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A refusal by the governor of Hindu-majority Bali to host an Israeli soccer team at this May’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup puts the Indonesian government, football association, and foremost Muslim civil society movement on the spot.

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.

It is increasingly becoming clear that the crisis in global banking has not played out even a small part. While the immediate fallouts leading to bankruptcies and similar consequences appear to have been contained somewhat, fears are lingering. The prospects of a recession in the global economy stand more pronounced than before. In simple terms, when people fear trouble ahead, they stop spending money, which sets off a chain reaction that affects every economic activity. And this gets reflected at every level of the economy, including credit, capital and investment, which have an overbearing impact on the full economy.

Mysuru: Sidharth Rawat outclassed Dali Blanch of USA 6-3, 6-2 to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the Cycle Pure Agarbathi Mysuru Open 2023 at the Mysore Tennis Club here on Tuesday.