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New Delhi: Ace mid fielder Manpreet Singh was on Monday retained captain of the 20-member Indian hockey team for the double header season opener of the FIH Pro League against the Netherlands to be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on 18 and 19 January.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asked industry leaders to stop ‘self-doubt’ and unleash the animal spirits that have been missing in the economy all this while. But the boss in the North Block office herself seemed to be in need of booster dose of confidence. The persistent criticism about her performance seems to have done its bit to shake her own confidence in doing whatever she is supposed to be doing.

What distinguishes the present government from its predecessors, according to external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, is its problem-solving attitude.

The government’s latest resolve to invest as large as Rs 102 lakh crore in infrastructure is most welcome But, it may have little impact on the country’s shrinking economic growth unless they are properly executed, monitored in stages and their impacts thoroughly audited. After all, the government’s claim of spending over Rs 50 lakh crore on infrastructure over the last six years seems to have failed to generate much positive results on economy. The questions are naturally raised about the sources of such large funds, specific investment projects, their locations and implementation schedules and resultant impact on employment and national income.

Pressure continued to mount on Iran’s regime as thousands poured onto the streets demanding democratic elections and the resignation of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The huge protests took place in major Iranian cities again on January 11 and 12 after Iranian authorities made a stunning about-turn on Saturday, as they admitted to shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet on Wednesday.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Narendra Modi Government never loses an opportunity to tout the delights of ‘co-operative federalism.’ But the gap between what it preaches and practises remains yawning.

BHOPAL: After the conclusion of the five day RSS conclave two big towns – Jabalpur and Indore witnessed extraordinary massive support for CAA and NRC. While the Jabalpur show was led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Indore show was unique in many ways. Organisers of the Indore show claimed that it was participated by more than one lakh people. Almost every participant was carrying national flag. The demand for flags was so large that in the last stage people paid Rs. 500 to 1000 for one flag.

India entered in 71st year of its being the Republic and Indian people were not as widely divided ever before as they are now. The achievement of the NaMO Regime, due to its unprecedented electoral success in 2014, was to have, for the first time, the American President as the chief guest for the Republic Day celebration for its first Republic Day celebrations. Yet the regime is now attempting to make the Indian minds swinging between realities and imaginary past. The example is provided in the story in circulation for the past few days on the social media relating to the great symbol of love in the world.

Goa: Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) registered a comfortable 2-0 victory over All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) developmental side Indian Arrows at the Tilak Maidan in Goa on Sunday, January 12. Naocha Singh scored in the 44th minute to open the scoreline before Princewill Emeka doubled the visitor’s advantage in the 79th minute.

Kolkata: Kerala Blasters FC picked up an important 1-0 win against ATK, thanks to a second-half strike by Halicharan Narzary at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, on Sunday.