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Around a dozen of Executive Council (EC) members of the Indian Olympic Association alleged that president PT Usha “exerted pressure” on them to pave the way for Raghu Iyer’s appointment as CEO, a charge that the legendary athlete termed “shameful”. IOA chief Usha had issued an official statement on January 6 about the appointment of Iyer as CEO but 12 out of 15 EC members said that former Rajasthan Royals’ chief executive’s recruitment “hasn’t been ratified” by the apex body.    

“… you did not list the appointment of the CEO in the agenda circulated for our previous EC meeting. While introducing the matter into the agenda unilaterally, you tried to exert pressure on us to make a rushed and hasty decision,” a letter dated January 14 and signed by 12 members of EC, stated.

Sumit Nagal scripted history for Indian tennis on Tuesday by becoming the first player from the country in 35 years to defeat a seeded opponent in a Grand Slam.

Nagal stunned world No. 27 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in a commanding straight-set victory -- 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(7-5) -- to progress to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Ranked 139th in the world, the 26-year-old Nagal had fought his way into the main draw through the qualifiers.

A couple of hours after former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar let it out that his voice and picture has been manipulated, the Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday (January 15) said that the government will notify strict rules under the Information Technology Act to ensure compliance by platforms in the country.

Union Minister took to X on Monday and expressed gratitude to Tendulkar for pointing out the video. He said deepfakes and misinformation powered by AI are a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users and the platforms are required to comply with advisory issued by the Centre.

Virat Kohli's unparalleled popularity was on display during the second T20I against Afghanistan in Indore when a fan managed to breach security to embrace the star Indian batter.

But the young man was detained by the cops before being taken to Tukoganj police station.

A police official said that the youth had a ticket for the match and entered the Holkar Stadium from Narendra Hirwani Gate.

India have announced the squad for the first two test matches against England of the upcoming five-match series at home. The first two test matches will take place at Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam, with the matches being held from 25th-29th January and from 2nd-6th February respectively. India last played a Test Series in December-January against South Africa in South Africa where they drew 1-1. Though there are not many changes in the squad, here are some players who have been dropped and some who have been added for the England series.