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On 22nd January 2021 the Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will enter into force. With this the nuclear weapons will be delegitimised and declared illegal. Their use, launch, research, transfer of technology in any form will be illegal. This is a great step forward in human history and a real opportunity to eliminate nuclear weapons and save the mankind from extinction. This is all the more important as several parts of the world are now under low level conflicts and some parts of the world witnessing full scale war with the blatant intervention of big powers. Any escalation could trigger the use of nuclear weapons.

On June 15, 2020, actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his residence in Mumbai. This sad news came at a time when India was reeling under the worst pandemic to have hit the world in over a century. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were drawing criticism from civil society and the media for having failed to plan effectively for a nationwide lockdown, which was suddenly announced on March 24.

After the heady days of being a near-Neta in a Mumbai suburb, journalist-editor-in-chief-cum-media-baron-cum-ex-jailbird Arnab Goswami is now a subcontinental sensation with the extrasensory perception to predict airstrikes across the border with some degree of perception if not precision. And if he is a close confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the key to the PMO's vault in his trouser pocket, he is no friend of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran khan who if he was running towards Arnab would chuck a cricket ball at him so fast it would catch Arnab in the noggin and no apologies asked.

The upcoming budget session of Parliament is likely to be a boisterous one with a lot of controversial issues that will be raised by the opposition. Although the Parliamentary Affairs minister Prahlad Joshi has stated that the Modi government is ready to face all the issues, the opposition is sharpening its knives. The session is important, as it is the first session of the year in 2021. It is being held amidst the pandemic Covid 19.

Santiago (Chile): Riding on Gagandeep Kaur's brace India put up inspiring performance in the last quarter of the match to overpower Chile's junior women's team 4-2 at the Prince of Wales Country Club on Monday evening.

Bambolim, Goa: A spirited effort by the East Bengal defense led by goalkeeper Debjit Majumder helped the Kolkata side nullify a one-man advantage to Chennaiyin ending up with a vital point in the Hero Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Monday.

New Delhi: Ace goalkeeper PR Sreejesh feels that next leg of FIH Hockey Pro League matches, will test the players and teams preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

Santiago (Chile): Riding on Beauty Dungdung's hat- trick Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team defeated Chile 5-3 in the opening match of the tour at the Prince of Wales Country Club here.

Fatorda, Goa: Hyderabad will fancy their chances for full three points and hopes for last four berth as theyt take on bottom placer Odisha in Hero Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Tuesday.

New Delhi: Bhavesh Shekhawat (Rajasthan) and Aakanksha Bansal (CISF) emerged victorious in the Men’s and Women’s 25M Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) T2 competitions, as the National Shooting trials concluded at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Monday.