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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicVinesh Phogat

Topic: Vinesh Phogat

Haryana women mountaineers want the Vinesh Phogat life. ‘We’re like wrestling daughters’

A new debate is emerging in Haryana — do mountaineers deserve the same support as athletes in other sports?

Vinesh Phogat pins down online trolls after cash reward row. Do what you’re best at—cry, she says

Facing criticism for seeking a cash reward, wrestler-turned-Congress MLA tells her critics to 'zip it, sit in the corner, & cry'. Never compromised on principles, she asserts.

Vinesh Phogat makes decision on Olympic honour from Haryana govt. Picks Rs 4 cr & plot, forgoes job

CM Saini promised to reward the former wrestler as an Olympic medallist last year. Phogat was disqualified from finals at Paris Olympics for being over 50-kg weight limit.

Haryana govt asks Vinesh Phogat to choose from state benefits offered to Olympic silver medallists

Apart from benefits for Vinesh Phogat, CM Saini, during state cabinet meeting, discussed key issues like extension of AatmaNirbhar Textile Policy & financial reforms for urban local bodies.

SubscriberWrites: The Olympics, Media, and India’s Misplaced Priorities

The Indian sporting establishment must shift its focus from celebrating past achievements to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Why Chidambaram’s ‘basmati rice’ isn’t for everyone’s palate & MLA missing from Haryana assembly

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Vinesh, Bajrang’s decisions driven by ‘greed’, Babita instigated wrestlers: Sakshi Malik in memoir

In her memoir ‘Witness’ released last week, Malik wrote that Babita & Tirath Rana were eyeing Brij Bhushan’s position of WFI president, which was why they instigated wrestlers to protest.

Weeks after Olympics upset, Vinesh Phogat wins 1st electoral bout in Haryana’s Julana

Vinesh Phogat defeated BJP's Yogesh Bairagi, INLD's Surender Lather and incumbent Amarjeet Dhanda of the JJP to win Julana assembly constituency for the Congress.

Global media on Indians working longer than Japanese & Vinesh Phogat’s political bout

It's hard for Indians all around as Australia reduces student intake & regulators warn of 'hyperactive trading'. Defence contractors at Korean expo though are eyeing India.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.