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New Delhi: It turned out to be a golden Monday for Indian women pugilists as five of them - Nivedita Karki, Shaheen Gill, Tamanna , Ravina and Muskan (75kg) - finished on the top of the podium at the Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan.

New Delhi: Happy with India’s dramatic win over Germany in the second leg of the FIH Pro league, Women's hockey Coach Janneke Schopman said that the team's focus is to improve and do better in every game.

BOSTON: The Ukraine war started on February 24, when Russia invaded on the plea that Ukraine intends to join NATO and thereby threatens Russia’s security. The attack was not sudden, Russia has mobilized troops on Ukraine's border for sometimes before, diplomatic efforts from USA and EU countries failed. There are some truth In Putin's assertions but his true intention lies elsewhere. He wants to restore the Tsarist Russia landmap, at least those area in the Baltic which were inside Russia during USSR period. He thought many Ukrainians, specially Russ speaking people, about 29 % of the population will give him support which happened during his Crimea invasion. But he went wrong. The invasion has united all the Ukrainians against him and pushed them towards west. Ukraine didn't fall within a short time as predicted. They are giving a very hard fight, with limited military and financial aid from US and the West.

Struggling to remain on the sidelines of the 21st century’s watershed war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern nations are discovering that they may be fighting their battles with an outdated toolkit.

In South Asia, size continues to matter, even for countries- never mind diplomacy. Bangladesh has been impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine, along with India, but the Western response could not have been more contrasting. The US/EU-led bloc of countries have hit out at Bangladesh viciously, while they still assess their options vis-à-vis its bigger neighbour, India.

My roadshow versus your roadshow. The last time AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took on Narendra Modi the ‘azaan’ sounded and Kejriwal paused. Then, Varanasi voted Modi to make him Prime Minister. Kejriwal didn't have a prayer to stop him. In 2019, nobody had a prayer. Today, another nearly five years later, AAP is riding high and AAP thinks Kejriwal has got more than a prayer to beat Modi at his game.

By the decision of the Centre to cut interest rate on workers’ and employees’ PF deposits, Modi government has just pushed workers 45 years back on social security at a time when the working class needed it most due to rising price rise and inflation with additional financial crises they have been facing for the last two years especially since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the country. The action to effect a cut on social security measures is sharply in contrast with the magnanimous speeches of our leadership to protect workers’ interests.

“It’s the economy, stupid!” was the phrase used during the 1992 US presidential contest to emphasize the challenge faced by Bill Clinton during his campaign. In India today, the BJP’s opponents have to realize that the party’s success is the result of its clever use of Hindu-Muslim animosity to advance its prospects.

The Russian attack on Ukraine seems to have given a wakeup call to countries in Europe and Asia to substantially step up their annual defence expenditure to protect themselves from possible external assault. Given the ominous security situation in Europe, a number of countries, including Germany, Sweden, Romania, Latvia, Finland, the Netherlands and Belgium have raised their defence expenditure for 2022. Germany heads the list with chancellor Olaf Scholz allocating an additional Euro 100 billion (US$110.65 billion) for the country’s armed forces, more than doubling its last budget of Euro 47 billion. He said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a “turning point in the continent’s history”. Latvian President Egils Levits said that while the European Union (EU) remains one of the most important economic players globally, it is a “midget” in political terms. The EU has been significantly underspending on defence and the military.

New Delhi: It rained gold for India as six Junior boxers,- Vini, Yakshika , Vidhi, Nikita Chand, Shrushti Sathe, and Rudrika -chalked out contrasting victories to claim titles at the Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Sunday.