‘My courage is broken… goodbye, wrestling’ Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s story of resilience is one to be told for generations to come. Which is why her announcing her retirement is perhaps as painful—if not more—as the news of her disqualification from the Paris Olympics. The wrestler had a billion hearts cheering her on as she became the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final on Tuesday. She was forced to rest her medal dreams after she failed a weigh in on Wednesday morning by a mere 100…
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10 years of Njan Steve Lopez: When Rajeev Ravi gave a tight slap to the elderly sellouts and a salute to political, humane youths | Malayalam News
“With age comes wisdom,” they say. ‘They’ are obviously those who have aged. “Youth is wasted on the young,” they say that too. Yet, contrary to these grand assertions, many elderly people are often seen keeping their distance from all the (anti-oppressor) noise around them, resigning themselves to the notion that nothing is going to change and believing that money and power rule this world; “we are irrelevant,” thereby shamelessly adopting indifference. Still, many of us, at least while growing up, consider our parents flawless; the ones who can do…
Bruises, wounds point to torture of 3 men killed while in Assam police custody, families tell court citing post-mortem reports | India News
Pointing to the post-mortem reports of three men – who were branded militants and killed while in Assam police custody last month – their families have told the Gauhati High Court that they were tortured before being shot dead. The men – Joshua from Senvon village in Manipur’s Pherzawl district, and Lallungawi Hmar and Lalbikung Hmar, both residents of K Bethel village in Assam’s Cachar district – were killed on July 17. The police had claimed the three were Hmar militants whom they had apprehended the previous day. Police claimed…
Assembly Bypoll: Yogi hits the ground running, takes stock of Katehari seat | Lucknow News
TWO DAYS after he chaired a meeting with senior BJP leaders, including both Deputy CMs and the BJP’s state president, to discuss the party’s strategy for the coming Assembly bypolls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who reached Ambedkar Nagar from Ayodhya on Wednesday, convened another meeting of BJP office-bearers and public representatives. During the meeting, Adityanath emphasised that the coming election is a “contest between BJP’s development agenda and the opposition’s destructive propaganda,” sources said. He alleged that the opposition was indulging in “tactics of dividing society along caste lines and spreading…
FM Sitharaman lists tax relief for middle class; it is tax trap Bill: Opposition | India News
Amid Opposition allegations that the Government had given the short shrift to the middle class and was taxing it heavily, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that a number of tax relief measures had been taken for the middle class. She also denied charges that the corporates were being taxed less than earlier. “Several members have spoken about the tax burden on middle class. In 2023, the slabs for personal income tax were significantly liberalised. All taxpayers had reduced liability of `37,500. We have again revised…
VHP asks Mamata govt to ensure harmony | Kolkata News
Asking the West Bengal government to maintain communal harmony in the state, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday said those “involved in committing atrocities” in Bangladesh following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government should not be allowed to enter India. The Hindu outfit also asked the Central government “to create space for Hindu refugees”. “We are worried about the situation in Bangladesh. Heeding to the students’ demand, Prime Minister Hasina resigned. But violence and robbery did not end after that. Atrocities on minorities increased. We expect peace will…
Lion found dead in open well at Botad, carcass sent for autopsy | Ahmedabad News
A sub-adult lioness allegedly drowned after falling in an open well on an agricultural field in Botad district’s Itariya village on Wednesday. This is the first death of lion reported in Botad after the district started recording regular movement of big cats around two years ago. The incident came to light Wednesday morning when villagers informed the forest department that a lion carcass was floating in the well of a field belonging to Dahyabhai Makwana, skirting the Tarsingda hills in Itariya. “We rushed a team to the spot but the…
Gujarat confidential: Double Duty | Ahmedabad News
IF the updated website of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of Puducherry is anything to go by, Kuniyil Kailashnathan, popularly known as ‘KK’ – the retired Gujarat cadre bureaucrat who took oath as L-G on Wednesday – is likely to continue to helm the Gandhi ashram redevelopment project. Sources said KK was hands-on on the ashram project in Ahmedabad till Tuesday. Just a month ago, the Gujarat government had put out a notification confirming that KK would lead the project “until further orders”. While the website of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada…
Paris Olympics: Neeraj braces to defend javelin crown after rest of athletics contingent disappoints | Sport-others News
In January this year, India’s superstar athlete Neeraj Chopra had the chance to meet the legendary Roger Federer in Switzerland. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pick the brains of someone who has seen it all in his career, from the highest of highs to some crushing lows. After a quick chat about Indian food, Neeraj wanted to know something specific from the 20-time Grand Slam champion, who had one of the longest elite sporting careers in the world. “Javelin and tennis are very different but the main thing I…
NBEMS junks claims of NEET-PG question leak by ‘unscrupulous agents’, files police complaint | India News
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences on Wednesday dismissed claims of some “unscrupulous agents” that they have access to the 2024 NEET-PG exam questions, and said it has filed a police complaint. In a notice, the board said the false claims have been made on a Telegram channel called “NEET-PG LEAKED MATERIAL”. The question paper is yet to be prepared by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), it said. It asked NEET-PG candidates not get allured or misled by such “unscrupulous elements” who are trying…