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Hockey India Suspends 11 Players and Two Officials After Violence in Nehru Cup Final

Hockey India took stringent actions after violence broke out during the Nehru Cup final between Punjab Armed Police and Punjab National Bank.




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Focus on Fitness, Recovery Ahead of Olympics: Indian Women's Hockey Team Captain Rani Rampal

The Indian women's hockey team is currently in Bengaluru for the ongoing national coaching camp, which will end on December 15.




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2020 Tokyo Olympics: India Men's Hockey Team to Face New Zealand, Women to Play Netherlands in Opening Games

The India men's hockey team will take on New Zealand, while the women's team will be up against the Netherlands in their respective opening games at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Hockey India Directs AIPSCB to Withdraw Punjab Police, J&K Police From All India Police Championship

Hockey India had banned Punjab Armed Police, Jalandhar and J&K Police Hockey teams for three months for indiscipline and unruly behaviour.




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I Believe We Can Play Tokyo Olympics Final: Indian Men's Hockey Team Captain Manpreet Singh

Manpreet Singh said if the Indian men's hockey team could maintain discipline and be consistent, they can play the final of 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Indian Men's Hockey Team to Start Olympic Preparations With FIH Pro League

Indian men's hockey team will take on the Netherlands in the FIH Pro League, which will serve as the ideal preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Hockey India Contributes 25,000 US Dollars for Australian Bushfire Victims

Hockey India also donated signed national team jerseys for auction to help those affected by the Australian bushfire crisis.




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Lalremsiami Dedicates Her FIH Rising Star of the Year 2019 Award to Her Deceased Father

Lalremsiami was announced as the winner of the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2019 (Women) on Tuesday.




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Hockey India Names 25 Probables for National Camp Ahead of Women's Asian Champions Trophy and Tokyo Olympics

A 25-member core probables list was named by Hockey India for a senior women national camp ahead of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy and 2020 Tokyo Olympics




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FIH Pro League Matches against India Ggood Preparation for 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Australian Captain Aran Zalewski

Australian men's hockey team captain Aran Zalewski said that the FIH Pro League matches against India will serve as good preparation ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Manpreet Singh Dedicates FIH Player of the Year Award to Late Father

Manpreet Singh, who became the first Indian to win the FIH Player of the Year award, dedicated it to his late father.




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Need to Be Consistent ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Harmanpreet Singh

Harmanpreet Singh, vice-captain of the Indian men's hockey team, said that work is still left in some areas as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics nears.




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Former India Hockey Player and Olympic Bronze Medallist Balbir Singh Kullar Dies

Balbir Singh Khullar, a part of India's 1968 Olympics bronze-winning team, passed away at the age of 77.




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No Effect of Coronavirus, We're Training Hard for 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Manpreet Singh

Indian men’s and women’s hockey team are preparing hard for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Bengaluru’s SIA facility despite the rise of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Indian Men's, Women's Hockey Teams Take Olympic Postponement in Stride

It's a mental disruption for the Indian men's and women's hockey teams but with the Olympics postponed, they are already thinking about working for the next one year.




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Hockey India Contributes Rs 25 Lakh to PM Cares Fund for Fight against Coronavirus Pandemic

Hockey India pledged to donate Rs 25 lakh in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.




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1975 Hockey World Cup Winner Ashok Diwan Stranded in US Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Ashok Diwan, who is stuck in the USA due to travel restrictions amid coronavirus, has asked for government's help to return to India.




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Hockey India Restructures Domestic Events, New Format For National Championships From 2021

Hockey India has decided to restructure its domestic competitions by doing away with the categorisation as all teams will play in sub-junior, junior and senior national championships for both men and women.




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Coronavirus Lockdown Hasn't Affected Our Goal Of Winning Olympic Medal: Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh said that the Indian men's hockey team is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics after the initial disappointment of postponement.




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Hockey India Conducts Interactive Sessions Through WhatsApp for Match Officials

Hockey India is carrying out interactive sessions for its registered technical officials and umpires, across six WhatsApp groups.




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Namita Toppo Says Tokyo Games Delay Gives Indian Women's Hockey Team a Year More to Prepare for Olympics

Namita Toppo said the Games delay gives them a chance to get one more year of experience to realise their dream of an Olympic medal.




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Indian Women's Hockey Team Mentally Prepared to Face Challenges on Way to Olympic Medal: Salima Tete

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.




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Will Use Next 12 Months to Earn Place in Tokyo Olympics-bound Squad: Dilpreet Singh

Dilpreet Singh revealed it was chief coach Graham Reid's pep talk during a junior training camp that motivated him to work hard and reclaim his spot in the senior side.




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After Injury and Eye Surgeries, Reena Eyes Olympics Selection

Reena is looking to make it to the Indian women's hockey team for the Tokyo Olympics.




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Indian Hockey Teams' Olympics Preparation Status to be Discussed on May 13

Both the men's and women's hockey teams are currently at the SAI facility in Bengaluru, where they are carrying out their fitness drills and anaylsing their game.




