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At a time when green shoots had begun showing up in the economy, the resurgence of Covid infection across the country is indeed bad news. According to the latest numbers released by the Union health ministry, the country has just recorded the highest single-day rise recorded in 111 days. The renewed intensity in infection has some of the state governments, particularly Maharashtra, actively considering enforcement of lockdown once again. The date for the reopening of educational institutions have again been changed to March 31, while restrictions in social gatherings and entertainment venues have been reintroduced.

People’s Democracy, the weekly journal of the CPI(M), has carried a political commentary in its 14 March, 2021 issue accusing the CPI(ML) of taking a ‘wrong turn’ in West Bengal. The same issue also contains a ‘PB communique’ issued by the CPI(M) Polit Bureau following its online meeting held on March 11, 2021. Apropos the forthcoming elections to the Assemblies of Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry and the Autonomous District Council of Tripura, the communique says ‘the main focus of the CPI(M) shall be to defeat the BJP’. Why and where does the CPI(M) then think the CPI(ML) is going wrong in West Bengal?

If there is one country that has been short-changed by the international order on issues relating to terrorism, more specifically cross-border terrorism, it is India. The Indian narrative on terrorism has been loud since the 1980s, but falling mostly on deaf ears, especially at forums such as the United Nations (UN).

Politics on vaccines and vaccination in India is now a reality. The statement made by the Chief Minister of Delhi that the state can vaccinate all its people within three months if allowed by the Centre and if vaccines are made available, is indicative of some sort of politics being played on the people of India. People are kept on tenterhooks, and are swinging between hope and frustration, on account of very slow rate of vaccination due to hosts of reasons ranging from incapacity of our healthcare system, vaccine hesitancy, and of course the politics. In the meantime spike in new COVID-19 cases has threatened a second wave in the country.

New Delhi: Indian boxing's poster boy Vijender Singh’s 12-match winning streak came to an end as 26-year-old Artysh Lopsan from Russia defeated him by a technical knock-out in the fifth round of a high voltage bout on the ship in Goa Friday night.

New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Gaurav Solanki (57kg) failed to cross their respective semi-final hurdle and had to be content with Bronze medals at the Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Turkey on Friday.

New Delhi: Achanta Sharath Kamal and Manika Batra combined well to oust Singapore’s Koen Pang Yew En and Lin Ye 4-2 to enter the mixed-doubles final at the Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha on Friday.

Jaipur: Tvesa Malik managed to stay afloat and keep her nerves as she overcame an over par round and managed to win the sixth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour by two strokes at the Rambagh Golf Club here on Friday.

New Delhi: Three Indians Divyansh Singh Panwar ,Arjun Babuta and Anjum Moudgil , made it through to the finals while their compatriot and strong contender Elavenil Valarivan failed to make the cut in the 10M Air Rifle event at the end of the 60-shot qualifying round of the Shooting World Cup here on Friday.

New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen chalked out another stunning win defeating two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan while CWG Gold medallist Gaurav Solanki overpowered tough local challenger to move into the semi finals in their respective categories at the Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.