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TopicSaina Nehwal

Topic: Saina Nehwal

Started playing badminton because my parents used to play, I only wanted to win—Saina Nehwal in 2015

ThePrint Team -
As trailblazer retires, read her 2015 Walk the Talk interview with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, as she talks about navigating the game through problems personal & political.

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

Navneet Oberoi -
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.

Actor Siddharth clarifies tweet on Saina Nehwal referred to ‘cock & bull’, as NCW cracks down

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Siddharth called Saina world’s 'subtle cock champion' in response to her tweet on PM Modi's 'security breach'. NCW chief lodges police complaint, asks Twitter to take action.

Saina Nehwal fell out with coach Gopi when her Olympic win got him students like PV Sindhu

Boria Majumdar -
In Dreams of a Billion, Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta write about Saina Nehwal’s journey to Olympic win and her turbulent relationship with her coach.

Shoot votes not bullets, Mahatma Gandhi’s forgotten vision & ‘permitted items’ on airlines

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

Badminton champion Saina Nehwal joins BJP, says PM Modi inspires her

Revathi Krishnan -
Saina Nehwal, 29, is a former world number one badminton player and has won numerous international titles, including a bronze medal at the Olympics.

Akhilesh says CAB divides, Sudheendra Kulkarni on Amit Shah’s `lie’ & why Saina’s happy

Taran Deol -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

How sports doctors helped Vinesh Phogat & Manjeet Singh overcome injury and win gold medals

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Multi-disciplinary treatment involving medicines, equipment, dietician and physiotherapist helps heal sports injuries in no time.

P.V. Sindhu gets silver at Asian games in year’s third major final loss

Amanpreet Singh -
Sindhu loses 13-21 16-21 to world number one Tai Tzu-Ying, who earlier defeated Saina Nehwal in semi-finals. 

Sindhu to fight for gold, Saina fetches bronze in Asian Games

Amanpreet Singh -
Sindhu's win against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi puts her up against world no. 1 for Asiad gold.
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What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

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Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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