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Bengaluru: Englishman Alex Fitzpatrick seized the halfway lead with a second straight seven-under 65 while Kartik Sharma with five under 67 was the highest-placed Indian golfer in tied fourth at 11-under 133 at US$300,000 The Challenge at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course here on Wednesday.

Mysuru: SD Prajwal Dev overpowered compatriot S Abhinav Sanjeev, while unseeded Briton George Loffhagen, a world number 182, shocked top seeded Nam Hoang Ly of Vietnam 6-3, 6-4, on his way to the pre-quarterfinals of the Cycle Pure Agarbathi ITF Mysuru Open at the Mysore Tennis Club here on Wednesday.

New Delhi: In a big push to give boost to the sport at the grass level, Hockey India (HI) on Wednesday announced that it will distribute over 11,000 hockey sticks, 3,300 balls and other vital playing safety equipment to its State Member Units and specific Academy Members.

Teary eyes and a roar toward the camera— Nikhat Zareen went through the full wringer of emotions after a closely—fought gold medal match that saw her emerging as World Champion for the second straight year. It was the culmination of an arduous tournament in which she had to overcome as many as six challengers owing to her unseeded status.

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha mocking father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.” he does not have law degree” has certainly not come as a shocking surprise. Gandhi does not have moral or ethical or cultural importance for the saffron brigade. While Sinha’s comment reflects his contempt towards Gandhi, it also exposes his utter lack of literary quotient and knowledge.

Rahul Gandhi's ouster from Parliament following a court order of two years imprisonment can be used by Congress in its campaign in the poll bound states in the coming days. Even as a gloating BJP smirks, it seems to have unwittingly handed over to the Congress live ammunition for its campaign. The absence of the former Congress chief in the Parliament has earned him another brownie point. He is back in the limelight.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It does not pay to be oversmart in politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to realize this sooner than later. The party’s desperate attempt to get the better of its biggest tormentor Rahul Gandhi has backfired badly.

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only pan-India party. The rest are all family-administered outfits. He forgot CPM and CPI which are not family-owned. But that is his won’t, strands of selective amnesia. And to think that he hopes the BJP will rule Kerala one day, for which the left-parties need to be ousted first. The Prime Minister was laying the foundation stone for an extension of the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

From April 1, 2023, the existential crisis for poor patients is further going to worsen on account of 12.12 per cent rise in prices of essential drugs, which was also increased by 10.76 per cent from April 1, 2022. The price difference in 12 months has thus turned to be 24.18 per cent.

In India, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation is capturing headlines. The “world’s largest democracy” does not treat defamation as a civil matter, and the Congress Party leader faced justice in a lower court in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.