In this issue

November 27, 2022

Kerala's passion for football & its links to anti-imperialism

KERALA'S quaint tea shops play host to the most intense football discussions: pre- and post-match analyses, history, anecdotes, geopolitics, debates, even bets... they are all served fresh with a hot cuppa.

2 mins

In Guj, UCC among BJP’s 40 promises

Party will also set up anti-radicalisation cell to identify and curb potential terror threats

1 min

MEHRAULI CASE Aaftab sent to 13-day judicial custody, will be shifted to Tihar

AAFTAB Amin Poonawala, accused of killing his live-in partner, was sent to 13-day judicial custody on Saturday. He was produced before Saket Court through video conferencing, and will be shifted to Tihar Jail.

1 min

Babu-turned-entrepreneur held for duping homebuyers

THE Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police has arrested a bureaucrat-turned-entrepreneur for allegedly duping homebuyers to the tune of ₹50 crore in the name of providing them flats in the Dwarka area.

1 min

5 new advanced navigation sats for strategic needs

THE Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, NavIC, will soon be expanded as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building five more advanced navigation satellites with a focus on meeting country's strategic sector needs.

1 min

USHA THROWS HAT INTO IOA RING, TO CONTEST FOR PREZ POST

THE Indian Olympic Association elections are heading towards the home stretch. A day before the deadline for filing nomination papers, Olympian and multiple Asian Games medallist P T Usha decided to enter the contest for the president's post. Backed by the Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOMS) and the Athletes Commission and a few other National Sports Federations (NSF), she confirmed her candidature.

1 min

BJP's digital soldiers on toes to corner AAP

Uses media to expose AAP, shares 100 posts of its success daily

1 min

AAP focussed on 'thekas', not education: Anurag

ATTACKING Arvind Kejriwal led government in Delhi on Saturday, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the city government is focused more on expanding liquor vends than education in the capital.

1 min

Former Congress MLA manhandles cop on duty, held

FORMER Congress MLA from Okhla constituency, Asif Mohammad Khan, was arrested for allegedly manhandling an on-duty SubInspector in Shaheen Bagh area.

1 min

Police await DNA result, search op continues

DELHI Police on Saturday said it is yet to receive the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test report in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, hours after some media reports claimed that the recovered body parts have matched with the victim.

1 min

Vizhinjam: Tension over attempts to resume works

TENSION prevailed at the entry point of the under-construction Vizhinjam container terminal at Mulloor, for around two hours on Saturday.

1 min

BJP, Cong ill-prepared if KCR okays early polls

Saffron party lacks strong candidates in many Assembly segments; Congress’ ground-level clout also waning

2 mins

GANDHIS NEED CONTRARIANS, NOT CONFORMISTS

ROYALTY doesn't like to be outshined. When Louis VIII, the Sun King of France who built Versailles, visited the magnificent mansion of his finance minister, Marquis Nicolas Fouquet, he was incensed that a courtier should own a palace grander than the king's. Fouquet was immensely popular in court and with the people, which angered the monarch. Louis decided that the minister had stolen money from the treasury, and soon Fouquet found himself in jail and his property confiscated by Louis. There is a lesson in this for Shashi Tharoor, the urbane Congress MP who, by omission, looted the party's treasury, whose sole wealth is the Gandhi political currency.

4 mins

TAXING AGRI INCOME IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT

SOME issues, groups and individuals become so embedded as Holy Cows that even a reasoned debate is impossible. Anyone who dares to dispute the notion that Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation gets bombarded with a volley of derogatory labels.

3 mins

WHAT'S SOUTH CINEMA DOING RIGHT

JAI Shankar Aryar's Kannada language debut Shivamma is a small, unassuming film-about a poor, illiterate woman's indomitable entrepreneurial spirit that won the New Currents Award at the 27th edition of the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.

3 mins

SWAMI SHRADDHANAND: THE PATHOLOGICAL LIAR WHO BURIED HIS WIFE ALIVE

May 28, 1991, Shakereh Namazie the granddaughter of Dewan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail was buried alive by her husband Shraddhanand alias Murali Manohar Misra in the backyard of her house -81, Richmond Road, Bengaluru after he laced her morning tea with sedatives. He was for long eyeing her property and committed the crime to usurp it.

3 mins

Need to bolster India as mother of democracy: PM

‘Be it individuals or institutions, our duties are our first priority’

2 mins

Vikram Gokhale, the astute actor, passes away at 77

VIKRAM Gokhale, doyen of Marathi film and theatre, and an indelible figure of popular Hindi cinema, passed away in Pune following prolonged illness. He was 77.

2 mins

Congress deputes Venugopal to douse crisis in Rajasthan

WITH the Bharat Jodo Yatra entering Rajasthan in the first week of December, the Congress has turned into a damage control mode by deputing AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal to douse the rebellion between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot.

1 min

BJP learns 2017 lessons, focuses on candidates

With tactical moves, faultlines in Cong strategy, BJP hopes for a return

1 min

Punjab farmers back in protest mode, march to Raj Bhavan with old demands

THOUSANDS of farmers from Punjab owing allegiance to 33 unions marched from Mohali towards Punjab Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh to submit a memorandum of their demands but were stopped on the Punjab Chandigarh border, on Saturday.

1 min

Rift emerges in Bengal BJP: Pro-CAA rally fails to draw state party leaders

THE delay in implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a promise that the BJP had made ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections to woo the Matua electorates, a Hindu religious sect infiltrated from Bangladesh, has caused major rift in the state party camp.

1 min

Persistent rebellion in many north Guj seats may dent saffron prospects

THE BJP is facing dissidence in North Gujarat's four seats Assembly seats -- Bayad, Kheralu, Dhanera, and Deesa. The rebel candidates mostly independents have rejected persuasion and threats of party action.

1 min

INFLATION HOVERS OVER SHOPPERS SEEKING DEALS ON BLACK FRIDAY

CAUTIOUS shoppers hunted for the best deals at stores and online as retailers offered new Black Friday discounts to entice consumers eager to start buying holiday gifts but weighed down by inflation.

1 min

Quitting all assemblies is Imran's latest salvo

PAKISTAN'S former prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced his party's decision to resign from all assemblies in the country to pressure the government to announce early elections. He also announced the roll back of his plan to march to Islamabad, at a big rally in Rawalpindi, claiming he did not want to be seen as spreading anarchy.

2 mins

After losing local elections, Taiwan president resigns as party leader

TAIWAN President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday suffered by her party.

1 min

New refinery in Tamil Nadu to boost economic growth in the region

THE 9 MMPTA refinery project, jointly executed by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL), is expected to attract large and small scale petrochemical manufacturers in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, and will boost economic growth in the region.

1 min

Layoffs mount as recession looms

Many companies extend hiring freeze, and are focusing on restructuring businesses

5 mins

BIG TECH LAYOFFS MAY BE A LONG-TERM CARNAGE

T is indeed ironical that when Amazon's Black Friday sales across the world have turned live for Christmas, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos goes public warning consumers to conserve cash and postpone buying goodies such as refrigerators, TVs and cell phones.

3 mins

Ignore noise, Eng coach to players

GARETH Southgate urged England's players to block out the noise after they were booed off following a limp 0-0 draw against the United States in Friday's World Cup clash.

2 mins

TALENT, HARDSHIP & FANS' BLESSINGS: ECUADOR'S TALE

Despite hardships in the country, South American side punching above weight to shine on the big stage

3 mins

Tears of joy for Lewandowski

ROBERT Lewandowski finally scored at the World Cup on Saturday, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 and boosting his team's chances of reaching the knockout stages.

1 min

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