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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicVinesh Phogat

Topic: Vinesh Phogat

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.

Vinesh Phogat says refused to take Modi’s call in Paris. ‘They wanted to record it for social media’

In an interview, Congress candidate and former wrestler Vinesh Phogat said if Modi 'truly had sympathy,' he would've spoken to her without any need to record the conversation.

Politics thicker than blood in Phogat clan. Babita ready to campaign against Vinesh ‘if BJP wants’

Vinesh is contesting polls in Haryana on a Congress ticket. Sakshee Malikkh too has distanced herself from both Vinesh & Bajrang Punia, who is also with Congress.

NADA issues whereabouts notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat, seeks explanation within 2 weeks

NADA informed Phogat that her whereabouts failure was due to not being available for a dope test on 9 September at her house in Sonepat's Kharkhoda village.

Indira Gandhi is Vinesh Phogat’s inspiration, and it’s not because of Congress ticket in Haryana

Why can’t PM Modi send Brij Bhushan to jail to bust myth that wrestlers protesting against him ‘belong to Hooda family’, asks Vinesh Phogat, Congress candidate from Julana.

Haryana’s akhadas rally behind Vinesh making her political debut. ‘Want her to win for pehelwan betis’

Vinesh Phogat will contest from Julana on Congress ticket & seems to have backing of wrestlers, coaches from across the state, which has seen a drop in girls participating in wrestling.

AAP pits WWE ex-wrestler Kavita Dalal against Congress’ Vinesh Phogat in Haryana’s Julana

The two wrestlers are contesting in Haryana Assembly polls from Julana constituency. Last year, the wrestlers' protest compelled Dalal to share her ordeal of sexual harassment.

‘You realise who is with you during difficult times’: Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress

Earlier in the day, Phogat and Punia met Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Phogat said, ‘When we were being dragged on roads, all parties except BJP stood with us.’

Wrestling to political ring? Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul, likely to contest Haryana polls

Phogat has been offered choice of 3 seats, while Punia has 2 options to choose from, it is learnt. Hooda batted for tickets for the wrestlers at Congress’s Central Election Committee meet.

SubscriberWrites: Forget Vinesh Phogat, India had lost a well-deserved medal

Vinesh Phogat's Olympic dream shattered by 100 grams weight miss; calls for accountability amid questions on support, as India loses a medal at the Paris Games.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.