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The young people in the country are now the most suffering lot as far as the employment market is concerned. The slowdown in the last three years in the Indian economy has been followed by the corona pandemic follow by the lock down in various phases in the current fiscal year of 2020-21 and that has affected mostly the young workers.

We’re trying to figure out what or who could ‘AS’ stand for in the Whatsapp chats “leaked” by somebody not in the Republic? The chats allegedly relate to the alleged TRP scam and allegedly is between Republic TV head Arnab Goswami and ex-chief of BARC Partho Dasgupta. Counsel-at-large Prashant Bhushan, who put the chat records up on Twitter, placed both ‘A’ and ‘S’ in the upper case. But some others say the ‘S’ after the ‘A’ in the chats is in the lower case! Now, ‘A’ could be Arnab Goswami! But, then, what to make of ‘S’? Since when did 'G' for Goswami become ‘S’ for the Shah of Iran? Unfathomable.

Ahead of budget 2021, domestic oil producing companies demanded abolition of cess on domestic oil exploration and production to revive the industry struggling due to fall in crude oil prices coupled with demand pull with the unprecedented Covid 19 Pandemic causing severe bruises to the already stressed economy.

From ‘go corona go’ chants to ringing of bells and tapping of plates to cow urine and now a vaccine with a scientific base, India’s fight against the dreaded coronavirus is nothing short of an epic, despite the incredibly short timeframe. With prime minister Narendra Modi officially launching the world’s biggest vaccination drive, India, true to its age-old tradition of ‘vasudhaiva kudumbakam’ (world as one family) has provided a clear leadership to humanity’s struggle against one of the deadliest viruses the world has ever seen. As Modi asserted in his emotionally surcharged inaugural speech, India already has ‘not one, but two’ vaccines and a number of additional ones are under development. More importantly, the Indian vaccines come at a fraction of the cost of those developed by western giants and with much greater ease of handling. It is indeed the success of a national endeavour, in which every section of the people have contributed, some with their own lives.

The fight against the Covid-19 is possibly entering its final stages, with the Prime Minister announcing the kick-off of the vaccination drive from January 16. This announcement precedes a herculean task ahead, in which 300 million Indians will be vaccinated in the first phase of the drive. The first phase caters primarily to health care and frontline workers, and the elderly.

Kolkata: Rising Kashmir overpowered fighting Chennai City 2-0 to record their first win in the Hero-I League at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata, while at Kalyani NEROCA FC were held to a 1-1 draw against Tiddim Road Union Athletic (TRAU) on Friday.

New Delhi: Asian Games champion Saurabh Chaudhary (UP) and Manu Bhaker (Haryana) won the T1 Men’s and Women’s 10M Air Pistol trials respectively, at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range here on Friday.

Vasco, Goa: Scott Neville’s stunning header in the dying minutes of the match, helped C East Bengal salvage a point against Kerala Blasters in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan, on Friday.

Bengaluru: Ridhima Dilawari carded a third straight under par round to complete a start-to-finish win in the first leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour 2021 at the Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru on Friday.

Goa: Football Club Goa on Friday signed promising young goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem for a three-and-a-half-year deal.