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Who wants to fight this girl?
December 14, 2015 7:45 pm
In the dangals of north India, a 17-year-old wrestler challenges boys to a match and leaves them pinned to the ground. Divya Kakran is a woman who overturns the masculine hierarchy of the akhara every time she steps into the ring and goes for gold.
Games People Play Exhibition: Game, set, go
May 01, 2015 12:00 am
Artist duo Thurkral & Tagra have reimagined old games at Bhau Daji Lad Museum.
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Divya Kakran, India's pin-down girl
December 13, 2015 6:45 pm
In the dangals of north India, a 17-year-old wrestler challenges boys to a match and leaves them pinned to the ground. Divya Kakran is a woman who overturns the masculine hierarchy of the akhara every time she steps into the ring and goes for gold.
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In the football World Cup, an Indian corner on a foreign field
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:17 IST
Indian football, which FIFA bosses like to call a sleeping giant, can still wake up. It shouldn’t be impossible, from 1.6 billion people, to unearth at least 11 good footballers
A neighbourhood called Hauz Rani
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:16 IST
Days after one of the deadliest fires in Delhi left 21 dead, Aakash Joshi visits Hauz Rani, the neighbourhood whose eateries, guest houses and small hotels served the needs of a growing city, yet lay largely forgotten. The tragedy may have brought the focus back, but not for too long
Yogendra Yadav writes: Now rulers are free to elect their people
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:13 IST
Supreme Court's order on SIR has laid the ground not just for the eventual deletion of nearly 10 crore voters through the country without any amendment in the Constitution, law or even rules
Shreyas Iyer set to become India’s T20I captain, called for selection meeting
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:11 IST
The Indian Express understands that Shreyas Iyer's name has been cleared by the top official in the BCCI, and formally, he will be given the charge of India's T20I team.
Curing India of a disease called capital-itis
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:08 IST
To achieve conviviality, even with AI to help, we should first cure ourselves of capitalitis. One step towards that is to see it for what it is
40 years ago, June 6, 1986: Haryana ministry sworn in
Updated: June 6, 2026 07:05 IST
A 13-member, two-tier ministry headed by Bansi Lal was sworn in at Haryana Raj Bhavan. After taking office, the new chief minister declared that Chandigarh would continue to serve as Haryana’s capital for at least five years or until the Centre built a new capital for the state.
Impunity for exam leaks undermines trust
Updated: June 6, 2026 06:56 IST
In a young country, competitive tests are among the most visible interfaces between citizens and the state. It's high time the government learned its lessons
‘India acts in its own interest, pressure won’t work’: Putin defends ties with New Delhi
Updated: June 6, 2026 06:47 IST
Vladimir Putin described India as a reliable partner and said Moscow does not see New Delhi’s ties with other countries as a concern.
Why is Trump pushing faster use of AI in the military, and what are the safeguards?
Updated: June 6, 2026 06:41 IST
The memo calls for wider use of AI but sets limits on how it can be used.
‘Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly’ elections: India lodges strong protest with Pakistan
June 6, 2026 06:00 IST
The MEA said in a statement: “The Government of India reiterated its well-known position that the entire Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh, including the so-called ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’, are integral and inalienable parts of India as a result of complete, legal and irrevocable accession of J&K to India in 1947.”
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