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Five minutes with Sharath: Playing India's top paddler weeks before his swansong
March 19, 2025
|The New Indian Express Mangaluru
WITHIN the broad world of sports journalism, there exists a niche form of writing. Participatory journalism. It's when scribes duel with athletes — professionals with records under the belt — to get a first-hand look into what it's like to face some of the best in the world.
One of the most famous examples of this genre was published by George Plimpton after he faced off against Archie Moore, a boxing champ. Plimpton, who pitched to one of baseball's greatest hitters (Willie Mays) in a bid to understand his world better, was no stranger to facing some of the sport's finest. So the editor of the Paris Review fought against Moore. The latter, rather predictably, left the former with a bloody nose and some damage before the bell cut through the ring.
Table tennis isn't a combat sport but this hack is attempting to do something similar; face a pro. Not just any pro but India's No. 1 player, owner of multiple medals across events and decades and somebody who has been to five Olympics. A Sharath Kamal. Why? Since the turn of the millennium, this country has fallen in love with various cricketers, several shooters, couple of tennis stars, a plethora of badminton players and one long-haired javelin maverick.
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Are tigers trying to reclaim their territory in Karnataka?
HERE has been a sudden spurt in tiger attacks on humans in Bandipur National Park and BRT Wildlife Sanctuaries in Chamrajanagar and Mysore districts of Karnataka.
3 mins
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Women form 4.3% of jail population, but face systematic barriers: NCW
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1 mins
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
Gave my best to nation, says Gavai in farewell speech
IN his farewell speech, Chief Justice BR Gavai said on Friday that he was leaving the institution “with a full sense of satisfaction and contentment.”
1 min
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
Chess WC: Semifinal ties in balance after Game 1
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1 min
November 22, 2025
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Every infiltrator will be out after SIR: Shah in Gujarat
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday transformed the BSF’s 61st Raising Day event in Haripur, Bhuj, into a clarion call for electoral vigilance.
1 min
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
Teacher dies by suicide due to 'SIR workload'
A 40-year-old teacher and Booth Level Officer (BLO) Arvind Mulji Vadher died by suicide in his native Devli village of Gir Somnath district on Friday, leaving behind a devastating note that directly blamed the crushing workload of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) and rising mental stress.
1 min
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
Oppn slams BJP as kin of Maha ministers elected unopposed in local polls
OPPOSITION parties in Maharashtra are questioning how, in one local body election after another, relatives of BJP ministers are winning without any contest.
1 mins
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
Diplomats talk culture business at Goa film fest
THE 56th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on Friday served as a platform for the Centre to explore new pathways to advance bilateral audiovisual cooperation, with a focus on co-production opportunities, creativeeconomy growth, and deeper cultural exchange.
1 mins
November 22, 2025
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ED crackdown on coal mafia, raids 40 locations in J’khand and Beng
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at more than 40 locations across Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a major push against the coal mafia.
1 mins
November 22, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru
80-yr-old NRI's Doon land sold off, 27 booked
AN 80-year-old nonresident Indian (NRI) woman has discovered to her shock that her six bighas (5400 sq yards) of inherited land in Dehradun has not only been illegally occupied but also subdivided into plots and sold for crores of rupees while she was residing in the US.
1 mins
November 22, 2025
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