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WATCH | ‘Neeche utar jaye’: Brinda Karat asked to step down from stage during wrestlers' protest

Brinda Karat arrived at the wrestlers’ protest site but was asked by Bajrang Punia to step down when the latter saw her on the stage

1 min read19 Jan 2023
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Strong-arm tactics

While arm-wrestling is commonly thought of as a male sport, women in Delhi are increasingly taking it up for personal growth and sporting achievement

7 min read2 Dec 2018
Industry

It is an accomplishment just to shock people at all: Darren Aronofsky

In an interview with Mint, American film-maker Darren Aronofsky talks about the pain of artistic self-expression, the power of shock and how storytelling matters more than budget

6 min read3 Nov 2018
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Opinion | Babita Phogat’s genius idea to improve the lives of Indian girls

Babita Phogat recently said that the government should rename its Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme and call it 'beton ko padhao, beton ko samjhao'

4 min read28 Sep 2018
Sports

Women’s wrestling in India: Why Navjot Kaur’s gold medal is a watershed moment

Navjot Kaur's triumph at the Asian Wrestling Championship marks the continuing evolution of a sport few women were allowed to enter until the 1990s

18 min read31 Mar 2018
Mint-lounge

A corpse burner’s wrestling pit

There was a time when upper-caste 'pehelwans' wrestled in the 'akhada' that belonged to the low-caste Dom community

11 min read2 Dec 2017
Industry

I was willing to wait for 5-10 years for Aamir Khan to be part of ‘Dangal’: Nitesh Tiwari

Nitesh Tiwari talks about waiting for a year for the conscientious Aamir Khan, the exhaustive process of putting the film together

6 min read8 Dec 2016
Opinion

Women’s Spring?

At the moment, Indian womanhood is a churn of poignant perplexing polarities

3 min read2 Sep 2016
Sports

Rio Olympics: What Census data tells us about Sakshi Malik’s village

Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik's village, Mokhra Khas, is a laggard in most socio-economic indicators even by Haryana's low standards, according to the 2011 Census data

3 min read20 Aug 2016
Sports

Rio Olympics: And finally, we’ve a medal in our kitty

Amid all the patriotic fervour following Sakshi Malik's incredible victory, some of you may have missed the Japanese wrestlers, Eri Tosaka, Sara Dosho and Kaori Icho, create history

4 min read18 Aug 2016
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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