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People most at risk should get COVID-19 vaccine before those who are running a lower risk of the contagion. This is the principle of priority – seemingly very simple, but very difficult to implement. India, undergoing the process, is now faced with several impediments in the way, including the danger of falling in the trap created by error of application of mind due to several reasons. Tasks at hand are not only ensuring distribution of covid vaccines on priority and equitable basis, but also ascertain the vaccines safe, effective, affordable.

The stalemate over the new farm laws clearly indicates that both the NaMo government and farmers are battling for future. The farmers know their accepting authority now would embolden the NaMo government to curtail their advantages. The government cannot surrender by repealing the farm laws. It would mean opening flood gates for more demands. The battle between the two is virtually to acquire and deny the authority for future actions. The government has offered to meet every reasonable demand provided farmers accept the new farm laws but farmers are adamant on their demand to repeal now new farm laws before they even open dialogue. The conflict is over the authority to impose new laws and denial of right to the government to tamper with the existing legal structure.

The decision by the majority of Republican lawmakers in the House to sign onto Donald Trump’s fascistic push to overturn the 2020 elections will go down in history.

The Bharatiya Kisan Union has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the constitutional validity of the three farm laws. Many State Governments, including Kerala, have also announced that they shall challenge the bills before the court.

About 75 per cent participants in an exclusive Economic Times CEO poll said the economy and earnings are set to recover faster than expected from the pandemic-induced recession. Nearly half the CEOs polled, who include some of the biggest names in India Inc, believe that economic growth will range 7-10 per cent in FY22, while 18 per cent believe that growth could be higher than 10 per cent.

One of the time-tested methods of extremist politics is checking the resilience of a constitutional order. If the system shows signs of succumbing to pressure, the rebels with a subversive cause can then push ahead to bring it down.

The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election was called a semi-final before the final Assam elections — which are less than five months away. The 46 member (40 elected; 6 nominated by the governor) council governs the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) — which has 12 assembly seats. Presently, all these assembly seats are held by Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) — which contested the last elections as a member of NDA and is presently a partner too in the NDA government of Assam led by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Goa: In-form Mumbai City start favourite as they take on Jamshedpur take on Jamshedpur in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium here on Monday.

Chennai: Bengaluru’s Anish Damodar Shetty (Race Concepts) swept to a hat-trick of wins in the premier Pro-Stock 301-400cc class in the first round of the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship 2020 which concluded at the MMRT, here on Sunday.

Goa: NorthEast United not only managed to grab a point but extended their unbeaten run as they drew 0-0 with Chennaiyin in the Hero Indian Super League at Tilak Maidan Stadium, here on Sunday.