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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicNational Sports Day

Topic: National Sports Day

Dhyan Chand — the hockey wizard who refused Hitler’s offer to join German Army

Dhyan Chand led India to the top of the Olympic podium thrice and scored over 400 goals. His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day.

Punjab makes kho kho, ooch-neech, chidi udd mandatory in its govt schools

Education department circular says daily time-table of students of all classes to compulsorily include at least one games period.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.