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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Topic: marathon

NRI SUV driver arrested for hit-and-run that killed 114-year-old marathon legend Fauja Singh

Eyewitnesses say Singh was struck at high speed by the SUV while crossing the national highway. Police register an FIR for rash driving and culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

‘Turbaned Tornado’ Fauja Singh took to running to cope with grief, and never looked back

At the prime of his running career, Fauja Singh finished the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 5 hours and 40 minutes in the over-90 category—his personal best.

A new wave of Marathon runners is reshaping the culture of fitness in India

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Mumbai Marathon: Two participants, including 74-year-old, collapse and die, 22 hospitalised

The deceased have been identified as Suvradeep Banerjee (40) from Kolkata and Rajendra Bora (74) from Mumbai.

It’s ‘because of Sardar Patel that we have today’s India’, says Amit Shah, flags off ‘Run for Unity’

The ‘Run for Unity’, to commemorate Sardar Patel’s 148th birth anniversary, was flagged off from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.