Mirabai Chanu: Silver lining in otherwise dark clouds for India

Overcoming hurdles, Mirbai Chanu ended India’s wait for a meal in weightlifting at the Olympics after an interval of 21 years As India’s latest sweetheart Mirabai Chanu climbed onto the podium in Tokyo to receive her Silver Medal after her scintillating performance, every Indian glued to their television sets noticed her “Olympic ring-shaped earrings” as she […]

The youngest grandmaster

Abhimanyu Mishra made history by becoming the youngest grandmaster in the history of chess. He has bigger plans. It’s just the beginning…..  Abhimanyu Mishra was 12 years 4 months, and 25 days old when he became a chess grandmaster in Budapest–Hungary last week. The youngest in the world to do that, he broke a 19 […]

Did Team India’s dependency on a few cost it the WTC title?

India’s defeat at the WTC is a sign of problems in the team, most important of which is the team’s dependency on a few players  Going into the sixth and final day of the World Test Championship final, the New Zealand team was staring at a possible defeat at the hands of Team India. With […]

Indian batsmen hold the key against strong Kiwi swing attack

With the WTC approaching, the Patriot takes a look at the preparedness and chances of the Indian side against New Zealand  It was decided then and there in Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, when Team India defeated a full-strength home side without their first-choice playing eleven and also in the absence of its regular skipper, Virat Kohli. […]

A prize too far

Despite being the country which produces the highest number of films every year, India has never bagged an Academy Award in the best film category Last year, a small-budget film revolving around two Seoul families – one wealthy, and another underprivileged – made history. Bong-Joon-Ho’s South Korean film Parasite won the Academy Awards for Best […]

Guna plagued by modern-day slavery 

Economic vulnerability and social acceptance has led not just to the prevalence but also made combating the practice of bonded labour difficult in areas of Madhya Pradesh  Last year on 6 November, a heart-wrenching incident took place in the Uakavad khurd village under Bamori police station of Madhya Pradesh. A 28-year-old man Vijay Sahariya was […]

Extend ban on UK flights till Jan 31: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged the Centre to extend the ban on flights between India and the UK till January 31 in view of the extremely serious COVID situation in that country. The Centre has decided to lift the ban and start UK flights. In view of the extremely serious situation in […]

India’s homegrown superhero is back with a purpose

Tackling issues related to the pandemic and bringing home the message that frontline workers are real heroes, India’s homegrown modern-day comic book superhero, Priya return accompanied by Pakistan’s female superhero, Burka Avenger She doesn’t wear a cape. She doesn’t have any fancy superpowers to show off either. Yes, you guessed that right. Priya, our homegrown […]