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Rourkela: Riding on striker Sukhjeet Singh's brace,India stunned world champion Germany in a five goal thriller winning FIH Hockey Pro League match 3-2 in the Birsa Munda Stadium here last evening.

Despite commitments made to reduce the hazardous level of common salt, also called table salt, chemical name Sodium Chloride (NaCl), intake leading to increased health risks of heart diseases, stroke, and premature deaths, India has only a provision of mandatory declaration of sodium on pre-packaged food but no other mandatory measures in place, and therefore remains in score 2 in a first-of-its-kind WHO global report.

Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) will reach another milestone in the history of people’s art and culture between March 17 and 19, 2023 at Medininagar, Daltonganj by conducting its three-day 15th National Conference. Founded more than 80 years ago it is still marching ahead with its revolutionary zeal and spirits carrying on the torch of art and culture of working class to create awareness among the downtrodden masses and instil revolutionary spirits, displaying their own issues through various forms of arts and the ways and means to come out of their problems. IPTA is the movement for the people, by the people and of the people —comprising workers, peasants and artisans.

I met Prof Thomas Kailath seven years back in Delhi, where he talked about how India was on par if not leading, with countries like China in science and technology in the 90s but falling rapidly behind China today with its much bigger investments. Kailath, originally from Kerala but settled in the US, is one of the foremost names in the world in communications, control and signal processing. I remembered his words while reading the recent startling headlines that China has become the world leader in 37 of 44 critical technologies evaluated by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). The US, the undisputed leader a decade ago in almost all these technologies, leads in only seven, though it is second to China in all other critical technologies. India and the UK lead the rest, with Germany, South Korea, Italy, Australia and Japan following them.

LUCKNOW: The body language of the Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh assembly, Akhilesh Yadav during recently concluded budget session of UP Legislature made it clear that Samajwadi Party was very serious to put up challenge to ruling BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

As people all over the world observe and celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, the CPI extends its solidarity to all who remain committed to the fight against patriarchy and steadfastly uphold gender equality. The International Women’s Day celebration started officially in Soviet Russia in 1917 itself after women gained suffrage. On that occasion, leader of the Russian Revolution Vladimir Lenin categorically stated that “under capitalism the female half of the human race is doubly oppressed.”

There is a famous Sanskrit adage, “Ati Barjayet”; meaning excess is forbidden. But looking at the practices and politics of Narendra Modi it could safely be construed, though he claims to follow principles of Sanatan Dharma and Hindutva that it does not apply to him. Else instead of pursuing wisdom of political empathy, he must not have resorted to ruthless use of state power to suppress the opposition voice.

Bengaluru: Home favourites Ankita Raina and Rutuja Bhosale kept Indian hopes alive as chalked out three-set wins to reach the singles semi-finals of the KPB Trust ITF Women’s Open at the KSLTA Stadium here on Friday.

Gurugram: Despite closing her second round with a bogey Sneha Singh stayed put on the top of the field by two shots in the fifth leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Golden Greens Golf Club here on Friday.

New Delhi: Nishna Patel in tied 13th place and Avani Prashanth in tied 19th were the only two Indians to make the cut from the six-member team at the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship (WAAP) in Singapore on Friday.