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Inside Manisha Ramadass’ relentless reign at World No. 1

Inside Manisha Ramadass’ relentless reign at World No. 1

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There’s a moment, almost thrown away in a rapid-fire round, where Manisha Ramadass pauses for a word to describe what it means to sit atop the world rankings for over 180 weeks. “The domination.” It’s not said with swagger. It’s an acknowledgement of something she has come to live with, day after day, session after session, tournament after tournament. In an exclusive conversation with The Bridge, Manisha peeled back the layers of dominance to reveal the doubt, discipline, and drive behind it. The stillness behind the spotlight The last year should have changed everything. A 2024 Summer Paralympics bronze medal. A historic first, India’s first woman to win a Paralympic badminton medal. Titles across continents. Recognition, headlines, expectations. And yet, she shrugs. “After Paris 2024… I don’t know if anything has changed,” she says. “Apart from the medal, people calling me a Paralympic medallist… everything else is the same. Same routine, same training every day.” That’s the contradiction at the heart of her rise. The world sees a breakthrough; she sees continuity. Even that medal, …

Carolina Marin steps back to heal, a brave move in a relentless career | Badminton News

Carolina Marin steps back to heal, a brave move in a relentless career | Badminton News

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There were many Olympic champions before her – dominant champions too – and there will be many after Carolina Marin. The 2016 Rio Olympics title will hardly be forgotten, especially by Indians who were happy to land their own greatest medal, but the joy tinted with a regret of missing gold. But nobody could’ve anticipated – not the least Marin – that she would turn the Olympic gold, the conventional culmination of a career, an apogee almost, into just the start point of a jaw-dropping story, where even a failure leading to a subsequent comeback, elevates her legend. This last month, Marin announced that she would prioritise her health and well-being over everything else, after yet another surgery on her knee. She took to social media to say she hadn’t been feeling too upbeat, but it was not mere melancholy of a stuttering return to the sport. She had been in considerable pain, and it had begun affecting her quality of life. This surgery wasn’t a realignment of the meniscus aimed at launching a comeback. …

Saina Nehwal: The relentless force who redefined Indian badminton | Badminton News

Saina Nehwal: The relentless force who redefined Indian badminton | Badminton News

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This was before trolling armies grew emboldened enough to throw shade at an Indian athlete, before it became fashionable to casually forget how few genuine champions India actually produced in women’s singles badminton — a precious two. This was when all of India doted on Saina Nehwal, and happily took for granted that Tour titles would keep rolling in. PV Sindhu’s emergence made it easier still to allow Nehwal’s achievements to fade quietly into the archives, without really appreciating how rare it would seem just a decade later — this business of an Indian nailing down Super Series titles. Sindhu ticked a few boxes, went one better on certain parameters like the World Championship title, and Indians found themselves with a ready replacement to cling to. It likely didn’t cross many minds that winning week in, week out and finishing seasons with 10 Tour titles would become a near impossibility. Instead, ambitions would have to be scaled down. Super 500 triumphs would be celebrated just to keep the sport relevant, because Indians were no longer …

After a relentless 2025, R Praggnanandhaa starts classical campaign at Tata Steel Chess with twin defeats | Chess News

After a relentless 2025, R Praggnanandhaa starts classical campaign at Tata Steel Chess with twin defeats | Chess News

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Right after winning last year’s Tata Steel Chess tournament in the windswept and cold Dutch town of Wijk aan Zee, R Praggnanandhaa had joked about buying a gift for Arjun Erigaisi. It was the latter’s last-ditch intervention — in the form of a victory in the final round over world champion D Gukesh — that had assisted Pragg in getting into a tie-break to decide the title. The tie-break saw more unexpected good luck come his way: after losing the first game and winning the second, Pragg was repeating moves to play out a draw against Gukesh in the third, when the world champion overplayed his hand in trying to go for an outright result, and lost. It set Pragg on course for one of his best years on the circuit, which he ended by securing a Candidates spot. However, in sharp contrast, Praggnandhaa’s started 2026 with two defeats in a row at Wijk, to Erigaisi and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. R Praggnanandhaa at the Tata Steel Chess Kolkata. (Express photo | Partha Paul) For Pragg, who …

Mahindra Thar cruises through flooded road as Bengaluru struggles with relentless rain: ‘Most practical vehicle’ | Trending

Mahindra Thar cruises through flooded road as Bengaluru struggles with relentless rain: ‘Most practical vehicle’ | Trending

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A fresh bout of heavy rainfall overnight on Sunday wreaked havoc across Bengaluru, with many parts of the city experiencing waterlogging. On Monday morning, commuters found themselves battling near standstill traffic due to the flooded roads, disrupting daily routines across the tech hub. A Mahindra Thar navigated Bengaluru’s road in a viral video. (X/@GVeeraManikanta) (Also read: Bengaluru exec at multi-billion-dollar company shares video of waterlogged road to office) One video circulating on X shows a waterlogged stretch on Carmelaram 100ft Road. Amidst the chaos, a Mahindra Thar deftly navigates the flooded road, earning admiration from the internet. The clip’s caption praises the vehicle, stating, “Carmelaram 100ft Road — no wonder the Thar is becoming Bengaluru’s most practical vehicle!” Watch the clip here: Weather warnings Bengaluru has experienced unusually heavy pre-monsoon rains in recent days, with hobby weather watchers reporting intense cloud bursts ranging from 15 to 20 centimetres. According to the Home Minister G Parameshwara, these downpours have been consistent over the last three days. “During pre-monsoon, we usually see flooding and inundation. BBMP has …

