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There are several reasons for the BJP’s preoccupation with the Hyderabad municipal elections. It is unusual for a national party to deploy its big guns for a local contest. But the BJP is no believer in commonplace rules. If the party believes that an unorthodox approach will pay high dividends, it shows hesitation to opt for it.

Whoever thought that a civic poll would create so much excitement, passion, and polarization? The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections on December 1 has become an unprecedented high profile political event. It is being fought with the same vigour as Lok Sabha polls by not only the BJP, which is aiming high but also the other players like the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the AIMIM and the Congress.

Fatorda, Goa: NorthEast United extended their unbeaten run to three games after frustrating Goa in a 1-1 draw in their Hero Indian Super League 7 encounter at the Fatorda Stadium on Monday. Goa are yet to record three points this season.

New Delhi: Talented midfielder Shamsher Singh says that his aim is to play for the country and he is totally focused to get selected in the national hockey squad.

Goa: Having lost their opener, East Bengal will go all out to bounce back as the Kolkata club takes on Mumbai City in the Hero Indian Super League, at the GMC Stadium here on Tuesday.

Goa: Kerala Blasters held Chennaiyin to a goalless draw courtesy a superb penalty save from Albino Gomes in their Hero Indian Super League encounter at the GMC Stadium, here on Sunday.

The long list of precautions and hours prescribed by the medical practitioner, friend of my daughter in law suggested that fun from my life is ebbed out for a long duration. I knew I would have to follow what the young doctor prescribed over mobile of Bhavna. Her ringing up her friend for medical advice showed her concern for me. After all I am at 81 years of age; one has to live for children and grand children. Your living style is gone long. If you enjoyed the olden ways in even in last two decades, you can give, nay, you have to give credit to your grown up children that they allowed your style of fun.

New Delhi: Javelin Thrower Shivpal Singh and 20Km walker KT Irfan, both of whom have qualified for Olympics, are among the eight Track and Field athletes to be included in the core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).

Vasco, Goa: Diego Mauricio's last minute stunner enabled Odisha hold Jamshedpur to a 2-2 draw in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan here on Sunday.

Chennai: Coimbatore veteran Arjun Balu (Race Concepts) finally got the monkey off his back by taking the title in the premier Indian Touring Class in his third attempt in the MRF MMSC fmsci Indian National Car Racing Championship at the MMRT, here on Sunday.