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FIH PUTS HOCKEY WOMEN’S JUNIOR WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2021 ON HOLD

Harpal Singh Bedi - 2021-11-26 17:53
New Delhi: Taking no chances, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday put on hold next month's Junior Women's World Cup in South Africa following the outbreak of a new coronavirus variant.
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JAHANVI KEEPS NERVES FOR THE FOURTH WIN OF THE YEAR AT THE 13TH LEG OF HERO WPGT

Harpal Singh Bedi - 2021-11-26 14:01
Hyderabad: Teenager Jahanvi Bakshi held her nerves to complete a superb back-to-back win as she rallied from a one-shot deficit to register her fourth success this year by winning the 13th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Boulder Hills Golf & Country Club here Friday.
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BRAZIL OUTPLAY INDIAN WOMEN 6-1 IN THE OPENING FOOTBALL MATCH

Harpal Singh Bedi - 2021-11-26 12:53
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.

UAE CHALKS UP SIGNIFICANT DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS WITH PAY-OFFS

BID TO EMERGE AS MIDDLE POWER IN INTERNATIONAL ARENA
James M Dorsey - 2021-11-26 11:04
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.

RICH COUNTRIES ARE HYPOCRITICAL ON PROVIDING A PATH TO NET-ZERO CARBON EMISSION

POORER COUNTRIES HAVE TO BE ENSURED OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ENERGY NEEDS
Prabir Purkayastha - 2021-11-26 11:01
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?

PINARAYI VIJAYAN REBUTS CAG’S CRITICISM AGAINST KIIFB

FINDINGS ARE ONE-SIDED, SAYS GOVT.
P. Sreekumaran - 2021-11-26 09:57
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.

BJP, SP FORGE ALLIANCE WITH SMALLER PARTIES AND CASTE GROUPS

BID TO EXPAND SUPPORT BASE IN ASSEMBLY POLLS
Pradeep Kapoor - 2021-11-26 09:48
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.

FEW TAKERS FOR PLI SCHEME MEANT TO ENERGISE ‘MAKE IN INDIA’

CHANGE IN INCENTIVE APPROACH ALSO FAILS TO ENTHUSE
Subrata Majumder - 2021-11-26 09:44
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.