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Rahul Gandhi in September 7 launched his most cherished “Bharat Jodo Yatra" after offering obeisance to his father Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur, where he was assassinated in 1991. Choosing Sriperumbudur for launching Yatra is quite significant. It might prove to be the turning point in Indian politics and project Rahul Gandhi as the challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his divisive agenda. The Yatra aims at completely reshaping and redesigning the political contour of the country.

By end-2022, we’ll have pinpointed the identity of the primary challenger to Narendra Modi’s hegemony over the Prime Minister’s chair. That is, if the Gujarat assembly elections are held on schedule, and not delayed. If the Gujarat elections are postponed, then it will take a few more months to make an intelligent guess.

Thanks to the fallout of the Ukraine war, greenfield investments in new LNG plants are showing an unprecedented 20 times increase. From just about $2 billion invested annually in such plants in 2020 in the wake of Covid pandemic, the total annual investments in greenfield projects are expected to touch $42 billion in 2024.

Jammu: Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu and Delhi’s Arjun Prasad carded identical three-under 69 to share the lead at the end of round one of the J&K Open as the PGTI made its debut at the Jammu Tawi Golf Course.

Hyderabad: After sharing first round lead with two amateurs, favourite Pranavi Urs took control of the proceedings in the second round as she carded a second straight 2-under 68 to emerge sole leader of the 12th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour here on Wednesday.

Unemployment rate on September 5 in India on 30 days moving average was as high as 7.8 per cent. Urban unemployment was even worse at 9.1 per cent, while rural unemployment remaining as high as 7.2 per cent during agriculture activities is alarming.

New Delhi: Defender Amit Rohidas feels that upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League season to be played in Bhubaneshwar next month , will be a "new challenge and a new opportunity for us."

The last president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was laid to rest on Saturday in Moscow. It wasn’t officially designated as a state funeral, although it had “elements of a state funeral,” and Russian president Vladimir Putin skipped it.

India’s stunning 13.5 per cent Gross Domestic Product (‘GDP’) growth rate could have been a cause for much celebration had it not coincided with the release of the National Crime Records Bureau (‘NCRB’) data for 2021. ‘Crime in India’, the annual report of the NCRB for crime-related statistics, reported that the registration of violent crimes such as rape, kidnapping, atrocities against children, robberies and murders increased to levels set before the pandemic. Still, the overall crime rate (per one lakh people) decreased from 487.8 in 2020 to 445.9 in 2021.

Hyderabad: Amateurs Kriti Chowhan and Vidhatri Urs hogged the spotlight as they shared the opening day honours with top pro Pranavi Urs in the 12th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour here on Tuesday.