Friday, 24 March, 2023
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Topic: Olympics

Day after Padma Shri, Haryana wrestler starts protest in Delhi over ‘unfair’ treatment by state

Revathi Krishnan -
Three-time ‘Deaflympics’ gold-medalist wrestler Virender Singh is seeking recognition on a par with para athletes from the Manohar Lal Khattar government.

What a Vogue cover means for Neeraj Chopra and Indian male athletes

Tina Das -
Neeraj Chopra has broken the glamour glass ceiling by being the first male athlete to adorn the cover of Vogue India. Move over cricketers.

6 medals in 4 Games: How India’s Olympic run has changed wrestling in Haryana

Shubhangi Misra -
Since 2008, India has won a total of 6 medals in wrestling at the Olympics — the most in any sport in this period. This reflects in Haryana’s villages.

Modi’s phone call to Neeraj Chopra, Paralympic winners was also a gold — politically

Ruhi Tewari -
Modi has turned the idea of a 'distant' PM on its head, steering interactions with people away from just election speeches and addresses from the Red Fort.

Mud, medals, money, even murder – Inside India’s secretive akhadas, beyond Sushil Kumar

Shubhangi Misra -
Two wrestlers came out of an akhada. One proudly shows his silver medal and another is in Tihar jail. And yet India knows little about what actually goes on inside akhadas.

Target Olympics 2032 — Coach moves from Gurugram to Ooty to train runners from Jharkhand

Revathi Krishnan -
Karan Singh, 34, was an athlete himself before knee injuries took their toll. He now trains runners in the high altitude of Ooty.

TOPS or BASE? Why Indian sports must choose a path after Tokyo Olympics

Yogendra Yadav -
We need to focus on different games that are popular in different states, irrespective of its Olympic status or medal prospect.

Naseem Ahmad isn’t Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra’s coach now. He coached him till 2016

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Naseem Ahmad coached Neeraj Chopra from 2011 to 2016, when the latter was a teenager. At present, Chopra is coached by Germans Klaus Bartonietz and Uwe Hohn.

Olympic gold is all about doing little things. Abhinav Bindra to Anna Kiesenhofer in Tokyo

Anindya Dutta -
Saurabh Chowdhary and Manu Bhaker, India’s shooters at Tokyo, went through an experience similar to Abhinav Bindra’s Athens 2004 outing.

Winning hearts in Tokyo Olympics, and Naveen Patnaik’s boost to Indian hockey

Nidhima Taneja -
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File photo of smog in Delhi. Some doctors have called air pollution a bigger threat than Covid-19.| Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

Sahil Mohan Gupta -
What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
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Economy

NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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