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Mamallapuram (Chennai): Tania Sachdev battled hard to salvage a precious point as India A registered a dramatic 2.5-1.5 win against Hungary in the fourth-round match of women section at the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, Chennai on Monday.

New Delhi: Buyoed by two back-to-back victories, India captain Savita on Monday exuded confidence that her team will continue with its winning way against hosts England in their third Pool A match at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

RBI decision to permit rupee convertible in export and import is a precursor to make rupee an international currency. Although the convertibility is limited to current account, RBI’s decision demonstrates India’s readiness to move forward for full convertibility.

Mamata Banerjee’s latest troubles mean that her challenge to the BJP at the national level is petering out. After the scandal involving a formerly top-ranking minister who has now been sacked, few will credit her with being a person who can give the BJP a run for its money in 2024.

The Supreme Court verdict, last week (July 27), upholding the validity of inquiry, arrest and bail provisions of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), could not have come at a more appropriate time when as many as 122 sitting and ex-legislators are facing money laundering cases in the country. The apex court upheld the power of ED to arrest under the PMLA saying that the procedure for arrest is not arbitrary. A three-judge bench heard for more than 23 days well over 100 petitions challenging various provisions of the law.

The day has finally arrived: today on July 31, my teacher, colleague and dear friend Mr Keval Arora superannuates after 44 years of an illustrious teaching career, all of which he devoted to Kirori Mal College. He has enthralled generations of students in the classroom with his teaching, incisive comments, pervasive wit, critical thinking and a lived experience of theatre. He has transformed lives the way he transformed the printed texts into live performance in the classroom. He has taught students with a zeal and commitment which would be unmatched by anything else. He has invested on students like nobody else: by always giving a patient hearing to their queries (however naive they are) before addressing them with utmost care and attention. In a nutshell, Keval is a teacher not just of the subject but of life; he has taught students across generations and disciplines how to lead a life of principle, conviction and commitment.

Forget about the 56” chest; forget about ‘vishwaguru’, answer just this one question: “What was the National Security Advisor of the Prime Minister of India doing at an inter-faith meet talking national security matters with a bunch of clerics, asking their permission to ban the radical Popular Front of India, if at all?

LUCKNOW: Enthused by the success in Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha by polls, BJP is now making serious attempt to make dent in Yadav and Muslim support base of Samajwadi Party.

Making a strategic shift, from accomplishing its mission to create a “Congress Mukt Bharat” the BJP ironman Narendra Modi ably supported by his mentor RSS has embarked on the path to obliterate the opposition and particularly the regional parties from the political map of India.

Economic growth in India has never been inclusive. There still exists a wide gender gap. The female labour force participation (FLPR) has remained low, oscillating between 16 and 23 per cent in the last few years. They are facing numerous challenges including structural barriers that prevent them joining workforce, and even when they join, they have to undergo tremendous social and occupational bias.