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LUCKNOW: Mrs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra AICC general secretary incharge of Uttar Pradesh during recent three day visit to Lucknow not only boosted morale of party leaders and workers but also gave mantra of strong organisation to win forthcoming state assembly polls.

The most populous state of Uttar Pradesh is in election mode with the correct people making the correct noises at the correct time. For beginners, Congress leader Salman Khurshid has named Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the vanguard for the Congress, and Samajwadi Party top-man Akhilesh Yadav has told the BJP and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to dump the ‘Lotus’ election symbol and go for the ‘Bulldozer’ because it fit the Bharatiya Janata Party’s bellicose image like a glove.

All eyes are on the possible outcome of a crucial meeting of a ministerial panel of the GST council meeting on Friday, which is scheduled to consider bringing petroleum products under the GST regime. If there is agreement to do so, it would be great relief for the people, even if the rate is pegged at the highest bracket of 28 percent. For, they have been paying through the nose for petrol, diesel and LNG because the government has been using fuel tax as a cash cow. The Centre and state governments are equally to blame for this and there is even greater pressure from the state governments not to bring petroleum products under GST because they would be among the biggest losers.

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals' Assistant Coach Mohammad Kaif, has opined that the team's performance in the first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second half of the IPL 2021 season will set the "tone for us".

Srinagar: Top professionals of the country including Olympian Udayan Mane, Rashid Khan, Jyoti Randhawa, and Kshitij Naveed Kaul will be seen in action in the Rs 40-lakh prize money J&K Open to be held at the picturesque Royal Springs Golf Course (RSGC) in Srinagar, from September 15 – 18. The Pro-Am event will be held on September 19.

New Delhi: Giving brilliant performance in the Regional Qualifiers, the reigning national champion Hemanth Kommu has qualified for the Finals of the 13th Esports World Championship.

Kalyani: Bengaluru United (BU) got the better of torrid ground conditions and pulled off a spectacular 2-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting in their final group game to make it to the quarterfinals of the Durand Football Cup here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic Gold medal success has not only turned 23-year old into a household name across the country, but also has translated him seamlessly into a digital phenomenon.

NOIDA: Amateur Sneha Singh and Jahanvi Bakshi, winners on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, will fight it out in the ninth leg of the Tour at the NOIDA Golf Course on Wednesday.

One of the still unsolved mysteries of the September 11,2001 attacks is how the foreign government that was by far the most responsible for that atrocity got off completely scot-free — and, in fact, proceeded to be lavishly rewarded by Washington for years to come.