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Bhubaneswar: Sravan Mandangi could only marvel at his good fortune, when he stepped forward to collect his recurve team gold medal in the Khelo India University Games here today.

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals’ Indian players have gathered in Guwahati for the preparatory camp ahead of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. The camp is taking place at the Barsapara Stadium and is being conducted to prepare extensively for the upcoming edition of the IPL at the new venue.

By fourth day of riots in parts of northeast Delhi, 27 people have lost their lives and over 200 have been grievously injured. Armed mobs continued to rampage through roads and streets until the third night when shoot and sight orders were issued and large number of police deployed. People’s confidence on police administration has greatly eroded either due to their absence from the scene of rioting, in some cases upto 48 hours, or their lapses even during their presence. All of these seem to be politically orchestrated, but the most alarming is participation of younger boys from 15 to 25 years of age in large numbers.

Prime Minister’s reiteration that “Peace and harmony are central to our ethos” does not appear to hold ground as his government and particularly his handpicked home minister, Amit Shah behaved like Nero while Delhi burnt for three days and around 27 persons were brutally murdered by the mercenaries.

The use rather abuse of massive amount of people’s money by Modi Government to welcome President Donald Trump in a mammoth gathering in a stadium in Gujarat spoke volumes for exhibitionism and utter servility of powers that be in India to please the President of the USA. The slum dwellers of Ahmedabad were hidden behind a long wall specially erected on the road on which Trump’s carcade moved. It is indeed painful that Modi regime instead of wiping out poverty is hiding poverty stricken people out of sight for the sake of making a false impression on the mind of visiting dignitary that there is no poverty in India.

This is a moment when every Indian should open his/her eyes and look around with utmost commitment to the nation's future. Everything possible should be done to safeguard religious harmony and understanding between people. The happenings in national capital since last Sunday are a big shock for India and a black mark on her face. Those incidents have stolen so many precious human lives and caused serious injuries to hundreds. Houses, shops and vehicles were burned and properties worth crores of rupees were destroyed. Fanatic criminals intoxicated with communal madness and taking law into their hands were ruling Delhi. For four days, the country saw nothing in the Capital that could be called as a ‘government’! That apparatus was undertaking a deep sleep which was a conscious and shameless sleep!

Mumbai: The youth team of Chelsea continued their enviable run of form with a dominating 5-0 win over FC Goa in the Mumbai Cup at the Reliance Corporate Park Football Ground, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday.

Delhi: Young Indian shuttlers Ravi and Rithvik Sanjeevi Satish Kumar registered straight-set victories in the U-19 men’s singles opening round at the Dutch Junior International tournament in Haarlem, the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Bhubaneswar: Bespectacled Uttkarsh Dixit (Punjabi University, Patiala) and Priyanka Thakran (Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak) took contrasting routes to win the men and women’s recurve archery gold medals at the Khelo India University Games 2020 here in Odisha on Wednesday.

New Delhi: World No. 1 Chen Yufei and defending men's singles champion Viktor Axelsen will lead the draw while Indian challenge will be spearheaded by PV Sindhu,Saina Nehwal, K.Srikanth at the 10th edition of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open to be played at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall of Indira Gandhi International Stadium here from March 24 to 29.