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Monday, July 21, 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

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.