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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.

So, as Ukraine eats into our conscience and we shirk from thinking of Ukrainian children caught in the Russia-Ukraine war, which is increasingly beginning to look like a battle of egos of two individuals, one presiding over a war-machine with the second best ranking in the Global Power Index, and the other who was a comic now the living symbol of a tragedy unfolding on the banks of the Black Sea.

Presenting the State Budget 2022-23, the Rajasthan Government, on February 23, announced the introduction of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme. This scheme guarantees 100 days of employment in a year to those families residing in the urban areas who seek work.

New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen and Nitu chalked out contrasting wins over their rivals to move into the finals of the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Friday.

Ahmedabad: Overnight tied fourth Karandeep Kochhar carded steady 70 to win the title on a dramatic final day at the Gujarat Open Golf Championship at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club here on Friday.

New Delhi: Non Playing captain Rohit Rajpal on Friday said that India is well prepared to face Denmark in the World Group playoff tie to be played at the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) on March 4 and 5.