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It is time to deliver a budget like never before. This fiscal, India has recorded the biggest economic degrowth since independence. The budget for 2021-22 must focus on a specific road map to stabilise the economy, help increase consumption, grow employment and compress government. Reality should rule over rhetorics. The business and industry would probably want to know the government’s specific plans for the coming fiscal rather than its longer objectives. This year’s budget, placed on February 1, 2020, failed to measure the reasons for the country’s declining economic growth since 2017-18 and the possible impact of Covid-19 which was reported in China as early as in December 2019.

Fatorda, Goa: An 82nd-minute equalizer by Erik Paartalu, helped Bengaluru to hold Odisha to a thrilling 1-1 draw in the Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, on Sunday.

Goa: Odds are against Chennaiyin as they face table-toppers Mumbai City FC in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, here on Monday.

Kolkata: After three back-to-back draws, a clinical performance by Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) enabled the Manipur based club beat Chennai City 2-0 to record their first win of the Hero I-League season at the VYBK Stadium in Kolkata, on Sunday.

Vasco, Goa: Jamshedpur and Hyderabad shared a point each as they played a goalless draw in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Sunday.

Chennai: Bengaluru’s Hemanth Muddappa (Mantra Racing) retained his overall title in the 2020 MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Drag Racing Championship at the MMRT, here today.

New Delhi: IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals on Sunday appointed former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara as the Director of Cricket for the Season 14 of the Indian Premier League. Kumar Sangakkara, the current President of the Marylebone Cricket Club, will commence work with the team immediately. He will be responsible for overseeing the entire cricketing ecosystem of the Royal’s franchise including coaching structure, auction plans and team strategy, talent discovery and development, as well as the development of the Royals Academy in Nagpur.

Santiago (Chile): Maintaining their unbeaten streak the Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team put up another impressive show defeating Chile (Senior) 2-0 in their fifth match of the tour held at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Saturday evening.

New Delhi: Three -time Olympian Harbinder Singh feels that it podium finish for India in Tokyo Games is very tough but very much possible.

Vasco, Goa: Three straight defeats have pushed Jamshedpur to a precarious position, and are at the eight spot on the table. And as they face Hyderabad at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday, they will be desperately seeking a win to keep their hopes alive to qualify for their first-ever playoffs in the Hero Indian Super League.