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Book Excerpt: Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Chronicles Former PM Chandra Shekhar's Rise in Politics

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.




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'Sridevi-Girl Woman Superstar': New Book Chronicles Extraordinary Life of The Actress

This is the first and only detailed chronicle of the screen goddess' long journey in Bollywood.




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Veer Savarkar Believed Some Muslims, And Christians Possess 'All Essential Qualifications of Hindutva', Claims Biography

Savarkar defined his idea of a Hindu resurgence in political terms, not religious.




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Book Excerpt: When Rajnath Singh Refused To Give a Ticket to His Son for 2007 UP Polls

Rajneeti: A Biography of Rajnath Singh written by Gautam Chintamani chronicles the fifty-year long political journey of Singh from a Swayamsevak in the RSS to the defence minister of India.




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Scientist’s Death, Threat to PM: Meenakshi Lekhi’s Fiction Book is Thriller That Lays Bare Political Divides

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.




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Gau Mata ko Bhata: This Satirical Novel Tells Story of a British Chewing Gum Company That Uses Cows To Woo Indians

Cow and Company uses satire to take stock of India and its complex relationship with religions.




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When Amitav Ghosh Found Climate Change to be Stranger Than Fiction

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.




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Shiv Sena's Anti-Bihari Rhetoric Has an Underlying Irony That Traces its Origin to Bal Thackeray’s Father

While his son Bal Thackeray and grandsons Uddhav and Raj were to take a political position against north Indians, Prabodhankar traced the roots of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu caste -- the same caste to which the Thackeray family belongs -- to Bihar.




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Haruki Murakami Holds Rare Public Reading to Mark Debut Anniversary

Now 70 and one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed novelists, Murakami debuted with 'Hear the Wind Sing' in 1979.




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Author JK Rowling Draws Criticism for Transgender Comments

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.




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'Replicated His Tattoo...': How Anita Nair's Iconic 'Inspector Gowda' Became Face of Indian Crime Fiction

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.




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Happy Birthday Nicholas Sparks: 5 Films Based on His Novels

On the novelist’s 54th birthday, here is a look at some of his works that have made it to Hollywood films.




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Ashok Banker Retells Lord Ram's Tale Through Graphic Novel

The graphic novel is published by Campfire and has illustrations by award-winning artist Sachin Nagar. Author and screenwriter Banker's writing spans across genres of crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism and fiction




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Vichhoda Book Review: Harinder Sikka’s Exploration of Tender Love Beneath Tough Exteriors

Vichhoda moves through the bylanes of Kashmir and reaches corruption-ridden small towns of Pakistan to seek humanity in the most unexpected places.




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Jeevan Samvad, Hindi Series on Depression and Suicide, Launched in Book Form

News18.com Hindi editor Dayashankar Mishra has written about mental health issues while combining both an Indian traditional viewpoint and the modern aspect.




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Stephen King Criticized for Comments on Diversity

Stephen King's comments came shortly after the announcement of this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards, widely criticized for only choosing male directors and for an almost entirely white group of acting finalists.




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Actress-author Patricia Bosworth Dies from Coronavirus at 86

Patricia Bosworth's stepdaughter, Fia Hatsav, said that pneumonia brought on by the virus was the cause of death.




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Delhi Publisher is Home Delivering Books to Help Small Shops Survive the Pandemic

With social distancing becoming the new norm, small bookstores in Delhi may be in for a lurch, even if rules were relaxed.




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Ex-Refugee Bayern Munich Star Alphonso Davies Raises Funds for Those Forced to Flee

Alphonso Davies, who started his life in a refugee camp in Ghana, said it would be disastrous if coronavirus reaches any of the world's many refugee camps.




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'How Would You Avoid Direct Contact?' FIFA Medical Chief Wary of Resuming Season Amid Covid-19 Threat

FIFA's medical committee chairman Michel D'Hooghe said he would propose to not play competitive football in the coming weeks.




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Diego Maradona Asks for 'Hand of God' to End Coronavirus Pandemic

Diego Maradona referenced his famous 'Hand of God' moment from 1986 World Cup and asked for the divine intervention to beat coronavirus pandemic.




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La Liga Players Set to Begin Basic Individual Training on May 4 as Coronavirus Lockdown Eases

Spanish professional players beginning individual session with their squad members is the first move in lifting coronavirus lockdown measures.




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Lionel Messi is So Fast; That Free Kick was Unbelievable: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson

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.




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'How Many Have To Die?': Gary Neville Voices Fears Over Premier League Plans

Gary Neville fears Premier League players would be at risk if football is rushed back amidst the coronavirus pandemic




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Police File Reveals Suspicions of Sepp Blatter in FIFA World Cup TV Deal

Investigation shows Sepp Blatter overlooked losses suffered by FIFA due to a World Cup broadcasting contract that helped long-time vice president Jack Warner.