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Panchkula: Jaipur based Afshan Fatima survived the middle of the round hiccups and stayed put in the lead at the end of the second round of the 14th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour here on Thursday.

Three coal mining workers died on September 18, 2022, due to suspected inhalation of poisonous gas while working in a rat hole coal mining at Tikok Malu hills in Ledo area under Margherita subdivision of Tinsukia district. Saidul Islam, Hussain Ali and Asmat Ali, all under thirty, died since it was suspected that there were no preventive steps taken against the deadly impact of environmental hazards, and here it was the poisonous gas emitting in the mine. According to reports in the national dailies, illegal mining is continuing under the knowledge of district authorities, but they are compelled to keep quiet because of the involvement of several ruling party leaders.

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has, by a split verdict of 3 to 2 upheld the validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment which provided reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS) from within the general category. The CPI(M) had supported this constitutional amendment in parliament in January 2019.

Do we get the sneaking feeling that the G-20 has been roped in to be part of the BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’; an opportunity to electorally cash in on the universal appeal of the lotus, which also happens to be India’s national flower? The Opposition is bristling, and does not like it one bit that the all-powerful G-20 has been put to use to popularize and sensationalize the Bharatiya Janata Party on a global platform.

It did not come as surprise when Delhi government led by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has now accused Lieutenant Governor Office in an affidavit in the Supreme Court of “Derailing” Governance in the National Capital Territory of India, as has been seen in several states during the last 8 years of PM Modi’s rule in India since 2014. Governors have been increasingly blamed of derailing governance by opposition ruled states. The latest being, apart from Delhi, the three southern states – Telangana, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

KCR, as the Chief Minister of Telangana is popularly known, has made a sensational revelation on the basis of confessions of four ‘agents of Delhi’ that the BJP which rules the country led by PM Narendra Modi has hatched a conspiracy to topple four opposition ruled state governments – Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi. Only a few months ago in August, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had claimed that the BJP has spent Rs6,300 crore on toppling elected governments of political parties in opposition.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The confrontation between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF) Government plumbed a new depth with the Government deciding to bring in an ordinance stripping the Governor off the Chancellorship of Universities and the Governor firm on referring the ordinance to the President of India.

As we speak of a new Chief Justice of India (‘CJI’) being sworn-in, much has been written and said about the former CJI Uday Umesh Lalit. It is difficult, if not impossible, to add anything new to the wealth of literature available on the subject. Yet, it must be said: Justice Lalit came with legacy.

As results continue to trickle in, it’s safe to say two things about the 2022 midterms. One, the Republicans massively underperformed, squandering what should’ve been a slam dunk at a time of significant voter discontent. Two, this is one of the stranger election results in modern political memory.

New Delhi: In another big boost to the sport in the country, India will host the $2.4 million (INR 19.50 crore) prize money IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship next year.