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New Delhi: Four-time Asian medallist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam will headline the 10-member Indian cycling contingent at Hangzhou from Tuesday.

After the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament in the special session last week, the think-tanks of the BJP aided, by veteran poll strategists, have been busy working out the best time suited to the party for holding the Lok Sabha elections, due in April/May of next year. Preliminary studies have revealed BJP’s interests will be better served by preponing the elections. Now, the choice is between November-end and February.

The ongoing massive diplomatic row has brought a sudden spotlight on the Canada-India relationship. Differences emerged between the two countries after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged Indian involvement in killing a separatist Sikh activist, Nijjar. Outraged, New Delhi vehemently denied the claim and dismissed it as "absurd and motivated."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the front-runner though INDIA's Rahul Gandhi could be ahead. Ask random Congress leaders and their faith in the Gandhi scion is unwavering. They are adamant Modi has slid behind Rahul Gandhi in people's reckoning and that the Wayanad MP has left everybody else in the field also behind, including fellow INDIA prime ministerial aspirants. And which is how things will stand till the big day in 2024.

As India is heading closer to the Lok Sabha election 2024, two sets of issues are being brought forward before the people of the country. BJP and AIMIM are harping on Hindu and Muslim communalism respectively, the former seems pushing the corruption issue against the INDIA alliance leaders in the rear. INDIA alliance, on the other, is trying to bring rising inequality in the country in focus as a top issue which is the cumulative effect of many things, including crony capitalism, unemployment, social injustice, and price rise.

Having built Trinamool Congress from the scratch and weeding out those who might question her style of functioning, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is long accustomed to having her ways. But a dilemma confronts her whether to be tagged with imploding INDIA coalition's unity or to green flag caste census in West Bengal which her colleagues in the coalition seeks which she considers to be damaging to her party's poll prospects in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

New Delhi: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen thrashed Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in her opening round of the 50kg by unanimous decision at the Asian Games boxing tournament in Hangzhou, China on Sunday.

New Delhi: Indian women’s football team muffed chances and went down 0-1 to Thailand for their second successive defeat and crashed out of the Asian Games at the Wenzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou, China on Sunday.

New Delhi: Marco Bezzecchi wheeled to glory as he won the inaugural IndianOil Grand Prix of India riding Mooney VR46 Racing Team to the top of the podium at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on Sunday.

New Delhi: Led by pacer Pooja Vastrakar’s four-wicket haul, India defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets to move into the final of the Asian Games women’s cricket tournament in Hangzhou, China on Sunday.