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Patiala: Shot putters Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Abha Khatua, hogged the limelight in the inaugural National Open Throws Competition which however saw no new record being created at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports complex here on Sunday.

Kanpur: International Master Koustav Chatterjee (Bengal) l held top seed Grandmaster B Adhiban of PSPB to draw in the third round of the ongoing MPL 58th Senior National Chess Championship at Ganges Club here on Saturday.

Patiala: Asian Games champion Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor Karanveer Singh, who was the only other athlete to touch the 20m mark last year and two other entrants from the 20m Club – Om Prakash Singh Karhana and Saurabj Vij will headline the inaugural Indian Open Throws competition at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports here on Sunday.

Coimbatore: Bengaluru pair of Karna Kadur and co-driver Nikhil Pai (Arka Motorsports) took the overall lead as the first round in the Rally of Coimbatore, witnessed some shock exits here on Saturday.

Bhubaneswar 26 February: Playing fast and attacking game India edged past Spain 2-1 in the FIH Women Pro League at Kalinga Stadium here.

Bhubaneswar: Trailing 1-4 India staged a stunning comeback to pip Spain 5-4 in the in the FIH Pro League at Kalinga Stadium here.

India cannot be oblivious to the fact that any war in Europe will impact its economy and trade. It may not be direct but the consequences will be felt in different areas in different ways, more so because India is now a close ally of both Russia and United States. Russia is India’s time-tested friend and has helped India in many ways during difficult situations. With United States, India’s relationship is growing and is critical in dealing with its belligerent neighbours China and Pakistan. Every nation has its security and economic interests and India’s interests are best served if both Russia and Ukraine come to negotiating table and resolve their differences. India will have to deal with the situation as it emerges but it is in India’s interest for Ukraine to remain non-aligned so that both Ukraine and Russian interests are best served as the two countries are neighbours.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provided yet another instance of gold proving its safe haven value. As Russian forces entered Ukraine and pressed towards Kiev, gold price surged to an intra-day high of US$1,974 per ounce on Thursday, corresponding to Rs 52,797 per 10 grams on India’s MCX. Hectic buying was witnessed all across the world, accompanied by a strengthening dollar and crude oil well past the boiling point of $100 per barrel.

Ukraine is about much more than the security of one sovereign nation. The battle for Ukraine is a battle for the new world order.

In Uttar Pradesh politics, predicting an electoral winner is difficult and foolhardy in equal measure. This is a state that has not given any chief minister a second chance at a full five-year term. It has an electorate that has long debunked the prophesy that whosoever rules it, will get a shot at forming the Union government. It is also a state that routinely mocks political predictions. The 2022 assembly polls are no different.