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Twenty-seven years of BJP rule and the Gujarat electorate is in two minds. To vote BJP, or not vote BJP? Also, there are happy people, and there are unhappy people, both lots linked to Modi, and Modi’s doings, past and present. Again, for the first time in years, top Delhi-based anti-Modi journalists of the pre-2014 era are camping and supping in Gujarat hotels, expecting an overthrow of ‘Modi’, but at the same time reluctant to announce their presence and premise.

I saw last week in Netflix Writer Director Pan Nalin’s latest film “Last Film Show”, ”Chhello Show” in Gujarati. The film has already been nominated by India as its Oscar contender for the 2023 Academy Awards Function scheduled in March. Only last week, Nalin’s film was named as the winner of the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles. The film has been in the festival circuit since June 2021 receiving wide appreciation in all the festivals. The producers have been able to organize its release in the USA market on December 2. Already, the film had a commercial release in India on October 14 this year.

A joint forum of ten central trade unions — including, INTUC, AITUC, TUCC, SEWA, HMS, CITU, AICCTU, LPF, AIUTUC and UTUC —has decided to boycott the virtual pre-budget consultation with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on November 28, demanding a physical meeting with reasonable time to speak. Pre-budget consultation is an annual exercise under which representatives of different sectors give suggestions and raise demands to be addressed through the Budget.

New Delhi: A K Goorha was awarded a life-time achievement award by FTII Pune, Graduates Association, popularly known as GRAFTII-North here in a function held at Press Club of India on November 27, 2022 in presence of seniors.

Vikarabad (Telangana): Manu Gandas fired six-under 66 in last round to seal a commanding four-shot win at the inaugural Rs one-crore Vooty Masters here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Displaying tremendous firepower Australia outplayed India 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match hockey series at the Mate Stadium, Adelaide on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Secretary Sports Sujata Chaturvedi on Saturday disclosed that country will soon have completely revamped anti-doping programme.

New Delhi: Veteran opener and former captain Gautam Gambhir on Saturday asserted that IPL is the best thing that has happen to Indian cricket.

New Delhi: Vishwanath Suresh, Vanshaj and Devika Ghorpade boxed to glory and gold chalked with facile 5-0 wins in their respective finals while two other Indians took silver at the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain on Saturday.

The continuing strong presence of the right wing opposition in the congresses in the Latin American countries ruled by Left wing Presidents has become a big problem for the ruling progressive coalitions in implementing the pro people programmes, Latest developments in Peru and Colombia are reminders tat just winning in the presidential elections is not enough, the Left will have establish control in the respective national assemblies also.