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Manipur can be India’s next sporting hub. Financial security need not depend on politics

Manipur's demand for inclusion in the Fifth or Sixth schedule is valid. The state also needs financial and technical support for high-value agriculture, market-friendly crops, and micro-irrigation.

Deepika Padukone, Mary Kom, Sadhguru to join Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’

Modi’s interaction programme is being tweaked this year to rope in celebrities who will address students before board exams.

Manipur conflict: Mary Kom writes to Amit Shah, urges him to protect her community

The boxing champion and former Rajya Sabha MP has appealed to the home minister to ensure security forces are 'impartial' and that the 'warring groups' do not enter Kom villages.

‘God chose me for sports’—How MC Mary Kom fought sceptics to punch her way to the top

In 'Iconic Indians', authors Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh chronicle the lives of 75 remarkable people who played an important role in transforming India.

How Nikhat Zareen fought patriarchy, shoulder injury & ‘idol Mary Kom’ to become world champion

The boxer from Telangana defeated Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas to win a gold in the flyweight category at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul Thursday.

Mary Kom crashes out of Olympics despite winning 2 out of 3 rounds in pre-quarterfinals

The 38-year-old, who is a multiple-time Asian champion and a bronze-winner in the 2012 London Olympics, lost 2-3 to the 2016 Rio edition bronze-medallist Ingrit Valencia Thursday.

Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, defeats rival boxer 15 years her junior

Mary Kom defeated Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez Garcia. She will now be up against third-seeded Colombian Ingrit Valencia, who was a bronze-medallist at the 2016 Rio Games.

Mary Kom & Manpreet Singh to be India’s flag bearers at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

This is the first time India will have two flag-bearers, one male and one female, to ensure 'gender parity', Indian Olympic Association announced Monday.

After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom eyes Bharat Ratna by aiming for gold at Tokyo Olympics

Mary Kom is the first woman sportsperson to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan. The boxer said her immediate target was to first qualify for Tokyo Olympics.

Mary Kom beats Nikhat Zareen, makes it to India team for 2020 Olympics qualifiers

In a bout which had very few clear punches, tension was palpable inside the boxing hall owing to the bitter row triggered by Zareen's public demand for a trial.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.