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New Delhi: To mark the 'World Chess Day' Wednesday the official stamp of the 44th Chess Olympiad was unveiled at a function here this afternoon.

P T Usha was India’s fastest woman, winning a slew of medals across Asia. Then she began to groom a new generation of female runners. Now she has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha But sports will always be her life, says, Usha, 58.

Last week, I had a chance to visit the Baltic region in Europe for a conference. My destination was Lithuania. Once part of the erstwhile Soviet Block, Lithuania, still has a large proportion of their population who speak and understand Russian language. The buildings and the architecture also remind of the old Soviet relics but somehow I get the feeling that the locals did not like Russia. They hold Russia responsible for the present-day economic hardship that their country, alongside other countries in Europe, is facing.

The two Sena were back in the Supreme Court on Wednesday locking horns demanding the disqualification of the legislators of the “other Sena”. For the benefit of the public, the Uddhav Sena and Shinde Sena are engaged in a fratricidal war, both groups bent on eliminating the other from the face of Maharashtra. And the Supreme Court is taking its own sweet time to settle the ownership tussle. The next hearing is put on August 1. One would have expected that fresh from holiday, the apex court would have put some of the replenished energy in taking a decisive stand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said recently that India is the fastest growing economy at the moment. Statistics wise it may be true as other countries are doing badly. But the question to be asked is India’s growth story a myth or reality? On the face of it Indian economy may look reasonably good when compared to many other countries. Particularly after the Covid Pandemic the recovery seems to be reasonably good and quick.

July 19 became a historical date for banking sector in India in 1969 when Congress led by PM Indira Gandhi nationalized the private banks in the country. Fifty three years later, on July 19, 2022, the Congress had to oppose PM Modi led BJP government who is hell bent on privatising the nationalized banks, only to cover their failure in managing them successfully in the last eight years of their rule precipitating the banking crisis.

Amidst global supply chain disruptions and the attendant cost escalations, there is some encouraging news for India’s merchandise trade. Oversupply of containers is forcing a correction in the second-hand container market prices in the wake of average container prices and leasing rates declining globally since October 2021.

For people life begins at forty. For the Indian rupee, life is beginning to be exciting at 80.

New Delhi: The 19th Asian Games will now be held in Hangzhou from 23rd September to 8th October 2023.

New Delhi: Indian Women’s hockey team coach Janneke Schopman has exuded confidence of here team performing well in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games which begins on 28th July.