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Tokyo Olympics: Much improved, women's hockey team aims to impress

India was one of the six teams invited to participate when women's hockey made its Olympics debut in 1980 at Moscow. India finished fourth behind Zimbabwe, Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union.

Snapchat new lenses to help users train like Olympians

Popular social media platform Snapchat on Friday announced that the official Olympics account on the platform will have an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) Lens

Olympics: Tokyo starts fresh chapter despite opening shorn of glamour

The organising committee of the Olympics put together an opening ceremony that lacked the glitz and glamour of previous editions but was apt for the current situation of a world ravaged by pandemic

Tibetan bodies resent awarding Winter Olympics to Beijing

Four Tibetan organisations based in Switzerland have filed a complaint against the IOC with the Swiss National Contact Point in Bern for alleged violation of OECD guidelines

Shooters all set to launch India's gold quest at Tokyo Olympics

India's 10m air rifle women's duo of Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan and the men's 10m air pistol pair of Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Verma will kick off India's medal hunt

Olympics: Jadhav to pair up with Deepika in archery mixed team event

Pravin Jadhav's better performance compared to Atanu Das in the ranking round has prompted him to be paired with Deepika Kumari for the archery mixed team event

Men's hockey preview: Pressure on India to make a strong start

Eight-time champions India open their Tokyo Olympic Games men's hockey campaign against New Zealand at Oi Hockey Stadium here on Saturday

Hosts in the way of 4th straight Chinese clean sweep in table tennis

Table tennis powerhouse China will seek their fourth straight clean sweep of table tennis titles at the Olympics while host Japan may provide the strongest challenge

Third wave of coronavirus pandemic in Africa at crossroads, says WHO

The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa is at a crossroads, WHO official said

South African health regulator probes 28 deaths recorded after jabs

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority said it was probing the deaths of 28 people who apparently died after being administered with a Covid-19 vaccine

Massive chip shortage to continue for up to 2 years, says Intel CEO

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that the massive chip shortage will continue for at least two more years before the industry is able to completely catch up with the demand

IMF board approves policy reforms to support recovery of low-income nations

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a set of policy reforms to the concessional lending facilities to better support the recovery of low-income countries from Covid-19

KL Meena to introduce private member Bill for uniform civil code in RS

Bharatiya Janata Party's Kirodi Lal Meena on Friday will introduce The Uniform Civil Code in India Bill, 2020 in the Rajya Sabha as a Private Member Bill

Rift in Uttarakhand Congress, Navprabhat refuses to take charge

Former Uttarakhand Minister Navprabhat, who was a contender for the state Congress chief's post, has decided not to be part of any committees announced by the party

Global coronavirus update: UK reports another 39,906 Covid-19 cases

Britain has reported another 39,906 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 5,602,321, according to official figures released

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 192.5 mn; deaths surge to more than 4.12 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 192.5 million, while deaths have surged to more than 4.12 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.74 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine benefits 'far outweigh' risks: CDC

The benefits of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine far outweigh its potential risks amid an ongoing review of reports of a rare neurological disorder, according to an advisory panel to the US CDC

Saudi Arabia announces conclusion of Hajj season free from Covid-19

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the successful conclusion of this year's Hajj season, free from the Covid-19 and other contagious diseases, the Saudi Press Agency reported

Olympics: IOA to give Rs 75 lakh to gold winner at Tokyo

A day before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the IOA has announced cash awards to the medal winners and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) that are participating in the mega event

Olympics: Tough draw for Mary Kom in Tokyo boxing competition

Six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom of India, who is hoping to add another medal to her bronze from London 2012, has been handed a tough draw for the Olympics boxing competition on Thursday.