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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Topic: Asian games

Football stars, desert ski resorts, 2029 Asian Games—Saudi Arabia is building post-oil future

Saudi Arabia will now need to form alliances with Iran, China, and the US. And for that the country will need to do more than just sell oil.

Renowned athletics coach & Dronacharya Award winner O M Nambiar dies at 89

A former Air Force man and Padma Shri awardee, Nambiar had trained several athletes during his tenure as a coach, including the legendary P T Usha.

Asian Games gold medalist boxer Dingko Singh dies at 42

The Manipuri boxer, who won the gold medal at 1998 Asian Games, had been battling cancer since 2017. His health woes were compounded by a bout of jaundice and Covid last year.

Appu Ghar, India’s first amusement park, was all about the thrill of something new

From bumper cars to the bhoot bangla, Appu Ghar's rides may not seem like much today, but for children in the '80s, it was wonderland.

Asian Games gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh, a cancer patient, tests positive for Covid

41-year-old Dingko Singh, who is battling liver cancer, tested positive on returning to Manipur from Delhi after undergoing radiation therapy.

This is how India’s 2018 Asian Games mixed relay silver turned into gold

India’s 4x400 relay squad’s medal was upgraded to gold after Bahraini runner Oluwakemi Adekoya tested positive for doping and was disqualified.

Meet India’s only truly world-class athlete, and it’s not Virat Kohli

Shekhar Gupta catches up with javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, 21, who won India its first Asian Games gold in the sport at the Jakarta games.

Court takes over kabaddi too, appoints retired judge to pick national team

The judge was appointed an observer by the Delhi High Court after questions were raised over the Asiad selection process.

How does Haryana top India’s medal tallies? The answer lies in history and incentives

There has been a historical bent towards agriculture and military among people of the state, both callings that equip one with deep physical resilience.

BJP leaders’ demand for men’s rights, and fuel prices up again

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.