Mirabai raises the bar again, time to uplift the sport
When Saikhom Mirabai Chanu stepped onto the platform at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, she was carrying far more than the weight loaded on the barbell. She bore the hopes of a nation that has come to associate her name with resilience. With a lift of 85kg in the snatch and 105kg in the clean and jerk for a combined total of 190kg, the 31-year-old delivered India's first gold medal...
Goa... and its Commons: Some thoughts
If you receive knowledge, information, contacts, opportunities or assistance freely from the Commons, make a genuine effort to contribute something back
Accountability must go beyond resignation
A minister's resignation may reflect moral responsibility, attract public attention, and compel political parties to acknowledge a failure. It is an important gesture of accountability. However, a crucial question remains: When will the system itself be held accountable? A system is not an abstract entity. It is made up of...
Can students trust Indian education system?
The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is repeatedly echoing the official stance of BJP central ministers that BJP government at the Centre cares about the future of the students. But my clear challenge to the Goa Chief Minister is that, how can BJP Central Ministers' confidence in the Indian education system...
There is definitely some hope in our youth
This is what I like about the youth of today. After scoring a win and while celebrating their victory, they took it upon themselves to apologize to a journalist who was heckled by them while covering the CJP protests. Though I wonder, how many of these journalists have ever apologized...
TODAYS EDITORIAL
Mirabai raises the bar again, time to uplift the sport
When Saikhom Mirabai Chanu stepped onto the platform at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow, she was carrying far more than the weight loaded on the barbell. She bore the hopes of a nation that has come to associate her name with resilience. With a lift of 85kg in the snatch...
OPINION & COLUMNS
Goa... and its Commons: Some thoughts
If you receive knowledge, information, contacts, opportunities or assistance freely from the Commons, make a genuine effort to contribute something back
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Accountability must go beyond resignation
A minister's resignation may reflect moral responsibility, attract public attention, and compel political parties to acknowledge a failure. It is an important gesture of accountability. However, a crucial question remains: When will the system itself be held accountable? A system is not an abstract entity. It is made up of...
