The tour will officially kick off from December 5 with Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik handing over the trophy to Hockey India President Dr Dilip Tirkey in Bhubaneswar
Considered to be one of the biggest driving forces in the Indian Men's Hockey Team during his playing days, Sardar Singh played his first ever Senior Men's World Cup on home turf in 2010, in New Delhi
In the previous edition, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Railway Sports Promotion Board 2-1 in a thrilling final to clinch the title while Punjab National Bank finished third after defeating Sports Authority of India 6-2
Top Indian tennis stars Ramkumar Ramanathan and Divij Sharan are also included among the 24 Pro Men's players participating in the tournament, who will be playing for Bengaluru Bulls. Eight Pro Women's players will also compete in the tournament including tennis star Riya Bhatia.
Mosque and a Kabristan Committee in central Assam's Nagaon district have decided not to perform Janaza of people addicted to drugs or involved in the drugs trade and have passed away, informed the Committee officials.
Amid increased drone challenge on the India-Pakistan border, the Border Security Force (BSF) has shot down a record 16 drones so far this year; and the force has adopted the anti-drone system and in-depth patrolling to tackle the issue having security threats.
While fifth-seed Dhruv, who hails from Uttarakhand, fought hard against Thailand's Panya Phutthiphraisakul during his 21-14, 17-21, 21-15 win in the men's category, top-seed Unnati and Anmol had easy outings in the women's section
This victory is a significant confidence-booster for the Indian team, having lost to Australia on 12 occasions on the trot. It was Mandeep Singh who set up Akashdeep Singh to score the winner for India while other goals were scored by Harmanpreet Singh (12'), Abhishek (47') and Shamsher Sing