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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicIndian wrestlers protest

Topic: Indian wrestlers protest

Questions for Modi—why alienate middle class, why pick gangster over women, is it worth it?

It’s been almost a month and while PM Modi has toured the world and ceremonially embraced the Sengol, he has acted as though the women wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar do not exist.

‘Can Ganga wash away sins of monumental hypocrisy’ & ‘looters keepers’ of Tipu Sultan’s gun

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

Here are a few sportspersons who have backed protesting wrestlers. Only a handful cricketers

The protesting wrestlers have now announced that they will go on a hunger strike 'until death' at the India Gate in Delhi.

Parliament inauguration–’end of colonial hangover’ & wrestlers shouldn’t incur ‘priests’ wrath’

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

‘Will immerse medals in Ganga, fast unto death,’ say Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat & Sakshi Malik

Alluding to 'mahapanchayat' thwarted by Delhi Police on 28 May, protesting wrestlers say they were branded as 'criminals'. They plan to offer their medals to Ganga at Haridwar.

Lights, Camera, Action! Parliament inauguration turns into ‘one-man show’

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

‘House warming with just one party’ & can Nari Shakti ‘wrestle’ with the system?

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

The diligent ‘purification’ competition & wrestlers on ‘Kartavya bypass’

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

Show of strength? Brij Bhushan plans ‘maha rally’ in Ayodhya on 5 June, ‘leading seers invited’

The ‘Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in Ayodhya, the epicenter of Hindutva politics, comes weeks after Delhi Police filed two FIRs against the MP in connection with harassment allegations.

Akhilesh silent but Dimple makes a point: Why SP is walking a tightrope on Brij Bhushan

Brij Bhushan, who has denied harassment allegations against him, has earlier represented SP in Parliament. He praised Akhilesh last week for not siding with wrestlers’ protest.

On Camera

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The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.