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...
Stop pushing it, the anti-national trope is not working
On Saturday evening, no sooner had the gathering to celebrate the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan concluded, the media personnel began to gather around and question one among the students who was carrying a placard that called for the release of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and the 16...
Is it a moral win or tactical retreat in NEET protest?
When activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike at midnight by accepting a glass of juice from Union Health Minister and former BJP national president JP Nadda, something changed in a youth-led movement that had flared across the country. For nearly a month, Wangchuk’s fast had become the centrepiece...
Don’t impose tech hurdles on stressed farming community
Football wins again, but FIFA has work to do going ahead
As the final whistle blew at East Rutherford, bringing the 2026 FIFA World Cup to a dramatic close with Spain's 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina, football reached another defining moment in its history. Hosted across 16 cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the first-ever 48-team World Cup delivered...
