When she qualified for the Chinese martial art World Kungfu Championships in August, Purnima Linda, from Jharkhand’s Adivasi Oraon tribe in Ranchi’s Kanke village, was elated – until she realised she didn’t have the money to get there. With no job and no steady income, she turned to her family, village, and fellow Kungfu athletes,...

Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has triggered widespread outrage for suggesting that two Australian women cricketers “should learn a lesson” after they were molested in Indore. The comments have sparked widespread criticism, especially as India hosts the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Instead of focusing solely on the security lapse, Vijayvargiya said cricket...

Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: The Election Commission will on Monday announce the first phase of the pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, covering 10-15 states/UTs, including poll-bound West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. Sources in the poll body said the initial phase will leave out states like Maharashtra, where...