Mouni Roy hits back at wannabe trolls for targeting actors’ appearance; Palak Tiwari says ‘relentless hate’ pushes them under the knife | Bollywood News

Mouni Roy hits back at wannabe trolls for targeting actors’ appearance; Palak Tiwari says ‘relentless hate’ pushes them under the knife | Bollywood News

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Mouni Roy was recently trolled for her new look and for allegedly undergoing plastic surgery. In a recent interaction, the actor hit back at the criticism, calling trolls ‘unaccomplished’ and accusing them of ignoring the hard work actors put in to reach where they are. Her The Bhootnii co-star, Palak Tiwari, also spoke out against the toxic culture of celebrity bashing and the unrealistic beauty standards imposed on female actors. Palak addressed the constant criticism actors face, which often pushes them toward surgical procedures. Speaking to Nayandeep Rakshit, she said, “There is one thing that sells more than celebrity is celebrity bashing. We are in a time when there is a lot of hate against public figures in general. It’s unabashed and relentless and it has never been to this extent. People can feel anybody can do this job, which I understand and respect and I want to earn their reverence but there needs to be fairness.” Calling out trolls for targeting female actors for their looks, she said, “You put our focus on our …

Telangana tunnel collapse: Relentless rescue efforts continue as silt, water hamper progress | Top updates | Latest News India

Telangana tunnel collapse: Relentless rescue efforts continue as silt, water hamper progress | Top updates | Latest News India

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Feb 25, 2025 10:13 PM IST Telangana tunnel collapse: Top experts from the Indian Army, Navy, NDRF, and GSI are working tirelessly to find a breakthrough in the collapsed SLBC tunnel. Rescue operations continued for the fourth day on Tuesday following the partial collapse of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project in Telangana’s Nagarkurnool, as efforts were made to save eight people trapped inside, including two engineers, two operators, and four labourers. Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) prepare for a rescue operation at Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project tunnel in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana.(AFP) Top experts from the Indian Army, Navy, NDRF, GSI, and other agencies are working tirelessly to find a breakthrough in the collapsed SLBC tunnel, despite the ongoing threat posed by the continuous flow of silt and water, which also endangers the rescuers, news agency ANI reported. Addressing the media on Tuesday, state irrigation minister Uttam Kumar Reddy cited experts who described the SLBC tunnel rescue as one of the most complex and challenging operations in the world, …

After T20I series loss Brendon McCullum wants England batters to be relentless against spinners | Cricket News

After T20I series loss Brendon McCullum wants England batters to be relentless against spinners | Cricket News

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England’s head coach Brendon McCullum has called on his players to be relentless when facing the spinners after losing the T20I series 4-1 to India. In what promised to be a closely-fought series before it began, world champions India walked away with a dominating scoreline with their spinners led by Varun Chakaravarthy calling the shots right through the series. On conditions which had a good balance between bat and ball, England’s batting unit was time and again rattled by the Indian spinners with middle-order batsman Harry Brook enduring a series to forget. Although England batsmen tried to be on the offensive, their tentativeness was there to see as Varun walked away with Man of the Series trophy for his 14 wickets at an average of 9.85. “At times, we’ve been a touch tentative,” McCullum said. “We want to keep trying to apply pressure. Particularly when they’ve got such a good batting lineup, you don’t really have a time where you can just take time out of the game. Four or five years ago in T20 …

After relentless trolling, Sky Force’s Veer Pahariya is reacting to multiple videos roasting him | Bollywood

After relentless trolling, Sky Force’s Veer Pahariya is reacting to multiple videos roasting him | Bollywood

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Veer Pahariya is seemingly on a PR overdrive ever since his debut film, Sky Force, released last week, or at least the internet is convinced that he is. It seems people have had enough of the actor as it started roasting him in videos and comments for the relentless PR. Veer, too, has now joined the party as he begun reacting to such funny videos online. (Also Read – Sky Force box office collection day 5: Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya-starrer crosses ₹70 crore) Veer Pahariya reacts to videos roasting him. Veer reacts to his roasting An Instagram user shared a Reel in which he can be seen speaking to the camera and saying that every fourth Reel he opens is that of Veer. He calls it “forced promotion” and rolls his eyes over his PR team positioning him as a “national crush,” a la Triptii Dimri after her turn in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s 2023 blockbuster family crime drama Animal. The user claims Veer’s face is so “generic” that he would find a guy in every …

Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev LIVE Updates, Australian Open 2025 Final: Relentless Sinner Takes 1st Set Against Zverev

Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev LIVE Updates, Australian Open 2025 Final: Relentless Sinner Takes 1st Set Against Zverev

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Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev LIVE Updates, Australian Open 2025 Final Tennis© AFP Australian Open 2025 Final LIVE Updates: Jannik Sinner is a set up against Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open men’s singles final at the Rod Laver Arena. After some relentless serving game from both men, Sinner managed to break Zverev in the eight game to win the first set 6-3. The first set saw six break points, all won by the defending champion Sinner. The Italian is the favourite to lift a third career Grand Slam and second at the Australian Open after his maiden triumph over Daniil Medvedev last year. Zverev, on the other hand, is eyeing a maiden Grand Slam title after defeats in 2020 US Open and 2024 French Open finals. Australian Open 2025 Final LIVE Updates: Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev LIVE Score From Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne January26202515:13 (IST) Aus Open Final Live: Shaky from Zverev! Nervy start to the second set from Zverev. He manages to hold to 30. He is struggling a bit …