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Topic: Olympics

Olympics body suspends talks with India over hosting events after visa denied to Pakistani athletes

PTI -
India's decision also cost it its qualification status for the men's 25m rapid fire event at the New Delhi World Cup.

Makhan Singh, the Olympian who defeated Milkha Singh but lived a life of penury

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
On his 17th death anniversary, ThePrint recalls the life of Makhan Singh who lost his limb in an unfortunate accident after representing India at the highest level.

KD Jadhav, India’s first individual Olympic medallist who wasn’t even given a Padma award

Aastha Singh -
On his 93rd birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the achievements of Jadhav, who won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

India’s greatest living hockey player says team has great chance at Asiad & Olympic glory

Shahbaz Ansar -
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Senior feels with Harendra Singh as coach, the men’s team is heading back on the right path.

This tribal leader who opposed prohibition also led India to first Olympic hockey gold

Sakshi Arora -
Through his organisation Adivasi Mahasabha, Munda, in 1938, also raised the demand for a separate state of Jharkhand.

Cricket has a billion fans the world over, reveals ICC’s global market research

Ratnadeep Choudhary -
87% of the survey respondents said the Olympics should feature the T20 format of the sport.

Learning from Britain & China, medal-tally crunchers have 3 tips for India’s Olympic future

Prashant Agrawal -
China went from winning 16 gold medals in 1992 to 48 in 2008, and Great Britain went from five in 1992 to 29 in 2012. India must take inspiration from China and Great Britain.

Global Pulse: The Winter Olympics have begun in South Korea

Vandana Menon -
The widely-anticipated sports event is another installment of diplomacy for the Korean peninsula, as both countries will be appearing as one contingent.

In spite of being mediocre

Shekhar Gupta -
India's bane is our easy embrace of mediocrity — from academia and science to business and military power. Sport is an apt metaphor.

Faster, higher, stronger, but for God’s sake, be calmer

Shekhar Gupta -
No country can go from zero to hero in Olympic sports. A hundred Indians now feature in the top-25 and why that's real progress.
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Opinion

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

+TFP Shailaja Bajpai -
‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

The Public Safety Act was meant to protect society. In J&K, it protects power

US officials know that New Delhi can’t be coerced. India thinks it’s an equal partner

Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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