SATURDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

Detention of wrestlers invites global censure

United World Wrestling , the sport's global governing body firmly condemned the distressing treatment and detention of our Olympic medal winning wrestlers by the Indian government. Moves are in the offing to suspend the Wrestling Federation of India by the world body which also expressed extreme displeasure that no action has been taken against the alleged molester who is a BJP heavyweight despite a report being submitted corroborating his misdeeds. The poor wrestlers had almost immersed their hard won medals in the Ganges but were persuaded at the last minute to not do so by their wellwishers. India has been inviting international opprobrium regularly, be it about the plight of the wrestlers, ill treatment of its minorities, brutal suppression of dissent, non existent freedom of expression, throttling of anti-establishment journalists, religious and tribal persecution. etc. ; all of this orchestrated  by the man helming the supposed mother of democracy. We as a nation have regressed beyond measure and now it seems there would be no turning back. We revel in atrocities... welcome to New India.



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Tourist taxi thieves need exemplary punishment

MELVILLE X D'SOUZA, Mumbai
Published Jun 1, 2023, 7:50 PM IST
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This is with reference to report, "Tourist taxi stolen by three on pretext of lift at Colvale - The Goan Everyday June 1, 2023." This incident where a taxi driver offered a lift to three passengers and ultimately ended up having his taxi hijacked, leaving him stranded, is very unfortunate. How does one explain this action on the part of the culprits? Is this what one expects in return for a good deed? We have been taught to help others, at least whenever and wherever…

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