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Friday, September 12, 2025
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Topic: Olympics

‘Why not other sports?’ asks Saina Nehwal amid T20 mania. ‘India can take on China for 60 Olympic medals’

In a podcast, the badminton star and her husband & fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said other sports need more visibility and India still lacks a strong sporting culture.

‘Give your best, make India proud,’ Modi tells athletes bound for Paris Olympics

Modi also urged people of the country to cheer for the athletes competing in the Olympics, which starts 26 July. India will look to outdo its tally of 7 medals from 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In 1st Mann ki Baat after LS polls, Modi hails voters for reposing faith in Constitution

Modi congratulates people for making the 2024 polls a success with 65 crore people exercising their voting rights. He also praises EC for its handling of polling exercise.

Rafael Nadal to skip Wimbledon to prepare for Paris Olympics

A record 14-time winner of the French Open, Nadal's comeback was stalled by a muscle tear after a hip problem in 2023.

Political turmoil in France won’t affect Paris Olympics Games, says IOC head

President Macron called a snap election after the far-right National trounced his own party in Sunday's European Parliament vote.

Oscar Pistorius out on parole after 8 yrs of 15-yr sentence, women’s group says ‘sends wrong message’

Pistorius had shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 through a locked bathroom door, killing the model and reality star.

Olympics are a ‘coming out party’ for countries on a per capita high. India’s a strong bet for 2036

Though hosting the games doesn't come cheap, India won't suffer the fate of Greece, whose 2004 Olympics incurred debt that was partly responsible for financial crisis 4 yrs later.

Cricket returns to Olympics after more than a century, added to 2028 Los Angeles Games programme

4 other games — flag football, lacrosse, squash and baseball-softball — also receive approval of International Olympic Committee, which is looking to tap into new global audiences.

Putin says ban on Russian athletes reflects Olympic movement is ‘degrading’

The Russian President's comment came in response to a question about the ban on Russian athletes from participating in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games flame to be lit on 16 April, relay to visit overseas territories

The flame will be lit at Greece's ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Games, and will remain in the country until its departure to France from Athens on 27 April.

On Camera

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

‘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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?