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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Commonwealth Games

Hima Das’ ‘gold’ in CWG exposes ignorance about all things not cricket

The ace sprinter’s phenomenal win at the junior world championships in Finland in 2018 is being lapped up as a ‘gold’ in the ongoing CWG.

This 500-bed Covid facility near Akshardham is just what Delhi needs amid all despair & horror

Last week, the healthcare centre became the first in Delhi to get its own oxygen plant. It plans to add more plants. 

India to host Commonwealth shooting and archery championships in January 2022

The two events will be held at Chandigarh and the medals will be counted for ranking of competing nations at the Birmingham Games 2022.

Indian Olympic Association withdraws threat to boycott CWG 2022, to bid to host 2026 or 2030

The country's apex body for Olympic sports had considered pulling out of the Commonwealth Games 2020 after the federation's decided to axe the shooting event.

Too soon to decide on boycotting 2022 Commonwealth Games: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

After shooting was dropped as an event from the 2022 Birmingham CWG, the Indian Olympic Association suggested boycotting the games in protest.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna award

Bajrang Punia's name was finalised by a 12-member selection committee comprising of Bhaichung Bhutia and M.C.Mary Kom among others.

We want India at Commonwealth Games: UK steps up support in shooting event row

India has dropped out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, being hosted by Britain, after the shooting event was dropped. UK sports minister says he has asked for the sport to be accommodated.

Rijiju says Olympic Association can’t pull out of Commonwealth Games, must consult govt

Last week, the Commonwealth Games Federation left out shooting from the 2022 CWG coming as a blow to India, which won 16 shooting medals in the 2018 Games.

India may skip 2022 CWG after federation axes shooting from event

The Commonwealth Games Federation's decision to leave out shooting deals a big blow to India, which won 16 of 66 medals in the 2018 Gold Coast CWG.

Was cash prize promise a ‘jumla’, gold medallist shooter Manu Bhaker asks Haryana minister

Manu Bhaker won a gold medal in the 2018 Youth Olympics after which Haryana minister Anil Vij had announced a cash prize of Rs 2 crore for her.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.