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The repeal of contentious farm laws is a significant moment and a major political defeat for the Prime Minister and his government. The government’s turnaround is all the more remarkable as it is unusual for the PM to backtrack from major policy decisions, even for instrumental political reasons.

Certain things grow on you without you even noticing it; it could be an emotion, an addiction or even a deadly disease like cancer. This has been the case with cryptocurrencies. Central banks, the very antithesis of cryptocurrencies, initially ignored its existence saying it was financial gibberish. But over time, the ever growing popularity of cryptos became an obsession with them and now even the central banks have realised there is no life without cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology that powers it.

Though the third wave of COVID-19 in India is delayed and experts say its severity would be much reduced compared to the first and second, if at all it strikes, we cannot afford any slackness in guarding ourselves. Scientists have just discovered a new more infectious and virulent variant in South Africa which they have named as ‘Omicron’, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has put countries across the world on alert. Omicron has crossed the boundary of South Africa to Botswana, Belgium and Israel, and we will know more when findings from other less transparent countries are disclosed.

When Mamata Banerjee made nephew Abhishek Banerjee TMC’s general secretary in June of this year, they said she was following in the footsteps of ‘Behan’ Mayawati, who had appointed her brother to an important post in the Bahujan Samaj Party. Mayawati, a spinster like Mamata, clarified that her brother was doing it ‘pro bono’. Apparently, the brother was not bachelor-for-life like BSP founder Kanshi Ram.

Kolkata: Delhi’s Kshitij Naveed Kaul fired seven-under 65 to emerge sole leader after round two of the Rs. 40 lakh ICC RCGC Open Golf Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) here on Friday.

Hyderabad: Teenager Jahanvi Bakshi held her nerves to complete a superb back-to-back win as she rallied from a one-shot deficit to register her fourth success this year by winning the 13th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club here Friday.

New Delhi: Versatile midfielder Manpreet Singh will lead the 20-member Hockey Team to defend the title at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy which is scheduled to be held between 14 - 22 December at Dhaka.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The war of words between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) over the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Board (KIIFB) has taken a new turn.

LUCKNOW: Since caste is dominant factor in forthcoming assembly polls, both the ruling BJP and its main rival Samajwadi Party are making alliances with small regional parties and various caste group to expand their social base.

Make in India has lost steam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaunted success stories from the rampart of Red Fort in the Independence Speech in 2019. Several attempts were made to rejuvenate Make in India, invoking major reforms like reduction in corporate taxes, land reforms at state level and downsizing cumbersome procedures by encompassing major labour laws. But, they all failed to unleash a positive impact on manufacturing growth.