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Much significance is being attached to statement of Samajwadi Party national President Akhilesh Yadav that he would enter into alliance with smaller parties and groups to beat BJP in 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

The clashes between the aggressive police and protesting farmers in Delhi on January 26 as the tractor parade burst into the city finally provided the much awaited opportunity to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open his mouth on the farmers’ agitation that has been going on for last two months and describing it as 'Insult To Farmers'.

Covid has impacted the coal industry no less seriously than other energy industries, which saw one of their worst phases as energy demand hit a low. The Indian coal industry was no exception, with Coal India revising down its production target to 650-660 million tonnes for 2020-21. The Maharatna PSU had produced 602 million tonnes of coal last year as against a target of 630 million tonnes.

Health sector has been in focus right from the beginning of the financial year 2020-21, since India was locked down on March 24 last year due to outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. It proved a straw on the camel’s back. Our healthcare facilities were overwhelmed at a time when the government had actually lowered the allocation, which was just about one per cent of the GDP, while it was 1.5 per cent in 2018-19, and the government had promised to raise it to 2.5 per cent by 2025. The pandemic enforced urgent spending, both public and private, financially breaking most of us, and it is in this context people are waiting for the budget 2021-22 in general and the health sector in particular.

The rigidity in attitude and approach of both the NaMo government and the agitating grain growing farmers now on the war path over the moves by the government to introduce a major role to private sector in the retail grain trade complex and silence of other political parties indicate a wide vacuum in political thinking. Farmers are insisting on repeal of new laws relating to grain trade and the government appears to be willing to meet all demands by farmers except their main demand of its surrender.

Santiago (Chile): Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team defeated the Chile Senior Team 2-1 in their sixth and last match held here at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Sunday evening.

Buenos Aires: India went down fighting 2-3 against a dominant Argentina 'B' Women hockey team in a thrilling encounter.

Kalyani: Gokulam Kerala got back to winning ways, defeating NerocaC 4-1 at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium today to take their tally on the Hero I-League table to six points.

Fatorda, Goa: For NorthEast United, life in the Hero Indian Super League without Gerard Nus has been off to a rather positive start. Snapping a winless run against Jamshedpur propelled them all the way to fifth on the table.

Bambolim, Goa: A late error in the box by Ahmed Jahouh enabled Chennaiyin to hold Mumbai City to a 1-1 draw in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim on Monday.