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‘Grovel’, ‘bauna’, ‘kaali taxi’—top 6 sports controversies of 2025

From Daniil Medvedev smashing his racquet and breaking a camera to Harbhajan Singh using a casually racist analogy for Jofra Archer, sports controversies dominated headlines.

Russia sends US basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 yrs in jail, ‘unacceptable’ says Biden

Verdict comes 6 months after the Olympic gold medallist was arrested on charges of smuggling in less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in her luggage.

Not just Rihanna — farmer protests drew support from global stars Lilly Singh, Hasan Minhaj too

A host of international celebrities, politicians and sport personalities have over the past two days expressed their solidarity with the farmers protesting at Delhi's borders.

Virtual to cardboard audiences, DIY training — 2020 pushed athletes to keep sports alive

Covid-19 actually reminded sports fans what to expect from their favourite athletes — to adapt to adverse situations and use them to your favour.

5 NBA games, other US sporting events called off as players protest shooting of Black man

Grand Slam champ Naomi Osaka was among the sportspersons protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake who was shot in the back 7 times by police in Wisconsin.

NBA’s Rudy Gobert down with coronavirus, days after he mockingly touched reporters’ mics

Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus ahead of his game against Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday, which prompted the NBA to suspend its ongoing season.

Johnson’s DUP woes, Pelosi takes on the patriarchy and Trump’s ‘brilliant’ strategy

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

Indian engineers are about to become even more employable abroad

Govt to give accreditation to 1,000 programmes at Indian institutions. Under 'Washington Accord', this will improve graduates’ chances of foreign placement.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.