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Belarusian lawyer and academician Alena Douhan, who in 2020 became the United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures,” visited Venezuela from Feb. 1-12. She was there “to assess the impact of unilateral [U.S.] sanctions on the enjoyment of human rights.” At her press conference on the last day, she read aloud a preliminary report. The full report will be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in September 2021.

The Modi government’s decision to privatise Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has resulted in widespread protests from across the state of Andhra Pradesh. A relay hunger strike camp was staged by the Visakhapatnam Steel Conservation Struggle Committee (VSCSC) near the main gate on February 12. Dr Kolla Rajamohan Rao, who was a part of the Students’ Action Committee of the historic Vizag Steel movement back in 1966-67, shared his experiences of being a part of the “Visakha Ukku – Andhrula Hakku'' movement. He paid tributes to the 32 martyrs of the movement and the hundreds of youth wounded in police firing and lathi charges. He appealed for a united mass movement to protect the Plant from privatisation.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown since March 2020may have wreaked havoc for the travel and the publishing industry, and been generally dystopian but lit fests all over the world have seen dramatic rise in attendances, says Sanjoy Roy, the curator of the Jaipur Literature Festival. The Festival expects 10 million viewers this year, he said.

The upcoming assembly polls in Assam are primarily going to be a fight among alliances. The ruling BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) includes Assam Gana Parishad (AGP), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Gana Suraksha Party led by Lok Sabha MP Naba Sarania. Two of its previous tribal partners — Ganashakti Party and Tiwa Aikya Manch — already have merged with the BJP. On the other side, there is the Grand Alliance led by the main opposition Congress. The other constituents include AIUDF, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML)(L) and Anchalik Gana Mancha (AGM) — a new regional party led by notable journalist and Rajya Sabha MP Ajit Bhuyan.

The NaMo regime is engaged in electoral battle, for a second time in its seven years, for retaining power in Assam and gaining power in Bengal. Both the assembly polls are more tougher for the party even though the home minister Ameet Shah never allows the opportunity to pass by without predicting success of his party in crushing the Chief Minister Mamta Bannerji and her party in the Bengal polls. He has apparently taken charge of the party in the assembly polls with intense campaign.

Fatorda, Goa: Mohun Bagan put up a dominating performance as they outplayed arch rivals East Bengal 3-1 at the Fatorda Stadium on Friday. With this win, the Mariners finish the season of the 100th year of the legendary Kolkata derby with a double over their rivals.

Vasco, Goa: Hoping for a miracle Jamshedpur will take on Mumbai City in the Hero Indian Super League at Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco, on Saturday.

New Delhi: ELMS Sports Foundation, with the Abhinav Bindra Foundation as Knowledge Partner and with the expert guidance of Loughborough University, on Friday announced the start of the second batch of the online program from 20 March.

Bengaluru: Renowned physiologist and sports science expert Genadijus Sokolovas arrived today in Bengaluru to conduct the national swimming camp at the Dravid-Padukone Centre for Sports Execellence.

Ahmedabad: Bengaluru’s Chikkarangappa fired superb four-under-68 final round to record a stunning come-from-behind win at the Gujarat Open Golf Championship here today. Kolkata’s Viraj Madappa fired the last day’s best score of seven-under-65 to finish runner-up at six-under-282.