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Chennai: Pranavi Urs carded four-under 68 on the final day for four-under 212 aggregate to win the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Tour at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course in Chennai on Friday.

The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions (CTUs) in statement on January 20 urged the government of India to put on hold all the four codes and then to start afresh discussions with the CTUs on each of the labour code in the true spirit of bipartite and tripartite consultations.

In a session packed with human stories of abuse and misuse of law where activists and commoners were abused, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) began a three-day session on January 20 with over 100 other organisations comprising advocates, activists and others who spoke about the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

As expected, union leaders warmly welcomed the January 20, inauguration of Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, whom organized labor helped push to victory last fall.

In its systematic attempt to vilify the farmers’ movement against the three infamous agriculture bills that open peasant agriculture to corporate take-over, the government keeps using the argument that the opposition to these bills is confined to farmers only from a couple of states, that farmers from other states are happy with the bills. The falseness of this claim has been amply demonstrated, with the legislature in a state as far away as Kerala opposing these bills in a special session, and kisans in states like Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, apart from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh marching shoulder to shoulder with those opposing the bills. The claim that the opposition is confined only to a couple of states therefore is just a false red herring.

The first budget of the Narendra Modi Government in a period of pandemic is being presented on February 1 this year. Hardly ten days are left. The pandemic and lock down battered Indian economy is looking for a recipe which should be of relief to those who have been most affected and still distressed during the present fiscal. They are primarily, the jobless, young entrants to the employment market, small businessmen and unorganised workers including rural poor.

Fatorda, Goa: Mohun Bagan had to wait until the 90th minute to score past a stubborn Chennaiyin to chalk out a hard-fought 1-0 win in the Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, on Thursday.

Vasco, Goa: East Bengal boss Robbie Fowler will have little difficulty in getting across to his players on what's at stake for them on Friday. Win, and they will be just another win away from a playoff spot, a comeback that looked improbable in the early stages of the season.

Santiago (Chile): Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team made a fine comeback from a goal down to defeat the Chile Senior Team 3-2 here at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Wednesday evening.

Chennai: Hitaashee Bakshi played a flawless two-under 70 to grab sole lead at the end of the second round of the second leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Tour at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course here on Thursday.