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Kochi: A budding rivalry will be renewed on Saturday when Kerala Blasters take on Hero Indian Super League defending champions Bengaluru FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here.

Boris Johnson’s Cabinet reshuffle indicates a deep crisis. The root of the differences between the prime minister and his chancellor – which resulted in the Sajid Javid resignation – lies in the particular character of Britain’s continuing capitalist crisis and the different ways in which the dissonant tendencies in our multilayered ruling class think it can be overcome.

In the lead-up to February 22 Caucus Day in Nevada, early voting will take place February 15–18. Nevada is the third state in the country to hold caucuses or a primary election, and the first Western state, after Iowa and New Hampshire.

The second budget presented by Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman and the seventh budget of the NDA-BJP government is another disappointment but not all surprising. When our economy is admittedly facing a downturn and confronted with serious problems, it was expected that steps would be announced in the budget to improve the economy and put it on the growth trajectory. But the Budget is docile document with usual figures and statistics, promises and expectations and it is unlikely that this budget would help to turn the tide.

The Indian Supreme Court’s handling of the review petitions pertaining to the original Sabarimala judgment delivered in September 2018 is emblematic of the court’s scant regard for the principle of stare decisis in particular and the process of law in general.

Indian police, basking in the glory of the repressive British era Indian Police Act, 1861, continues to be prejudicial, communal, casteist, partisan and politically aligned that affects its core policing duties of being neutral, fair and efficient in enforcing various criminal laws to maintain law and order. As a result, people continue to mistrust the police force with suspicion as a short, nasty, brutish, oppressive and corrupt instrument of state ever ready to frame up adversaries of all sorts, threatening innocents for their incarceration and torture just for extorting money or otherwise. Simultaneously, police continue to be the most corrupt state apparatus in public governance.No wonder, Justice A.N. Mulla of Allahabad High Court had called the Police “criminals in Khaki” in a judgement in 1980s.

Kalyani: Hosts East Bengal (EB) I were held to a 1—1 draw by Punjab Football Club at the Kalyani Stadium in their Hero I-League clash on Thursday.

Hyderabad: Hyderabad were denied a win in their final home game of the Hero Indian Super League season after Jamshedpur managed a 1-1 draw, thanks to an injury-time equaliser from Sumeet Passi at the GMC Balayogi Stadium here on Thursday.

New Delhi: Hockey India on Thursday congratulated ace mid fielder and Team Captain Manpreet Singh on winning the FIH Player of the Year award.

Bhubaneswar: Nothing less than a victory will do for Odisha when they host NorthEast United in their Hero Indian Super League clash here at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday.