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Thousands of Indians signing up for ‘Rs 9,000’ fitness race Hyrox. ‘I want to test myself’

The international gym race Hyrox calls itself a 'competition for every body' — but in India it has started a debate over costs, class, and fitness as flex.

The secret lives of young India in small-town gyms. Dumbbells, desire, freedom

Gyms are the new hangout spots in rural and small-town India, where young men and women can mingle without social stigma. But it’s beginning to trigger a backlash.

‘Men shouldn’t tailor women’s clothes, cut their hair’: UP women body’s proposed safety norms spark row

Opposition parties have slammed the statutory body for having an 'orthodox mindset', adding that the proposal will affect tailors and gym business owners. 

Gyms are unsafe for gay men like me. Jeers, stares, and treadmill trauma

I don't want a hulking body; I want to be lean so I can wear a crop top. But my idea of fitness doesn’t match theirs.

Siddhaanth Surryavanshi gym death shows fitness-crazy Indians place looks above health

Gym-goers often easily get influenced by ‘transformation’ posts of actors who put on or lose weight quickly for the part they play on screen.

On Camera

Trump threatened to redraw the map. Greenland deal shows the limits of his disruption

The bargain was never sovereignty in exchange for security. It was extensive American military freedom inside continuing Danish sovereignty.

Tiruppur’s success runs on cheap cotton. India needs to ask who pays for it

Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.

At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’

HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.

Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.