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Norman Pritchard: Colonised India’s first athlete to win two medals in same Olympics

While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) lists him as an Indian, World Athletics (formerly IAAF) credits his Olympic medals to Britain.




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Back to training, Neeraj Chopra eyes Diamond League to end season

Olympic medalist says will seek medical assistance for persistent groin injury next month




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Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Lausanne Diamond League with season's best 89.49m

Neeraj Chopra saved the best for the last as his sixth and final attempt measured 89.49m.




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Annu Rani wins women’s javelin; Lalu Prasad and Nithya emerge 100m winners




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Paris Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya bags second consecutive silver in men's discus throw F-56 event

The 27-year-old hurled the discus to the podium-clinching distance in his very first attempt to add to the silver he won in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.




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Paralympic Games 2024: I’m winning silver everywhere, now want to break jinx by clinching gold, says Kathuniya

Yogesh Kathuniya wasn't satisfied with his performance and he vowed to better the colour of his medal in the next major tournament.




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‘Sweet’ sacrifice and sleepless nights: Sumit Antil on defending Paralympic gold despite back injury

On the advice of his physio, Sumit Antil grudgingly gave up sweets, followed a strict training regimen and shed around 12 kilograms in just two months.




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South Asian Junior meet | Siddharth, Pooja and Abinaya break meet records




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South Asian junior athletics meet: Unnathi bags the gold in 100m hurdles with a new meet mark




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India dominates South Asian junior athletics meet




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Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Diamond League final, misses crown by 1 cm

Grenada’s Peters, a two-time world champion, produced his best of the day in his opening attempt




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2nd T20 PIX: Nitish, Rinku sizzle as India seal series

India registered a thumping 86-run victory in the second T20I against Bangladesh to seal the three-match series 2-0.




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Could Kohli's wicket be turning point in Bengaluru?

'Obviously, he's a guy who has scored 9,000-plus Test runs, which is pretty mind-blowing, but for us it was a huge wicket.'




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Massive concerns for transitioning Team India

As many as four world-class match-winners are expected to bid adieu to the game one by one in the next couple of years and Gautam Gambhir is in an unenviable position as head coach.




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Sudarshan hits century but Australia A sniff victory

Flamboyant keeper-batter Ishan Kishan walked into the middle and he looked in the mood as he played some impressive shots, including pulling O'Neill for a six.




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Focus on Sanju, Abhishek as India eye winning start

Captaon Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel, the only member from the Test side, will be hoping for a strong outing so that India can apply some balm over the wounds from their recent home series defeat against New Zealand.




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Food companies sell products that are less healthy in poorer countries, says report

Products sold by companies including Nestle, Pepsico and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative




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WHO, 50 countries warn United Nations of increasing ransomware attacks against hospitals

Such attacks on hospitals “can be issues of life and death” World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who addressed the U.N. Security Council, said




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India to focus on climate finance, accountability, protection for vulnerable communities at COP29

India’s COP29 strategy emphasises climate finance, accountability, and protection for vulnerable communities, urging developed nations to fulfill climate pledges




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Taking newborn screening, as a birth right, ahead in Karnataka

NBS is a public health programme that helps in identifying serious developmental and genetic disorders in newborns through biochemical tests conducted after birth.




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T.N. Health Department takes cancer screening to women at their workplace

To give better access to women for screening of cancer, the Health Department is taking their programmes to work sites and also encouraging women to come in for annual check-ups




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United Nations climate negotiations through the years to COP29: Timeline

This year’s U.N. climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marks the world’s 29th leadership gathering to confront global warming since the first “Conference of the Parties” in 1995.




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Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre launches clinic, homecare service for the elderly

These initiatives aim to provide multidisciplinary care to senior citizens and enhance their quality of life




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Lahore air pollution: UNICEF warns of ‘devastating effects’ on children, pregnant women

Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since October 2024.




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Climate crisis worsening already 'hellish' refugee situation: U.N.

With international climate talks under way in Baku, the U.N. refugee agency highlighted how soaring global temperatures and extreme weather events are impacting displacement numbers and conditions




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Is there a scientific reason why online phishing fraudsters target senior citizens?

A research paper documents the fact that older people tend to underestimate their cognitive decline and this could affect their finances; experts say senior citizens could be more vulnerable to cyber scamsters and to financial abuse from their own families




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Combining forces, GSAP & Webflow!

Change can certainly be scary whenever a beloved, independent software library becomes a part of a larger organization. I’m feeling a bit more excitement than concern this time around, though.

