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TopicVinesh Phogat

Topic: Vinesh Phogat

Deepender Hooda at helm, Congress front & centre at Vinesh Phogat’s Haryana homecoming. No BJP

Political undercurrents marked Phogat’s roadshow as parties brace for assembly polls. Vinesh’s cousins too skip event, target her for forgetting Mahavir Phogat in her gratitude note.

Congress attacks BJP after LoP Rahul Gandhi made to sit in ‘5th row’ at I-Day ceremony

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

‘Sherni hai Vinesh’: Emotional scenes at Vinesh Phogat’s homecoming, from Delhi to villages of Haryana

Cheers and showers of flower petals at roadshow attended by hundreds as India welcomes home a champion. Don't want her to retire from wrestling, says Vinesh's mother Premlata.

No medal for Vinesh Phogat, CAS dismisses appeal

Last week, Phogat was disqualified hours before her final bout against USA's Sarah Hildebrandt, who went on to secure the gold medal in women's 50kg freestyle wrestling in Paris.

CAS defers verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal for silver in Olympics, decision on 16 August now

The 29-year-old wrestler was disqualified from the women's 50kg free-style final for being 100gm overweight at the time of weigh-in Wednesday last week.

Vinesh Phogat was made to pay a price for defiance. That’s why it’s not just about wrestling

From Sushma Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee to Vasundhara Raje, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, and Zeenat Aman, women who challenge male authority are immediately shunned.

Sarv khap mahapanchayat demands Bharat Ratna for Phogat, inquiry into disqualification by SC judge

Haryana's Khap panchayats want 'justice' for the wrestler disqualified from Paris Olympics. Ex-deputy CM Dushyant Chautala has also called for Phogat's nomination to Rajya Sabha.

India bags 6 medals in Paris Olympics 2024 — 1 silver & 5 bronze

The country missed out on 6 potential medals by a close margin, with athletes like Lakshya Sen, Mirabai Chanu and Manu Bhaker finishing fourth in their respective events.

Our take on Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification, Project Tiger, & Bangladesh — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Vinesh Phogat disqualification roils Haryana politics. Blame game, promises from all sides

Ahead of Haryana polls, AAP says BJP is responsible for injustice to Phogat & Congress says it would have made her Rajya Sabha MP. Comments to gain political mileage, says BJP.

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

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GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

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.