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After the heady days of being a near-Neta in a Mumbai suburb, journalist-editor-in-chief-cum-media-baron-cum-ex-jailbird Arnab Goswami is now a subcontinental sensation with the extrasensory perception to predict airstrikes across the border with some degree of perception if not precision. And if he is a close confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the key to the PMO's vault in his trouser pocket, he is no friend of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran khan who if he was running towards Arnab would chuck a cricket ball at him so fast it would catch Arnab in the noggin and no apologies asked.

The upcoming budget session of Parliament is likely to be a boisterous one with a lot of controversial issues that will be raised by the opposition. Although the Parliamentary Affairs minister Prahlad Joshi has stated that the Modi government is ready to face all the issues, the opposition is sharpening its knives. The session is important, as it is the first session of the year in 2021. It is being held amidst the pandemic Covid 19.

Santiago (Chile): Riding on Gagandeep Kaur's brace India put up inspiring performance in the last quarter of the match to overpower Chile's junior women's team 4-2 at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Monday evening.

Bambolim, Goa: A spirited effort by the East Bengal defense led by goalkeeper Debjit Majumder helped the Kolkata side nullify a one-man advantage to Chennaiyin ending up with a vital point in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Monday.

New Delhi: Ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels that next leg of FIH Hockey Pro League matches, will test the players and teams preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

Santiago (Chile): Riding on Beauty Dungdung's hat- trick Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team defeated Chile 5-3 in the opening match of the tour at the Prince of Wales Country Club here.

Fatorda, Goa: Hyderabad will fancy their chances for full three points and hopes for last four berth as theyt take on bottom placer Odisha in Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Bhavesh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) and Aakanksha Bansal (CISF) emerged victorious in the Men’s and Women’s 25M Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) T2 competitions, as the National Shooting trials concluded at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Monday.

Narendra Modi has raced ahead again in the latest popularity ratings, securing 59.22 per cent of the votes among people who would like to see him continue as the prime minister. Not surprisingly, Rahul Gandhi is well behind with 25.62 per cent.

The near persistent stock bull in India over the last four years has busted the myth that the stock market is a barometer of economy. A linkage of India’s economic growth trend with the movement of its stock indices over the last four years is enough to prove that India’s real economy has little link with its stock market. In 2017-18, when the country’s GDP growth was officially estimated at 7.2 percent, the Standard & Poor Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex) reached the high of 36,443.98. Thereafter, the S&P BSE Sensex reached the closing high of 38,989.65 in 2018-19; 42,273.87 in 2019-20 and 49,795.19 as of January 13, 2021.