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Jaipur: Tvesa Malik finally found the form she was seeking on the greens and produced a flawless 4-under 66 which carried her to the top of the leaderboard at the end of the second round of the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Rambagh Golf Club here on Thursday.

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that three Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Africa and Asia - pathway tournaments to the s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia - have been postponed due to COVID-19.

The Covid-19 pandemic induced lockdown in India turns one on March 24 this year. The images of distress and loss of our fellow citizens cannot and should not be forgotten. At the same time, the causes of such widespread distress should also not be overlooked.

As of today, there are only 81 female judges in the country’s High Courts against 1,078 male judges. In the Supreme Court, it is even less with the recent retirement of Justice Indu Malhotra. Now Justice Indira Banerjee is the only female judge against 29 male ones. The figures are starker when compared to the US where the percentage of female judges is from 27 to 34.

The historic 72-day Paris Commune began March 18 in 1871, when Paris arose to the thunder-burst of “Vive la Commune!”It came up with a radical social agenda like separation between church and state, women’s suffrage, abolition of interest on debts, and worker self-management. It happened as a sequel to the defeat of the French Empire of Napoleon III in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)- culmination of decades of tension between the French monarchist government and organized labour syndicates. Karl Marx called it the first experience of the "dictatorship of the proletariat" as envisioned by him.

Our country is at a critical juncture in its history. Our people and our leaders sacrificed a lot to get our country free from British and other colonial rule. But as our republic is maturing, another kind of subordination is threatening our country and the future of our coming generation. This is the subordination of our nation in front of corporate finance capital and communal fascism.

On the concluding day of the Bank strike on March 16, there was enthusiasm among not only the employees but millions all over the country. The participation was hundred percent, on both the days. About future course of action, they have told the government that if the privatisation bid is not rolled back, they would launch an agitation that would be as massive and long drawn as the one by the farmers.

Around a million bank employees and officers went on a two-day strike on March 15 and 16 all over the country against the privatisation of public sector banks. The following day, March 17, General Insurance employees struck work and the next day, on March 18, employees of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will go on strike.

Trespass is a word of disapproval. It is even illegal when one tries to enter into the areas over which other’s have legal rights. Usurpation of the legal rights, or even fundamental rights of the citizens, are generally executed by autocratic rulers acquiring those rights by getting new legislations passed in the legislature. Such an act is worst form of moral trespass, since it blocks all remedies for the victim.

Greater Noida: Indian riders dominated the proceedings winning two gold medals on the second day of the ITPF World Cup Qualifiers for Tent Pegging here on Wednesday.