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Phagwara, Aug 12 (Ians) The top officials of the All India Football Federation, on Saturday, held fruitful discussions with representatives from the Punjab Football Association (Pfa) and the Government of Punjab, working out a roadmap for the development of football in the state from the grassroots to the premier level.

Aiff President Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, Deputy Secretary General Satyanarayan M and Aiff Grassroots Committee Chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama met Harjot Singh Bains, Minister for School Education, Government of Punjab, and Pfa President Samir Thapar.

Punjab, will for the first time, have representation in the Indian Super League (Isl), the top division of Indian Football, this season, in the form of Punjab Fc.

Aiff President Kalyan Chaubey said, “Punjab has given many sons of its soil to the beautiful game in the past, and we are seeing a semblance of that revival once again. Both Pfa...

New Delhi, Aug 3 (Ians) As the 51st Gst Council meeting stayed firm on taxing online gaming at 28 per cent on gross value collected, industry players on Thursday once again criticised the decision, saying that taxing Gst on deposits rather than the technology platform commission charged by the companies will make the unit economics unviable, wiping out 80 per cent of the industry.

Most of the fatalities will be concentrated in MSMEs and startups that house new age business models, according to them.

“This increase of 400 per cent will solely encourage the rise of monopolistic play. Reasonable taxation can protect our over 500 million internet consumers from illegal offshore products,” said Saumya Singh Rathore, Co-founder, WinZO.

In a joint statement, the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports and E-Gaming Federation said that the new tax framework, while clarifying and resolving uncertainty, will lead to a very burdensome 350 per cent increase in Gst and set...

New Delhi, July 20 (Ians) The All India Football Federation (Aiff) president Kalyan Chaubey, Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran and senior officials of the governing body met with representatives from the I-League and Indian Women’s League clubs at the Football House, here on Thursday and discussed various aspects of the game in the country.

Apart from Aiff president and Secretary General, treasurer Kipa Ajay, along with Executive Committee members Avijit Paul, Valanka Alemao (also the Chairperson of the Women’s Football Committee), Lalnghinglova Hmar (also the Chairman of the League Committee), Vijay Bali, and Grassroots Committee Chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama, and League Committee member Satyanarayan M, were also present in the meeting.

Amongst the I-League clubs, Sreenidi Deccan Fc, Gokulam Kerala Fc, Churchill Brothers Fc Goa, Mohammedan Sporting Club, and Aizawl Fc were present at the Football House, while Neroca Fc, Trau Fc, Real Kashmir Fc, Rajasthan United Fc, Delhi Fc,...

ReviewThough Raavana Kottam has an interesting plotline and fitting background score that maintains tension, there is little to redeem the no-nuance script. The film falls into a trap of cliches while trying hard to give a hot take on caste discrimination. YouTube ScreengrabIn one of the opening shots of Raavana Kottam, you see Bose (played by Prabhu) at the door of his house with nine other faux heads. The heads are actually photos hung in Bose’s house and belong to various leaders like Dr Br Ambedkar, Muthuramalinga Thevar, late Ltte chief Prabhakaran, Periyar, and Subhash Chandra Bose, among others. This clever camera trick featuring an ideologically varied medley of leaders sets the tone for the confusing politics employed in the film. Written and directed by Vikram Sugumaran, Raavana Kottam features Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Anandhi, and Prabhu in lead roles. The movie is set in the ‘caste-free’ utopian village of Enathi in the Ramnad district.

New Delhi, May 12 (Ians) The All India Football Federation will celebrate June 23, the birthday of legendary player Pradip Kumar Banerjee, India’s captain in the 1960 Rome Olympics and popularly known as Pk, as ‘Aiff Grassroots Day’ to promote the sport throughout the country.

The Aiff Grassroots Day is in keeping in line with the Strategic Roadmap ‘Vision 2047’, which seeks to increase grassroots participation in the country. The aim is to engage 35 million children in football by 2026 and up to 100 million by 2047, the federation announced on Friday.

Explaining the reason behind choosing Pk’s birthday, Aiff Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran said it is a well-known fact that Pk was an exemplary footballer, who played a pivotal role in India’s historic gold medal triumph in the 1962 Asian Games.

“However, we often forget Pradip da was a teacher par excellence too. Once he hung up his boots, he took up coaching and for the next 30 years,...

New Delhi, April 8 (Ians) Aiff secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran on met the India U-17 Men’s Team, which will travel to Spain and Germany to train and play matches as part of preparations for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup Final Rounds in June-July in Thailand.

The team is currently camping in Goa.

Present at the meeting was the Federation’s Chief Technical Officer Vincent Subramaniam, states Aiff.

Led by head coach Bibiano Fernandes, the 25-man squad will leave for Madrid, Spain, on April 10, where they will stay in the facilities of Club Atlético de Madrid. The Blue Colts will play six friendly matches against academy teams of different age groups of top Spanish professional sides.

The Indian U-17 team will then travel to Frankfurt, Germany, on May 16 to play two more friendly matches there.

Lastly, the contingent will move to Bangkok, Thailand, on May 31 for the final preparation camp for...

New Delhi, April 5 (Ians) The All India Football Federation (Aiff) has appointed former India International Syed Sabir Pasha as the Aiff Technical Director (Td). He is the first Indian to be appointed to this position on a full-time basis.

Pasha brings with him a lot of experience of having played and coached both at the domestic and international level for several years.

Welcoming Pasha to the federation, Aiff president Kalyan Chaubey said, “We are very happy that Sabir Pasha, a former India International, who served the country for long, has joined us in our endeavour to take Indian Football forward. Given his experience and the work he has done throughout his playing and coaching career, he is a deserving candidate to be the Technical Director. We are very sure that he will grow in the job and will be taking the leadership role in the technical matters of Indian football.