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Topic: cycling

First phase of Mumbai’s tree-lined Coastal Road promenade to open 15 July

Equipped with cycling and walking tracks, the upcoming seaside promenade will be among the longest in India, though rough tides remain a concern.

Cycling on Delhi streets? Study shows cyclists face 40 times higher threat to life

IIT Delhi study published on 31 January shows between 2017 and 2019, for same distance travelled, 20.8 cyclist deaths were reported annually, compared to 9.5 motorcyclists & 0.53 car occupants.

SAI terminates contract of coach who faces ‘improper behaviour’ charge from woman cyclist

The national sports body has formed a committee to probe the allegation; senior woman cyclist said coach misbehaved in a training camp in Slovenia.

Pakistani cyclist Samar Khan reached K2. But media and others sunk low with sexist attacks

Samar Khan just made history by becoming the first Pakistani to cycle to the K2 base camp, the second highest mountain in the world.

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

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

How cycling has become India’s greatest Covid lockdown love affair

Many cycling enthusiasts find it a great way to ward off the loneliness and claustrophobia that came with the Covid lockdown, while others are making the most of clean air.

How cities are promoting walking & cycling to reach work post-Covid

Major cities like London and Paris are trying to encourage active traveling with new cycle lanes and cycle-to-work schemes to reduce pollution post-lockdown.

Ivanka Trump thinks Jyoti Kumari’s story will inspire Indians, but it should shame us

When 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari took her ailing father on her bicycle and drove 1,200 kms over seven days, she didn’t know she would become a global celebrity.

With few biscuit packets and no map, Mahesh cycled 1,700 km in 7 days to get home in Odisha

Mahesh Jena, a 20-year-old worker in Sangli, Maharashtra, chose a perilous journey home over uncertainty & confusion that's gripped the migrant community.

20-year-old Indian woman becomes the fastest Asian to cycle the globe

Pune's Vedangi Kulkarni pedalled up to 300 km a day in 14 countries for 159 days to achieve the feat.

On Camera

Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.