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Thursday, January 22, 2026
TopicSaina Nehwal

Topic: Saina Nehwal

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sindhu's win against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi puts her up against world no. 1 for Asiad gold.

On Camera

We are wrong to cancel AR Rahman who contributed so much to Bollywood patriotism

For over three decades, AR Rahman has been a cultural ambassador of Indian pluralism. And yet, in today’s climate, that legacy seems disturbingly fragile.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.