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Kolkata: Pune-based Udayan Mane continued to be on course to win a record fourth straight title as he surged ahead as the joint leader along with teenager Aadil Bedi of Chandigarh after round three of the Bengal Open Golf Championship at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.

Bengaluru: It’s no secret that the Indian team Chief Coach Graham Reid likes to play aggressive, attacking hockey.

Fear has gripped the world with the spread of novel Coronavirus infecting thousands of people and sending many of them to death. The fear is real and natural and is the outcome of the fact no effective medicine has been developed to cure the disease. Only option left is to protect oneself from contamination by novel Coronavirus otherwise called COVID-19. The use of masks, avoiding physical contacts like handshake, washing hands with sanitizer, focusing on cleanliness, keeping distance from people having cough and cold and fever and from pets have become the order of the day. Many public events and visas to foreigners are cancelled. Cinema halls and malls are closed in many cities to avoid public gathering.

Jaishankar, the minister for external affairs is free to warn and issue word of caution against the international fraternity for expressing their concern on what has happened in Delhi ten days back, but he must understand he cannot put a lock on their mouths from expressing their views and opinions.

At a time when India’s economic growth dipped below five per cent, Tamil Nadu has shown the way to sustain 8 per cent state growth and perhaps provided a blue-print for other states to ward off a difficult economic scenario.

The hike in the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs three per litre is a cruel joke played by the Modi government on the people of this country when global crude prices have nosedived by a third. When consumers all over the world are enjoying a handsome cut in the prices that they are paying at fuel stations, Indians are forced to dish out more cash for the same quantity of petrol or diesel.

Economists world over are talking of the possible consequences of the sudden outbreak of coronavirus on global economy. While many are comparing the current crisis with the 2008 financial meltdown, others are seeking lessons from earlier instances of large scale epidemics.

Will the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister Kamal Nath, survive the 22 MLAs quitting along Jyotiraditya Scindia? The MLAs apparently come under anti-defection law. The Assembly Speaker, N P Prajapati, who belongs to the Congress, has lot of discretion in the matter. He may not accept their resignations, which appears unlikely; he may direct them to come to the house; whether they participate in no-trust voting or not, they stand disqualified outright.

Muscat: Paddler Mudit Dani registered a thrashing 4-0 win to begin his campaign on a high note at the 2020 ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open here on Friday.

Goa: Season six of the Hero Indian Super League is all set to culminate with a showdown between ATK and Chennaiyin at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Saturday.