Her Father Repaired Bicycles for ₹300 a Day. She Just Made Indian Judo History
Asmita Dey grew up in a mud house in Tripura. She is now India’s first Commonwealth Games judo gold medallist after a remarkable journey.
India Runs a Third of China’s Dope Tests and Finds Six Times as Many Positives
India has topped the world doping table for three years running. The common defence is that we simply test more now. The numbers do not support it. In July, India sent eleven weightlifters to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. It should have been sixteen. Five places were taken away before the team even left, because […]
At 76, He Refused to Retire: Kurian Jacob Is Now Chasing a World Record
Kurian Jacob began competitive swimming at 69. Six years later, the former banker has won nine medals at the World Masters Games and is preparing to chase a world record in Japan. For most people, retirement means stepping away from professional responsibilities and slowing down. For Kurian Jacob, it became the beginning of an entirely […]