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New Delhi: Indian shuttlers failed to get past the first round in China Open badminton tournament as Commonwealth Games winner Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy crashed out as they lost 21-17, 11- 21, 21-17 to Indonesia’s world No. 13 pair of Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas in Changzhou on Wednesday.

Unperturbed by the silly bout between India and Bharat, as projected by the RSS and Narendra Modi in the public arena, the Mahagathbandhan leadership is busy giving a final shape to its electoral strategy of not simply defeating the BJP in the state but creating a “BJP-mukt Bihar”.

There has been again coming up charges against the Adani group that had already faced in 2022 the allegations of opaque financial dealings after a global network of investigative journalists published a report alleging that the company invested millions of dollars in its own companies through secret offshore structures.

The loud rooting for the home team quietened markedly at Eden Gardens during a test .match in the ‘70s after a tall English batsman sitting on his knees appealed to the crowd with folded hands to refrain from barracking him. His earnest appeal was upheld and the crowd together with Calcutta as it was known then once again reaffirmed a sporting spirit.

Dr Ravi Kannan, an oncologist and director of Assam’s Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC) was on Thursday named as one of the four winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, for his work in “holistic health care”.

The Narendra Modi regime is out to launch a twin assault on parliamentary democracy and federalism by implementing the slogan of `One Nation, One Election’ (ONOE). The government has announced the setting up of an eight-member committee headed by former president, Ram Nath Kovind. The terms of reference make it clear that the committee’s job is to recommend how to proceed to implement simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, the legal and constitutional steps to be taken. The committee can be expected to do what the government wants as it has been hand-picked for the purpose and includes home minister Amit Shah.

Hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit on September 9 and 10 in Delhi poses both a challenge and a chance for India, as it aims to navigate geopolitical tensions while strengthening its position as a representative of the Global South.

Earlier last week, just before the Mumbai meeting of the opposition grouping INDIA, talk switched to naming Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge ‘convener’ of INDIA. Then, for no apparent reason, all such talk went out the window. After a series of calculated Modi government leaks, the importance of "being Mallikarjun Kharge" appeared to limit itself to being the father of Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge. So much so, the importance of being Priyank Kharge started overlapping the importance of being Mallikarjun Kharge.

Humiliating defeat in Karnataka in May 2023 assembly elections compelled the BJP leadership to give its electoral strategy a second thought for poll bound Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, and by the time the party readjusted its strategy, the nascent INDIA alliance increased its political challenges, necessitating further change in BJP’s national electoral strategy overriding the earlier planned strategy for the Vidhan Sabha elections.

On September 9-10, the world's most influential heads of the state will meet in India for the annual G20 summit. India assumed the year-long presidency of G20 on 1st December 2022. During the last meet in Bali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to world leaders that India would actively pursue inclusive, ambitious, and action-oriented policies throughout its G20 presidency. India has chosen the theme of "One Earth, One Family, One Future" enshrined in the ancient Sanskrit ethos of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam". This theme embodies a holistic approach to growth with sustainability in consideration of all life forms in the development process and aligning with the imperative of protecting our Planet.