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India needs to tackle Pakistan through “deft handling” rather than “romanticising its political approach” and the country gained little by “over-talking” the surgical strikes of 2016, the late Pranab Mukherjee has written in his memoirs that also recall his “very cordial ties” with PM Narendra Modi who he said earned his prime ministership by leading BJP to a historic win.

The week beginning from January 11 is all set to witness a history. World’s largest vaccine drive will be launched in the country. If everything goes well, India will soon win the battle against COVID-19. “It would soon be a reality to vaccinate the entire population in the country… after prioritizing risk groups,” said Union Minister of Health, and the Prime Minister will begin the week by chairing a meeting with Chief Ministers of all states of the country to discuss the situation on the ground and the vaccine rollout. However, the success in the inoculation drive in shortest possible time with the desired level of effectiveness will really depend on how smoothly the vaccine rollout proves to be.

Goa: Two goals by Liston Colaco in last five minutes of the game helped Hyderabad overpower NorthEast United, 4-2 thus extending the Highlanders' winless run to six games in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Friday.

Kolkata: The 2020-21 season of the Hero I-League kicks-off at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday, when debutants Sudeva Delhi play newly-promoted Mohammedan.

Fatorda, Goa: Bengaluru's interim coach Naushad Moosa on Friday exuded confidence that his team will bounce back when they take on East Bengal at Fatorda Stadium on Saturday.

New Delhi: Swapnil Kusale (Railways) overcame a strong challenge from Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (Madhya Pradesh) to win the 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) T2 national shooting trials, Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Friday.

New Delhi: Defender Suman Devi Thoudam will lead a 24-member Junior women hockey team to tour Chile this month to play six-matches in their preparations for the Junior Asia and World Cup this year.

Goa: Former champions Bengaluru FC on Friday sacked its coach Carles Cuadrat and named Naushad Moosa as the interim coach.

“Far worse than Watergate.” That’s what veteran journalist Carl Bernstein, one of the reporters who blew the lid off Nixon’s 1972 election burglaries, had to say about President Donald Trump’s Jan. 2 phone call to Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger. By telling the Peach State’s top election official to “find” him 11,780 more votes—just enough to beat Biden by a single ballot—and then threatening him with “criminal” consequences, Trump has managed to outdo even himself.

It was a bloody coup attempted by the rightist forces which was master minded by the president of the USA Donald Trump, in which at least four persons lost their lives, nevertheless the Congress ought to be congratulated for foiling the conspiracy to prevent the Biden presidency from taking charge.