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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicArjuna Award

Topic: Arjuna Award

Arjuna awardees Kartar Singh, Sajjan Cheema & others to return awards in support of farmers

Several prominent sports personalities said they will head to Delhi on 5 December and place their awards outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Shuttler HS Prannoy slams Arjuna Award recommendation, questions Sameer Verma’s achievements

Without taking Verma’s name, 2018 CWG gold medallist Prannoy says ‘guy who wasn’t there’ has been recommended. But Verma has been no slouch on the court either.

Manipur is upset its traditional leirum phee is being sold as ‘Modi gamcha’ in UP

Snippets from the vibrant Northeast that capture politics, culture, society and more in the eight states.

Paralympics medallist Deepa Malik nominated for Khel Ratna, Ravindra Jadeja for Arjuna Award

Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. Cricketer Poonam Yadav is among 19 others nominated for the Arjuna Award.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.