one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed novelists, Murakami debuted with 'Hear the Wind Sing' in 1979. Full Article
li Author JK Rowling Draws Criticism for Transgender Comments By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 07:56:32 +0530 JK Rowling tweeted in support of a researcher who lost her job for stating that people cannot change their biological sex. A spokeswoman for Rowling said that the author would not have any further comment. Full Article
li 'Replicated His Tattoo...': How Anita Nair's Iconic 'Inspector Gowda' Became Face of Indian Crime Fiction By www.news18.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:52:04 +0530 In the last decade, detective Borei Gowda has appeared in two of Nair's books -- Cut Like Wound (2012) and Chain of Custody (2016) and have already won a strong fan base among crime fiction lovers in the country. Full Article
li 'The Yogini' Breaks Away from the Conventional Novel and Captures Spiritual Crisis Like Never Before By www.news18.com Published On :: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 05:31:35 +0530 ‘I am your fate,’ he continued – and disappeared at once. Full Article
li TS Eliot Letters Show Love for Muse But Poet Downplays it By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 5 Jan 2020 02:19:00 +0530 Emily Hale eventually developed feelings for TS Eliot, but the poet writes that, as time went on, he realised "more and more how little Emily Hale and I had in common". Full Article
li Rudyard Kipling Death Anniversary: 5 Works by the Nobel Laureate One Must Read By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:14:30 +0530 As we observe Rudyard Kipling's 84th death anniversary, here are five of his most remarkable works one must read. Full Article
li Why Jawaharlal Nehru Wanted India to Embrace 'Tolerant and Creative Nationalism' By www.news18.com Published On :: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 11:17:17 +0530 Nehru said, whatever confusion the present may contain, in the future, India will be a land, as in the past, of many faiths equally honoured and respected, within a tolerant, creative nationalism, not a narrow nationalism living in its own shell. Full Article
li Remembering Abraham Lincoln: 5 Books One Must Read About the Former US President By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:59:19 +0530 Lincoln, who was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 while attending a play at Ford's Theatre, has been immortalized in the works of Gore Vidal, George Saunders, Herbert Donald to name a few. Full Article
li From Konyaks of Nagaland to Kurumbas of Nilgiris: A Look Into The Private lives of Isolated Indian Tribes By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:01:11 +0530 What makes things worse is that the government data and statistics fail to capture the essence of their everyday lives, and stories and narratives from the tribals themselves are conspicuously absent from mainstream literature. Full Article
li Reviving the Indian Economy: Montek Singh Ahluwalia's Method of Combating 'Very Serious Slowdown' By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:46:07 +0530 During the launch of the book, Ahluwalia said that there is no doubt that we have entered a period of a very serious slowdown. Full Article
li Delhi Publisher is Home Delivering Books to Help Small Shops Survive the Pandemic By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 06:53:41 +0530 With social distancing becoming the new norm, small bookstores in Delhi may be in for a lurch, even if rules were relaxed. Full Article
li It's Going to be Impossible to Surpass Lionel Messi's Legacy: Samuel Eto'o By www.news18.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:54:08 +0530 Samuel Eto'o said Lionel Messi showed greatness even as an FC Barcelona B player. Full Article
li Divided Beliefs Over Ligue 1 Fate After French PM's Announcement, League Delays Decision By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:36:22 +0530 French Football Federation president felt the Ligue 1 season was over while Lyon president was not sure of the same. The league is yet to take a decision. Full Article
li Italian Footballers' Union Furious at Government's Ban on Team Training By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:07:07 +0530 Italian footballers' union was unhappy with PM's announcement that individual athletes could begin training from May 4 but no team sports' practice could take place. Full Article
li La Liga Players Set to Begin Basic Individual Training on May 4 as Coronavirus Lockdown Eases By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:34:05 +0530 Spanish professional players beginning individual session with their squad members is the first move in lifting coronavirus lockdown measures. Full Article
li Thierry Henry Playing Waiting Game With MLS in Limbo Due to Coronavirus By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:08:48 +0530 Thierry Henry, who took over as Montreal Impact's manager ahead of 2020 season, managed just two games before coronavirus forced MLS to shut down. Full Article
li Lionel Messi is So Fast; That Free Kick was Unbelievable: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:25:09 +0530 Jordan Henderson praised FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi for his pace and said that the sublime free kick the Argentine scored in the Champions League against Liverpool left him speechless. Full Article
li Belgian Club Standard Liege Seek Financial Help from Marouane Fellaini: Reports By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 05:14:41 +0530 Standard Liege have approached Marouane Fellaini to follow compatriot Axel Witsel to invest money in the Belgian club. Full Article
li Police File Reveals Suspicions of Sepp Blatter in FIFA World Cup TV Deal By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:15:36 +0530 Investigation shows Sepp Blatter overlooked losses suffered by FIFA due to a World Cup broadcasting contract that helped long-time vice president Jack Warner. Full Article
li Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora Plays Down Chance of Serie A Resuming By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:01:32 +0530 Italy suspended Serie A on March 9 as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus epidemic. Full Article
li Sobering Thought as Schalke 04 Hand Back 8,000 Litres of Beer By www.news18.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:08:31 +0530 Veltins, who sponsor Schalke's stadium, will take back 8,000 litres of beer which was left over from the last home game Full Article
li Lazio Cling to Serie A Dream as 105-year-old Nightmare Looms By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:56:56 +0530 The last time Lazio were close to winning the Serie A title was the only time footballl was suspended in Italy during World War I in 1915. Full Article
li Italian Federation Chief Fears 'Football Death' With Non-completion of Serie A Due to Covid-19 By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:28:43 +0530 Italy's football federation chief Gabriele Gravina warned that a decision to cancel Serie A season would signal "the death of Italian football". Full Article
li From Gate-crashers to Joint-winners: Captain Shabbir Ali Reminisces India's Asian Youth Championship 1974 Journey By www.news18.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:20:15 +0530 On the 46th anniversary of India finishing joint winners with Iran in the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok in 1974, captain Shabbir Ali walks down the memory lane. Full Article