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New Delhi: "I am 72 and by God’s grace, my medical bill is zero. I have no ailments and if not completely, I think partially it is because I’ve made running a part of my lifestyle," says Gopinath Mohan.

Vasco, Goa: After a process of necessary abrasion and re-calibration, NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC will aim to change their fortunes in the Hero Indian Super League Season 7 as they clash at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco, on Saturday.

New Delhi: Mumbai's Javed Nuruddin Shaikh. has been named best umpire 2019-2020 by Hockey India.

With their plan to steal the election by having ballots disqualified failing in court after court, President Trump and his legal team are switching gears. His lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now pivoting to a strategy of delaying the final vote count and certification in as many states as possible in order to cast doubt on President-elect Joe Biden’s decisive victory.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The roles have been reversed in a sudden twist in Kerala’s political tale. The United Democratic Front (UDF) which has been launching an aggressive campaign against the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s ‘corruption’, has now become the defender in the wake of the arrest of former PWD Minister in the Oommen Chandy Government VK Ibrahim Kunju in the infamous Palarivattom flyover corruption case.

Election outcome in Bihar is neither an end nor a beginning. It is to be considered as an important landmark in the ongoing battle to decide the destiny of India. The battle was and is to decide whether India should continue as a secular democracy or a theocratic oligarchy. BJP that represents the second option could manage a narrow technical victory. The people’s discontent was reflected emphatically in the outcome. The wafer-thin victory could provide only 12,768(0.03 per cent) votes margin for the BJP alliance. Their vote share decreased by 12 percent compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. RJD leading the Maha Gathbandhan came out as the biggest party in the state assembly with 75 seats.

The impact of COVID-19 crisis on the lives of children in India has been far worse than most of the countries of the world, because the country’s share in the global burden was already unacceptably high in the beginning of the pandemic. With neonatal mortality of 590,000 per year India was accounting 23 per cent, under 5 mortality of 960,000 accounting 17 per cent, and stunting of 47.7 million children accounting 27 per cent of the global burden. About 25 million households did not have toilets while 560 million have no access to improved water connection.

Ministers from Narendra Modi to Nirmala Sitaraman are talking about a recovery of the Indian economy from the pandemic-induced crisis. Even the Reserve Bank of India which estimated the second quarter GDP growth to have been -8.6 per cent, has seen signs of recovery in October.

Panjim: When ATK took on Chennaiyin FC in the last Hero Indian Super League season’s final, the coronavirus pandemic was just starting to become a frightening reality across the country. Played behind closed doors, the final was one of the last sporting events held in the country before normal life essentially shut down.

Bambolim (Goa): Two sides with passionate fan base, a famed rivalry, and two squads full of star-studded players masterminded by shrewd tacticians. These will be among the many things to look forward to when Kerala Blasters face ATK Mohun Bagan in the opening match of the seventh Hero Indian Super League season at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, here on Friday.