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New Delhi: Formidable Brazil outplayed India 6-1 in the opening match of the Women’s International football tournament at the Amazon Arena in Manaus, Brazil on 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.

Headline-grabbing, fast-paced moves reinforce the UAE's position as a regional power. They highlight the UAE's willingness to chart a course that increasingly competes with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf's regional behemoth; is at times at odds with US policy; and scoffs at assertions of human rights abuse by activists and Western politicians.

Fighting global warming is not just providing a path to net-zero carbon emissions for all countries. It is also about how to meet the energy needs of the people while doing so. If fossil fuels are to be given up as they need to be, countries in Africa and a significant part of Asia, including India, need an alternate path for providing electricity to its people. What is the course open to the poor countries if they do not use the fossil fuel route that the rich countries have used? And how much will such a route cost, and who will pay the bill?

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.

Particular battles often have a significance that goes beyond the immediate context, of which even the combatants may not be fully aware at the time. One such was the Battle of Plassey, which was not even a battle since one side’s general had already been bribed by the other not to lead his troops against it; and yet what happened in the woods of Plassey that day ushered in a whole new epoch in world history.

Ten gunmen, members of the Lashkar-e-Toiba, carrying AK-47s and grenades, backpacks straining with dry-fruit. The 10 made a maritime entry into Mumbai, walking right through a waterfront village—pictures of curious villagers looking on surfaced later. At that time, on 26/11, the '10' were smiling and grinning, but of course these fellows were brainwashed bots—ready to kill and be killed.

Today, November 26, marks the one year of farmers’ historic struggle, with their numerous protests and rallies across the country that forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strategically retreat and announce the repeal of his three controversial farm laws on November 19, which he seemed hell bent on implementing for over a year.