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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicWorld Boxing Championships

Topic: World Boxing Championships

Nishant Dev loses quota bout in men’s 71kg quarter-finals of 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier

Nishant's loss in the match put India at four quotas for the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Can’t ask women ‘to wear, remove hijab’ says boxing champ Nikhat Zareen, urges ‘peace, harmony’

In Delhi for a felicitation ceremony, Nikhat Zareen, who won a gold medal in the World Boxing Championships last week, told ThePrint about her journey so far & 'plans to marry' Salman Khan.

India’s Nikhat Zareen wins gold at Women’s World Boxing Championships

The Telangana boxer out-punched her Thai rival to win via unanimous 5-0 verdict. With this win, Zareen became only the fifth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.

Never thought I’d be competing against ‘my idol’ Mary Kom, says boxer Nikhat Zareen

Junior world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen claims the BFI has altered the rules to accommodate Mary Kom in 2020 Tokyo Olympics squad.

Boxer Manju Rani finishes with silver in women’s world championship

19-year-old Manju Rani was the lone Indian to make the finals after Mary Kom, Jamuna Boro and Lovlina Borgohain lost in the semi-finals and bagged bronze medals.

Boxer Mary Kom bags historic 8th World Championship medal, settles for bronze

Mary Kom lost to Turkey's Busenaz Cakiroglu in the semi-finals after her review appeal was turned down by the world boxing body’s technical committee.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.