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L-R: Asian Games football match; a flooded area following heavy rain as Typhoon Dujuan approaches Japan. (Reuters Photos) A powerful typhoon approaching Japan’s Pacific coast has raised concerns over possible disruption to the Asian Games 2026, with organisers taking a precautionary step by postponing the equestrian eventing competition as Typhoon Dujuan threatens to bring heavy…

Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh (Photo via Canva) Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, born in the Netherlands. It is surprising to know that though he’s now seen as one of the most important artists in history, he remained mostly unrecognised during his lifetime and sold only a handful of paintings before he…

There are moments when anger feels completely justified. Someone says the wrong thing, crosses a boundary or disappoints you, and suddenly you are fighting the urge to say everything that has been sitting inside you. But there is another side to anger too. Sometimes you swallow it, act normal and move on, only to find…

This is Indian grandmaster Aarav Dengla’s latest column for TOI The latest Chess Olympiad began in Samarkand, a historic city in Uzbekistan, this week. Uzbekistan has been making huge strides in chess. The current challenger to D. Gukesh’s world championship title is Javokhir Sindarov, a young phenom from Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan won gold in the 2022…

Indian cricketers in Japan. (Pic credit: JCA) NEW DELHI: Alan Curr has stopped counting how many hats he’s worn this week.On Sunday morning, with a typhoon on the horizon, the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) COO pulled covers off the wicket. Later, he was putting up hospitality tents, checking security plans and helping transform a quaint…

Indian men’s hockey team at the Asian Games (Photo/ Hockey India) The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams wore saffron jerseys in their respective opening matches at the Asian Games on Sunday, despite Hockey India’s pre-event announcement that the teams would return to their traditional blue kits.Both teams wore saffron in their opening matches against…

Medallists after the 10m Air Rifle Women Team Final. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India ended the opening day of medal competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with two silver medals in shooting, leaving the country joint 10th in the medal standings after a day that also saw assured medals, big wins in hockey and cricket,…

Traffic, hard water, and bad roads were a problem, but this is what woman misses most about Bengaluru People often remember a city for more than just the places they visited there. Sometimes, it is a small part of daily life that becomes noticeable only after moving away.A woman who spent almost three years in…

Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose after winning silver medals. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opened their medal account at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with two silver medals on Sunday, both coming in the women’s 10m air rifle competition, as Elavenil Valarivan emerged as the standout performer on a day that also brought…