If you haven’t heard, GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) is teaming


Combining forces, GSAP & Webflow! originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.




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Unleash the Power of Scroll-Driven Animations

I’m utterly behind in learning about scroll-driven animations apart from the “reading progress bar” experiments all over CodePen. Well, I’m not exactly “green” on the topic; we’ve published a handful of articles on it including this neat-o one by Lee


Unleash the Power of Scroll-Driven Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.





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Popping Comments With CSS Anchor Positioning and View-Driven Animations

The State of CSS 2024 survey wrapped up and the results are interesting, as always. Even though each section is worth analyzing, we are usually most hyped about the section on the most used CSS features. And if you …


Popping Comments With CSS Anchor Positioning and View-Driven Animations originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.




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Anchoreum: A New Game for Learning Anchor Positioning

You've played Flexbox Froggy before, right? Or maybe Grid Garden? They're both absolute musts for learning the basics of modern CSS layout using Flexbox and CSS Grid. Thomas Park made those and he's back with another game: Anchoreum.


Anchoreum: A New Game for Learning Anchor Positioning originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.




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45,000 US dockworkers set to strike at midnight, impacting East and Gulf Coast ports

The strike by members of the International Longshoremen's Association could cause 36 ports to shutter operations




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FACTBOX-Who are the candidates running in the US presidential election?

The upcoming elections in the United States on November 5 have the world on the edge of their seats as they heat up, here is a brief overview of who they are




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US weather agency lowers chances of La Nina’s emergence

Cuts prospects to 60%, says a weak even may last till March 2025




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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bombing survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo

We wish to honour all survivors who, despite physical suffering and painful memories, have chosen to use their costly experience to cultivate hope and engagement for peace, says Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee




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China's finance minister says room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan

Lan's remarks left the door open for such a plan in the future but he did not divulge what is under consideration




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Nijjar killing row: Canada seeks diplomatic immunity waiver; India rejects as political agenda

New Delhi described the accusations as baseless and politically motivated, claiming they serve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s domestic vote-bank agenda.




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Chance for La Nina to emerge has decreased, says Australia’s BoM

5 climate models point to ENSO-neutral conditions until February 2025




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Nijjar killing: Canadian PM Trudeau admits he had no hard proof when he alleged Indian agents' involvement

Trudeau admits intelligence, not evidence, behind claims of Indian involvement in Nijjar’s killing.




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PM Narendra Modi to meet Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Vadodara to boost bilateral ties

Bilateral trade between India and Spain has increased from $6.77 billion in 2021-22 to $7.24 billion in 2023-24




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Thousands join effort to clean up catastrophic Spanish floods

Volunteers went to Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences for the first coordinated clean-up organised by regional authorities




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India protests Canada’s allegations against Home Minister Shah, warns of diplomatic fallout

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal accused Canadian officials of using such insinuations as part of a strategic campaign to damage India’s reputation internationally




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"Sanctioned companies not in violation of Indian law," says MEA after US sanctions 19 Indian companies

The sanctions announced by the U.S. State Department targets 19 Indian companies and two individuals accused of allegedly supplying materials and technology to Russia to support its military amid the ongoing war in Ukraine




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Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 9 people

Authorities raised the danger level and widened the danger zone for Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki on Monday, following a series of eruption that last week




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Bangladesh ramps up payments to Adani Power amid power supply cuts

Bangladesh is scrutinising its contract with Adani Power, as it is charging Bangladesh a rate nearly 27 per cent higher than those of India’s other private producers




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US will be more isolationist whoever wins election, Jaishankar says

"President Trump may be more articulate and expressive in that regard," he said during a panel discussion with the foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand




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Trump wins Pennsylvania, leaving him 3 electoral votes shy of clinching White House

Pennsylvania was carried by Trump when he first won the White House in 2016 and then flipped back to Democrats in 2020. Trump also took Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago




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North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says

While warning aircraft and vessels near western border areas, South Korea's military did not specify how North Korea was interfering with GPS signals or detail the extent of disruptions




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Many supporters of Khalistan in Canada, but they do not represent Sikh Community: PM Trudeau

His comments came during Diwali celebrations at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill recently amid an ongoing diplomatic row with India over the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar




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Overseas Pakistani group Al Nihang offers to acquire debt-ridden Pakistan International Airlines

Earlier, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz advised him to buy Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and rebrand it ‘Air Punjab’