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New Delhi: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer on Saturday exuded confidence of a good start by their team in the 13th IPL.

New Delhi: The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) today extended the tenure of its president Ajay Singh and the office-bearers by three months.

Before the start of the truncated Monsoon session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “this Parliament, particularly this session, has a special responsibility”. The PM is absolutely right, this Parliament does have a greater task – but that task and responsibility is not just what the PM says it is, “… to send out a unanimous message that the entire country stands behind its armed forces… with one voice”. It goes beyond that.

Bolivia’s coup President Jeanine Añez has dropped out of next month’s presidential elections after polls showed her scraping just over 5 per cent of the vote.

To quote a TV anchor, not the one served with a privilege notice by the Maharashtra Assembly, “The future is unwritten and we’re in utterly uncharted territory.” This anchor wasn’t talking about the LAC and what would be unfolding there in the coming days. Nor was he presenting his two paisa worth on what’s gonna unravel in matters concerning mysterious deaths and ganja gangs and stoned superstars.

Modi government’s denial to accept the survey data provided by “non-government agency about the loss of jobs of 21 million salaried jobs between April and August, weeks after suggesting that 18.9 million salaried jobs were lost between April and July, has not come as a surprise. It would be foolhardy to expect that the Modi government would accept any suggestion, idea or lacuna which appears to be riding over the image of the Modi government or giving a bad name to him or eclipsing the appearance of his rich and corporate friends.

The political earthquake in parliament house on Thursday culminating in the resignation of the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal from union cabinet reflected the fault lines in the ruling coalition under pressure from entrenched vested interests.

Covid has changed the way people shop, learn, and work. E-commerce is booming, brick-and-mortar retailers are shifting to digital platforms, and schools and offices have adopted online classes and working from home.

New Delhi: Cricket icon MS Dhoni has inspired whole new generation of sportspersons and being a co-owner of Chennaiyin FC he has influenced several young players of that team.

New Delhi: Women hockey team captain Rani Rampaul says that the sport has made members of her team financially independent at a very young age and they are in a better position to take care of their families' needs.