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Hockey India polls put on hold: India may lose World Cup NEW DELHI: The ad hoc body of Hockey India (HI) on Saturday deferred the February 7 polls, putting a question mark over India hosting ...

Hockey India election row: Sports ministry approaches HC The Centre today approached the Delhi High Court challenging Hockey India’s(HI) recent appointment of GS Mander, vice president of Indian Olympic Association(IOA), as the Returning Officer for ...

‘Show us the money’ Vivek Phadnis Hockey India’s (HI) attitude towards the women’s team may not be very encouraging but the developments on Friday showed that there are people who still care for the country’s ...

It’s about equal rights, says women’s team Manuja Veerappa The Indian women’s hockey players’ fight for equal rights continued on Friday, even as sponsorship poured in. And the girls continued to wear black armbands during ...

Aid pours in for hockey OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government Friday decided to donate Rs 1 crore for distribution among the members of the national women’s hockey squad. Indeed, there was ...

Hockey India awaits arrival of fiscal help By Tushar Bhaduri in New Delhi Promised payments haven’t been made yet OVER the last couple of weeks, several state governments, corporates and individuals have come forward with ...

High Court refuses stay order on election observer By Praveen Kumar in New Delhi THE division bench of Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant interim relief to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and ...

Women’s hockey team to receive Rs 1 crore The Madhya Pradesh government has pledged a sum of Rs 1 crore to the national women’s hockey team as a reward for their performance last year. Central ...

Women’s team rejects HI offer Despite cash incentives pouring in from various quarters—including Rs one crore from the Madhya Pradesh government —the women’s hockey players have decided to continue with their protest, as they want ...

HI ignores government’s deadline Hockey India (HI) has ignored the deadline set by the government observer as it failed to release the voters’ list for the February 7 elections. Government observer, S.K. Mendiratta, had written ...