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Panchkula: Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma carded five under 67 to extend his lead to a commanding five shots in round three of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at Panchkula Golf Club here on Friday.

The United States of America is going through the quadrennial process of electing the 46th president, or re-electing the incumbent despot Donald Trump, heavily challenged by the mild Democrat Joseph Biden. At the time of writing this column, Biden has secured more votes than any president in the history of the United States. But, cannily enough, his lead is razor-thin, thus clearly establishing how popular Trump remains among his supporters. US observers are saying no matter who wins, Trump will remain the “president of Red America”.

It is generally said that an assessment of a politician’s stance on this or that issue shouldn’t rest on positions they took a decade or two ago. According to this view, the past is not a prelude to the present or predictive of a possible future. This argument was made about Hillary Clinton during the previous election cycle, and it’s been repeated regarding the Democratic nominees this time around.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The best-laid plans of men and mice go wrong. The plans of Enforcement Directorate, which is on an investigation spree in ‘communist-ruled’ Kerala, have also gone awry, thanks to the dreaded corona virus.

The arrest of Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, on the basis of a complaint made in May of abetment of suicide in which ‘A’ summary report was filed, exposes the political use of the power of the police all over the country and in every State.

The signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for geo-spatial cooperation at the 2+2 meeting of the United States and Indian defence and foreign ministers in New Delhi must have been a moment of deep satisfaction for the US establishment and the Pentagon. What began as a project to enlist India as a strategic ally of the United States three decades ago has reached fruition with the signing of the last of the so-called foundational agreements on October 27, 2020.

Lausanne, Switzerland: With the travel constraints governed by the regulations in place in Germany, Belgium and China due to the COVID-19 global health pandemic, the International Hockey Federation (FIH), on request of the travelling teams involved, has decided to postpone the following FIH Hockey Pro League matches:

Great Britain vs Germany (initallyplanned on 14 and 15 November,
China vs Belgium (initially planned on 23 and 24 January)

Chennai: After a nine-month break, the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship 2020 resumes in a bio-bubble at the MMRT circuit here on Saturday and behind closed doors.

Panchkula: Akshay Sharma fired a six-under-66, a second straight bogey-free round, in Chandigarh, to increase his overnight lead to three shots at 14-under-130 at the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship today.

When India attained independence, Sardar Vallabhai Patel was the first to envision civil services as the ‘steel frame’ of Independent India. Despite reservations of several colleagues, his resolve to retain the cadre was strong. While speaking to the first batch of civil servants at the Metcalf House, Delhi, Patel pithily articulated the future role of civil servants. In his address on April 21, 1947, Patel said.